--- title: "10 Bird Said Quotes By Rachel Hawthorne" description: "10 Bird Said quotes by Rachel Hawthorne. Plus more from Rachel Hawthorne and more Bird Said sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/rachel-hawthorne-1967_quote_how-do-you-get-a-boyfriend-i-asked-if-i_2061477.jpg" --- > [“How do you get a boyfriend?” I asked. “If I knew that, I’d have one,” Bird said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/how-do-you-get-a-boyfriend-i-asked-if-i-knew-that-i-d-have-one-bird/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/rachel-hawthorne-1967_quote_how-do-you-get-a-boyfriend-i-asked-if-i_2061477.jpg) > [“I didn’t realize I was squeezing Tiffany’s and Bird’s hands until Bird said, “You know, bones break under pressure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/i-didn-t-realize-i-was-squeezing-tiffany-s-and-bird-s-hands-until/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/rachel-hawthorne-1967_quote_i-didn-t-realize-i-was-squeezing-tiffany_1186413.jpg) > [“You know what this means, don’t you?” Bird said. “That we’re ahead two to nothing?” “It means he’ll insist you sit in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/you-know-what-this-means-don-t-you-bird-said-that-we-re-ahead-two-to/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/rachel-hawthorne-1967_ahead_you-know-what-this-means-don-t-you-bird_2946547.jpg) > [“Jason struck out the first, second, and third batters. “Do not go talk to him,” Bird said. “No problem.” “Don’t even look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/jason-struck-out-the-first-second-and-third-batters-do-not-go-talk-to/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/rachel-hawthorne-1967_quote_jason-struck-out-the-first-second-and-th_2127126.jpg) > [“Jason was the next batter. He did his whole Velcro routine. Then he stepped up to the plate. The first ball went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/jason-was-the-next-batter-he-did-his-whole-velcro-routine-then-he/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/rachel-hawthorne-1967_habits_jason-was-the-next-batter-he-did-his-who_2049201.jpg) > [“Watch Brandon run across the field,” Bird said. He made a beeline for the pitcher’s mound, did a little leap over it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/watch-brandon-run-across-the-field-bird-said-he-made-a-beeline-for/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/248/rachel-hawthorne-1967_quote_watch-brandon-run-across-the-field-bird_1899037.jpg) > [“I blew it.” “How’d you do that?” she asked. I gave her a quick rundown of all my most memorable moments, including…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/i-blew-it-how-d-you-do-that-she-asked-i-gave-her-a-quick-rundown-of/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/rachel-hawthorne-1967_memorable-moments_i-blew-it-how-d-you-do-that-she-asked-i_914088.jpg) > [“Home run! My boyfriend had hit a home run! I jumped around, pointing at the number on my jersey, hugging Bird, hugging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/home-run-my-boyfriend-had-hit-a-home-run-i-jumped-around-pointing-at/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/rachel-hawthorne-1967_good-luck_home-run-my-boyfriend-had-hit-a-home-run_1220528.jpg) > [“We’d given Mac a nine point five, but only because Bird said we couldn’t give every guy a ten. I hadn’t scored…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/we-d-given-mac-a-nine-point-five-but-only-because-bird-said-we-couldn/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/rachel-hawthorne-1967_bird-said_we-d-given-mac-a-nine-point-five-but-onl_2309061.jpg) > [“For the briefest of seconds, it was like he looked back into the stands, like maybe he spotted me, shaking my rattle,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/for-the-briefest-of-seconds-it-was-like-he-looked-back-into-the-2/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/313/rachel-hawthorne-1967_good-luck_for-the-briefest-of-seconds-it-was-like_2151493.jpg) ## More by Rachel Hawthorne > [“A dog wash?” Bird repeated the next morning. I’d called her to let her know I needed to talk. She was making her Scoopin’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/a-dog-wash-bird-repeated-the-next-morning-i-d-called-her-to-let-her/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“You never talk to the pitcher when…” He shook his head. “You just never talk to the pitcher when--” “I just wanted to congratulate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/you-never-talk-to-the-pitcher-when-he-shook-his-head-you-just-never/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“Hey, ya'll,can we go?" Leah asked. "The cute guys are gonna be taken by the time we get there." "No,they won't be," Sam said,"Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/hey-ya-ll-can-we-go-leah-asked-the-cute-guys-are-gonna-be-taken-by/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“I haven’t had cotton candy in forever,” he said. “I’d forgotten how…sugary it is.” “It’s pure sugar.” “I wonder who invented it.” “I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/i-haven-t-had-cotton-candy-in-forever-he-said-i-d-forgotten-how/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“Deception may give us what we want for the present, but it will always take it away in the end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/deception-may-give-us-what-we-want-for-the-present-but-it-will-always/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“You’ve got Mac. When we went to get drinks at the concert, all he talked about was how cool you were. And Jason? The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/you-ve-got-mac-when-we-went-to-get-drinks-at-the-concert-all-he/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“Dani, I saw your roster that night at Ben and Jerry’s, when it fell out of your bag. I unfolded it, shouldn’t have, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/dani-i-saw-your-roster-that-night-at-ben-and-jerry-s-when-it-fell-out/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“ Crack! I covered my head, ducked down. Bird didn’t laugh. She likened me to a survivor of some traumatic event who is always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/crack-i-covered-my-head-ducked-down-bird-didn-t-laugh-she-likened-me/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“I'm trying to figure out how much I need to deposit into the Kate-have-a-good-time fund," he said. "It's pretty empty.You might have to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/i-m-trying-to-figure-out-how-much-i-need-to-deposit-into-the-kate/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“I wasn’t usually one to toot my own horn, which could also explain the no-boyfriend-status of my life. If bright plumage was the key,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/i-wasn-t-usually-one-to-toot-my-own-horn-which-could-also-explain-the/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“I need to figure out what it was I did that made me hit the home run.” “You connected the bat to the ball.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/i-need-to-figure-out-what-it-was-i-did-that-made-me-hit-the-home-run/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“I found him in the kitchen, at the table in the bay window, already eating his cereal. “I was going to fix you breakfast,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/i-found-him-in-the-kitchen-at-the-table-in-the-bay-window-already/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“Sides, i don't like the posed pics.They're not the real person.They're a reflection of what the person wants the world to think of her-not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/sides-i-don-t-like-the-posed-pics-they-re-not-the-real-person-they-re/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“I can't believe you'd rather hold handle bars than a girl." He angled his head thoughtfully."I hadn't considered that." "Maybe you should." He hopped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/i-can-t-believe-you-d-rather-hold-handle-bars-than-a-girl-he-angled/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) > [“He finally cleared his throat. "Well, huh." "Yeah," I said. "What now?" "Well"—he cleared his throat again—"I guess you and I go. I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/he-finally-cleared-his-throat-well-huh-yeah-i-said-what-now-well-he/) [Rachel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawthorne/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bird-said/rachel-hawthorne/#itemlist", "name": "10 Bird Said Quotes By Rachel Hawthorne", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“How do you get a boyfriend?” I asked. “If I knew that, I’d have one,” Bird said.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rachel Hawthorne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/how-do-you-get-a-boyfriend-i-asked-if-i-knew-that-i-d-have-one-bird/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/rachel-hawthorne-1967_quote_how-do-you-get-a-boyfriend-i-asked-if-i_2061477.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/rachel-hawthorne-1967_quote_how-do-you-get-a-boyfriend-i-asked-if-i_2061477.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/rachel-hawthorne-1967_quote_how-do-you-get-a-boyfriend-i-asked-if-i_2061477.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“How do you get a boyfriend?” I asked. “If I knew that, I’d have one,” Bird said.” — Rachel Hawthorne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I didn’t realize I was squeezing Tiffany’s and Bird’s hands until Bird said, “You know, bones break under pressure.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rachel Hawthorne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawthorne/i-didn-t-realize-i-was-squeezing-tiffany-s-and-bird-s-hands-until/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/rachel-hawthorne-1967_quote_i-didn-t-realize-i-was-squeezing-tiffany_1186413.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/rachel-hawthorne-1967_quote_i-didn-t-realize-i-was-squeezing-tiffany_1186413.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/rachel-hawthorne-1967_quote_i-didn-t-realize-i-was-squeezing-tiffany_1186413.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I didn’t realize I was squeezing Tiffany’s and Bird’s hands until Bird said, “You know, bones break under…” — Rachel Hawthorne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You know what this means, don’t you?” Bird said. “That we’re ahead two to nothing?” “It means he’ll insist you sit in this exact spot for every game. 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He did his whole Velcro routine. Then he stepped up to the plate. The first ball went past. “Strike!” I groaned. “Come on, Jason.” He swung at the second. 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