--- title: "1 Held Head Quotes By Amelia C. Gormley" description: "1 Held Head quotes by Amelia C. Gormley. Plus more from Amelia C. Gormley and more Held Head sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/amelia-c-gormley-15163_contemporary_i-shrugged-uncomfortably-leaning-my-head_2233004.jpg" --- > [“I shrugged uncomfortably, leaning my head against hers, almost forgetting Mr. Gardner’s presence as Mo and I fell into that sort of exclusionary, near-telepathic best-friends communion. She knew that I would argue that I wasn’t ashamed, but that I hadn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/i-shrugged-uncomfortably-leaning-my-head-against-hers-almost/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/amelia-c-gormley-15163_contemporary_i-shrugged-uncomfortably-leaning-my-head_2233004.jpg) ## More by Amelia C. Gormley > [“These aren’t me!” I screamed in a whisper, two tears slipping down my cheeks. “Whatever you see, it’s not me. I’m just a fuck-up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/these-aren-t-me-i-screamed-in-a-whisper-two-tears-slipping-down-my/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“A half-empty bottle of vodka sat on the bedside table, and his sketchbook was open on the king-size bed. Several sketches, only three of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/a-half-empty-bottle-of-vodka-sat-on-the-bedside-table-and-his/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“You ain’t no plastic doll, boy,” he growled, inches away from Rhys’s lips. “You just need to be handled right.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/you-ain-t-no-plastic-doll-boy-he-growled-inches-away-from-rhys-s-lips/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“Ew. Can you not talk about my dad ogling people? Scarlett Johansson may be gorgeous, but still.” “It’ll be a challenge, but I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/ew-can-you-not-talk-about-my-dad-ogling-people-scarlett-johansson-may/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“Of course, to my utter mortification, he looked amused. I half-expected him to start golf clapping. “Ooh, epic bitch fit! I give it five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/of-course-to-my-utter-mortification-he-looked-amused-i-half-expected/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“The deafening report of the next rocket to go up masked my squeak when his hand slipped into my lap. “Oh, God.” I gasped,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/the-deafening-report-of-the-next-rocket-to-go-up-masked-my-squeak/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“Don’t you see, angel?” His arms tightened around me. “You’re still on your feet. You may hate yourself for every little mistake you make,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/don-t-you-see-angel-his-arms-tightened-around-me-you-re-still-on-your/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“Yeah, well there’s your first problem. You don’t get it. You can’t even see what you did. You’re going to sit here today and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/yeah-well-there-s-your-first-problem-you-don-t-get-it-you-can-t-even/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“Good thing about hanging out with a pregnant woman: designated driver by default.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/good-thing-about-hanging-out-with-a-pregnant-woman-designated-driver/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“Well, look at it this way,” Robin reasoned as I sat with him and Geoff at their kitchen table that night, half-plastered from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/well-look-at-it-this-way-robin-reasoned-as-i-sat-with-him-and-geoff/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“I ended up taking Ben & Jerry and the Gallo brothers home that night, so it was a real orgy, if a very maudlin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/i-ended-up-taking-ben-jerry-and-the-gallo-brothers-home-that-night-so/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“I had this coming. I just have to take my medicine. I think I’ll spend the weekend brooding about what a shitty friend I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/i-had-this-coming-i-just-have-to-take-my-medicine-i-think-i-ll-spend/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“I knew what I had to do. I had to find some way to make us not hate ourselves or each other for what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/i-knew-what-i-had-to-do-i-had-to-find-some-way-to-make-us-not-hate/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“I know, but there were all those people there, and you just don’t go around outing someone like that . . .” “Yeah, well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/i-know-but-there-were-all-those-people-there-and-you-just-don-t-go/) [Amelia C. Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-c-gormley/) > [“This isn’t a complaint, but I have to ask why you do that.” “Do what?” “Touch me like you have every right in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-c-gormley/this-isn-t-a-complaint-but-i-have-to-ask-why-you-do-that-do-what/) [Amelia C. 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