<human>: Give me the gist of the text in a nutshell

I've had a crush on this woman for a SOLID two years now.  About a year and a half ago we hooked up once (no sex, damn close).  It's literally never been brought up since and all is well in the friendship (as far as the hook-up goes).  I've asked her out a few times and made my feelings pretty clear.  She's reciprocated the feelings in the past, but ultimately things fell through on her end every time before anything really happened.

Some shit went down and the friendship went south for a bit.  No biggie, we've talked it out and we're good to go.  At this point we talk pretty much every day a decent amount, usually by way of text or whatever.  Hang out every couple weeks or so.  I can't get this girl out of my head though. It's cheesy, but she's GORGEOUS and HILARIOUS.  She's quirky and has her faults (don't we all?), but she's a good, genuine person.  I don't know where to take this thing!  It makes me unhappy that I'm not getting what I want out of the relationship, but that's not her fault of course, she just hasn't been interested in taking it there.  

What are your thoughts on the matter?  I can stop talking with/hanging out with her. The thought makes me unhappy and uncomfortable, but I know I'd get over her faster in the long run.  Two things keep me in this: 1.  I truly do enjoy her friendship.  She's a go-to when I need, or even just want, to talk.  2. I'll admit that I am holding out hope that she already has, or will, develop feelings for me.  A third option outside of dropping out, or keeping the status quo, would of course be to tell her how I feel again.  I don't know if I'm up to making a production out of things again though given the history of our relationship.
<bot>: I've had a thing for this girl for a long time.  Asked her out in the past and have been unsuccessful.  Good friends now.  What do?