82 quotes found
Novelist · American
American novelist
“He looked like every glossy frat boy in every nerd movie ever made, like every popular town boy whod ever looked right through her in high school, like every rotten rich kid whod ever belonged wher...”
“I'm thirty-four.""You don't look thirty-four.""That's because I'm not married." Mae's smile felt as if it were set in concrete. "Marriage tends to age a woman.”
“If you are not going to be a comfort, have the decency to be an empty space.”
“First, I'm not getting married, so you can forget the wife. Second, if I was insane enough to get married, I wouldn't have kids. Third, if I was insane enough to get married and have kids, it would...”
“People should be more careful about what they read to their kids, Park said. Some of this stuff sounds dangerous.”
“The therapist, he thought, and it bothered him a lot more than it should have. After all, he had nothing permanent with Sophie. He just needed to touch her on a semiregular basis or he couldn't fin...”
“I'm fine," Kate said. "In fact, since my last two dates were so awful, things can only get better.""Bad deduction," Jessie said. "If that were true, I'd be dating Harrison Ford by now.”
“Thats not a father. Thats a sperm donor. Forget him. Hes a mess. Concentrate on me. Im terrific. -(Linc Blaise)”
“Kid, I've only known you two days and I've seen you plastered three times." He shook his head. "A bar would not be a good career move for you.”
“You could forgive a lot if somebody was there to take care of things until you grew up.”
“Anthony watched him, dumbfounded, and then turned to Lucy. What have you done with Zacks brain?Lucy stood to follow Zack. What brain? I dont think he has one. I think hes just one giant exposed ner...”
“Dont shave,I like it..It helps with one of my new fantasies.""Yeah ?"Zack shifted a little to the center on top of him for maximum pleasure."What new fantasy is that ?"Lucy grinned,the sleepiness i...”
“Part of being a writer is defending your vision and not caving in to outside pressures.”
“Nobody in my life has ever known me the way you do. Nobody in my life has ever made me feel as good as you do. You know me, you know everything about me, and when you leave me, you're going to be l...”
“Emilio appeared with wine before Cal could say anything, and Min beamed at him, grateful for the rescue. "Emilio, my darling. I forgot to mention cake boxes. Two hundred cake boxes.""Already on it,...”
“Bet you ten bucks we make it."What are the odds? she thought, and realized with sudden, blinding clarity that she wouldn't take the other side of that bet, that only a loser would bet against them....”
“I could shove this swizzle stick through his heart, Min thought. She wouldn’t do it, of course. The stick was plastic and not nearly pointed enough on the end. Also people didn’t do things like tha...”
“When Eve ate the apple her knowledge increased. But God liked dumb women so Paradise ceased. Gwen Goodnight. Her Work.”
“Say, ‘Thank you, Phin.’ ”“Oh, please.”“Say, Thank youvery much, Phin. ”“I don’t think so.”“Say, ‘You are a great lover, Phin.’ ”“I’m out of here.”
“This is a woman you've known less than twelve hours. It took you a year to pick out a couch, but you're seriously—"“Yes,” Roger said. “She's the one.”
