Penny Reid

“*fist bump* *high five* *bottom pat* … too far?”

— Penny Reid

“I was determined to stay off the see-saw of crazy”

— Penny Reid

“Don’t set yourself on fire trying to keep others warm.”

— Penny Reid

“But doesn’t the new information change the history?”

— Penny Reid

“Men should come with manuals, subtitles, and reset buttons.”

— Penny Reid

“You’re becoming invisible under the weight of unhappiness”

— Penny Reid

“Yes. This is a party. I am in the laundry room reading.”

— Penny Reid

“His pasty, white wang. Gross.”

— Penny Reid

“So the man told you the truth, and now you’re surprised to discover he didn’t lie.”

— Penny Reid

“You are my first thought in the morning, and my last thought before I go to sleep.”

— Penny Reid

“There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.”

— Penny Reid

“Love brings its own intentions, and all other plans, hopes, and dreams fade to insignificance in the face of love.”

— Penny Reid

“I didn’t like trusting, I didn’t like setting greater than mild expectations”

— Penny Reid

“How are we supposed to teach our children compassion if we remove all inconveniences from the world around them?” “But”

— Penny Reid

“I wasn’t a hypocrite—well, everyone is a hypocrite, but I was trying hard to be less of one.”

— Penny Reid

“She's your 1968 Plymouth Barracuda. Everyone knows that, well... everyone that matters.”

— Penny Reid

“Marie,” he whispered against my hair. “Yes?” I closed my eyes, bracing. “You’re holding me too tight.” “Oh, sorry.” I loosened my…

— Penny Reid

“They hovered at an appropriate blast radius: close enough to watch my shame unfold but far enough to pass for a socially…

— Penny Reid

“You don't know love?" "No." "But you're so certain that this is it, that what we have—what we're doing—that this is us…

— Penny Reid

“I, on the other hand, always hovered in the space between self-consciousness and sterile detachment; my gracefulness was akin to that of…

— Penny Reid

“I didn’t like how my body seemed to be intent on sabotaging my brain, especially since my brain was so good at…

— Penny Reid

“I don’t think of you as perfect. “Oh… ok.” My eyelashes blinked in rapid succession and my brain started compiling the list…

— Penny Reid

“You've seen me at my worst and you love me anyway. Give me the same chance. Show me who you are, and…

— Penny Reid

“You can’t tell me that I don’t know you. I see you. I see you better than you see yourself. And everything…

— Penny Reid

“Men are so clueless, self-centered, and undeserving, each a bland replica of the other. They’re motivated by sex, sports, hunting, cars, and…

— Penny Reid

“... It wasn't my finest moment, but I rolled my eyes and actually huffed. "Fine, don't answer. I don't even know why…

— Penny Reid

“I felt rather than saw him shift closer. “If you’re not interested in me as something permanent, then you need to tell…

— Penny Reid

“started reading a really good book by a new-to-me author who wrote alternate reality versions of Brontë novels and spent the next…

— Penny Reid

“I can’t wait to taste you.” He whispered against my stomach, allowing his hot breath to spill over my chest, sharpen the…

— Penny Reid

“Hi, Duane.” I tried to be circumspect and mindful—after all we were still in church—but it didn’t work. My simple greeting sounded…

— Penny Reid

“Well,” he abruptly broke the protracted silence. “Where can I kiss you?” What? “What?” He lifted his fingers to my face, tucked…

— Penny Reid

“My type has a romantic soul. He'll make my heart and my brain fight over who gets him first. He does what's…

— Penny Reid

“Just because I’m a reporter doesn’t mean I don’t get to have an opinion about people.” “And your opinion of me is?”…

— Penny Reid

“I told your mother to have you call me. I didn’t want to invade your privacy if you didn’t want me to…

— Penny Reid

“Perhaps others, cut from different cloth, could pick and choose their conquests. Live their lives as patient fishermen, searching with intermittent success…

— Penny Reid

“All right, Kitten. Tell me what’s going on.” I kissed her shoulder because it was the only place my lips could reach…

— Penny Reid

“What if people start mistreating their robots? Purposefully?” “Mistreating a robot?” Matt echoed, as though I’d spoken a different language, and then…

— Penny Reid

“I’m gonna give you some unsolicited advice, okay?” Dan peered at me, as though making sure I knew to take his words…

— Penny Reid

“Dan was shorter than me, especially as I was wearing sky blue silk stilettos. He appeared to be my age or a…

— Penny Reid

“I draw the line at a cell phone. If I want social media, I’ll join a book club. I will not be…

— Penny Reid