--- title: "9 Contemporary-romance Quotes By Leslea Tash" description: "9 Contemporary-romance quotes by Leslea Tash. Plus more from Leslea Tash and more Contemporary-romance sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/439/leslea-tash-32052_contemporary-romance_you-re-too-young-to-be-so-old-1036258_1036258.jpg" --- > [“You're too young to be so old.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/you-re-too-young-to-be-so-old/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/439/leslea-tash-32052_contemporary-romance_you-re-too-young-to-be-so-old-1036258_1036258.jpg) > [“Happier than a bird with a french fry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/happier-than-a-bird-with-a-french-fry/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/leslea-tash-32052_bird_happier-than-a-bird-with-a-french-fry-71_713279.jpg) > [“I want you to say it, so I know you'll never forget. I want to hear you say my name.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/i-want-you-to-say-it-so-i-know-you-ll-never-forget-i-want-to-hear-you/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/leslea-tash-32052_contemporary-romance_i-want-you-to-say-it-so-i-know-you-ll-ne_1932553.jpg) > [“What better time to be kind to a beautiful stranger than when she’s weak, and rocking a schnoz like the Godfather?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/what-better-time-to-be-kind-to-a-beautiful-stranger-than-when-she-s/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/leslea-tash-32052_contemporary-romance_what-better-time-to-be-kind-to-a-beautif_1545894.jpg) > [“You're not a nuthatch, Laurie." "Oh, but I am. I'm totally upside down. I'm a very backward kind of guy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/you-re-not-a-nuthatch-laurie-oh-but-i-am-i-m-totally-upside-down-i-m/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/leslea-tash-32052_backward_you-re-not-a-nuthatch-laurie-oh-but-i-am_284911.jpg) > [“Never heard you talk about a man this way. Usually you rattle off their attributes like you're fixing to fricassee the poor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/never-heard-you-talk-about-a-man-this-way-usually-you-rattle-off/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0a/leslea-tash-32052_contemporary-romance_never-heard-you-talk-about-a-man-this-wa_2153014.jpg) > [“For the first time in ages I felt a tiny pinprick in my heart--not like it was breaking, but like something small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/for-the-first-time-in-ages-i-felt-a-tiny-pinprick-in-my-heart-not/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/leslea-tash-32052_contemporary-romance_for-the-first-time-in-ages-i-felt-a-tiny_2222776.jpg) > [“Oh, Troy? He’s no one. He wanted something more from me than I could give.” “Friends with benefits?” Laurie asked, blushing as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/oh-troy-he-s-no-one-he-wanted-something-more-from-me-than-i-could/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/807/leslea-tash-32052_contemporary-romance_oh-troy-he-s-no-one-he-wanted-something_3050087.jpg) > [“It felt terrific. It felt deeper and richer than laughter. It felt like opening a door and tumbling headfirst into a pile…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/it-felt-terrific-it-felt-deeper-and-richer-than-laughter-it-felt-like/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca8/leslea-tash-32052_contemporary-romance_it-felt-terrific-it-felt-deeper-and-rich_872350.jpg) ## Other authors on Contemporary-romance ## More by Leslea Tash > [“For a moment, I felt like myself again. Not the new me, not the old me, just the real me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/for-a-moment-i-felt-like-myself-again-not-the-new-me-not-the-old-me/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“You're not a nuthatch, Laurie." "Oh, but I am. I'm totally upside down. I'm a very backward kind of guy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/you-re-not-a-nuthatch-laurie-oh-but-i-am-i-m-totally-upside-down-i-m/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“Happier than a bird with a french fry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/happier-than-a-bird-with-a-french-fry/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“It felt terrific. It felt deeper and richer than laughter. It felt like opening a door and tumbling headfirst into a pile of feathers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/it-felt-terrific-it-felt-deeper-and-richer-than-laughter-it-felt-like/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“You're too young to be so old.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/you-re-too-young-to-be-so-old/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“Damn right, cowboy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/damn-right-cowboy/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“Maybe he would see me as weak and stupid. Maybe he was right.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/maybe-he-would-see-me-as-weak-and-stupid-maybe-he-was-right/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“This Byrd wants a Wren.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/this-byrd-wants-a-wren/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“What better time to be kind to a beautiful stranger than when she’s weak, and rocking a schnoz like the Godfather?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/what-better-time-to-be-kind-to-a-beautiful-stranger-than-when-she-s/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“I want you to say it, so I know you'll never forget. I want to hear you say my name.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/i-want-you-to-say-it-so-i-know-you-ll-never-forget-i-want-to-hear-you/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“Never heard you talk about a man this way. Usually you rattle off their attributes like you're fixing to fricassee the poor sons of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/never-heard-you-talk-about-a-man-this-way-usually-you-rattle-off/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“For the first time in ages I felt a tiny pinprick in my heart--not like it was breaking, but like something small and unseen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/for-the-first-time-in-ages-i-felt-a-tiny-pinprick-in-my-heart-not/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“You always kiss on the first date?" "Not usually until after the duct-tape.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/you-always-kiss-on-the-first-date-not-usually-until-after-the-duct/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“If he would see me again, I would die happy. In the meantime, I was merely dying.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/if-he-would-see-me-again-i-would-die-happy-in-the-meantime-i-was/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) > [“I believe I have thought of nothing but the mystery of your skin and the scent of your hair since the day we met.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/i-believe-i-have-thought-of-nothing-but-the-mystery-of-your-skin-and/) [Leslea Tash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslea-tash/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemporary-romance/leslea-tash/#itemlist", "name": "9 Contemporary-romance Quotes By Leslea Tash", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You're too young to be so old.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leslea Tash" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/you-re-too-young-to-be-so-old/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/439/leslea-tash-32052_contemporary-romance_you-re-too-young-to-be-so-old-1036258_1036258.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/439/leslea-tash-32052_contemporary-romance_you-re-too-young-to-be-so-old-1036258_1036258.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/439/leslea-tash-32052_contemporary-romance_you-re-too-young-to-be-so-old-1036258_1036258.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You're too young to be so old.” — Leslea Tash", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Happier than a bird with a french fry.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leslea Tash" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslea-tash/happier-than-a-bird-with-a-french-fry/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/leslea-tash-32052_bird_happier-than-a-bird-with-a-french-fry-71_713279.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/leslea-tash-32052_bird_happier-than-a-bird-with-a-french-fry-71_713279.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/leslea-tash-32052_bird_happier-than-a-bird-with-a-french-fry-71_713279.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Happier than a bird with a french fry.” — Leslea Tash", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I want you to say it, so I know you'll never forget. 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