They are the lanterns and you are the light.

I've just started How It's Done by Christine Kole MacLean. It's about an 18yrold girl who's led a very sheltered, religious life (her dad has the "In case of Rapture this car will be unmanned" bumper sticker I've always joke-wanted) until she gets involved with a hot young college professor.
Unlike in a lot of teen girl/older man books, Grace has the sense and/or balls to ask why her professor isn't dating someone his own age.

"I have," he said..."But they are too hard. There's no 'give' to them. They already think they know everything...With you, there's this incredible sense of discovery and openness to things. To me."

Enter Bitter. It'd just be nice to not feel like my experiences and intelligence are not a liability for once, for more than 3 dates.
And you know, I wasn't in a bad mood or cranky or bitter about boys today, until I read that. Jerks.