And looking like sex on a stick – if sex were Italian and…

“No. Since I first saw you. Since I first laid eyes on you and felt sorry for every beautiful thing that was made no…

— Penny Reid

“I didn't care about embarrassing myself further. What was one more debit of mortification when my balance sheet was already in the red by…

— Penny Reid

“He was the dehydrated horse. He had to drink water himself. He had to want it.”

— Penny Reid

“she’s too quiet about it.” “Isn’t that the point of leading by example?” Kat frowned at her ball of yarn, more of a tangled…

— Penny Reid

“Boy bands are sent by God to aid women of all ages in their quest to avoid reality, but specifically to trick young women…

— Penny Reid

“Because knowledge is only a cage if you dwell in isolation.”

— Penny Reid

“Breathless and Wretched, the new fragrance by Calvin Klein.”

— Penny Reid

“Proposing is like giving someone your dick and a sharp knife, then waiting to see what they do next.”

— Penny Reid

“I felt abruptly as though I’d just been peed on. I didn’t want to be peed on. ***”

— Penny Reid

“Why are heroines in romantic novels—despite their cleanliness and enviable lifestyles—so unlikeable? It’s like they’ve been hit with a vanilla ninny stick, devoid of…

— Penny Reid

“this post-modern individualism is harmful, that we—Western society—have become lazy in our dependencies and relationships. To say, ‘Don’t attempt to love another until you…

— Penny Reid

“You’re a good kisser.” It sounded like an accusation. I shrugged, giving her a satisfied smile. “I practice.” Her gaze sharpened. “Oh?” “Yes. With my pillow. And a watermelon that one time.”

— Penny Reid

“Why do you look like that, Duane?" "Like what, Cletus?" "Like your heart is diseased.”

— Penny Reid

“I was planning to sort my comic books based on level of second wave feminist influence.” “As opposed to first wave?” “Yes, well, Susan…

— Penny Reid

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

— Penny Reid