“Hurting is just as much a part of life as joy, maybe even more important. Falling down teaches you how to stand… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“He needed to pick one muffin, and stick with that muffin. He didn’t get to lay claim to all the muffins, because… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“Come self-sufficient. Come powerful. Or come weak and uncertain. Just come to me. And stay. Trust that you are precisely the right… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“You’ve shown me joy where before I saw only despair. You’ve taught me hope where before I knew only hopelessness. I may… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“mean it, Beau. I can’t go through life focused solely on my own burdens. You leaning on me makes me stronger.” My” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“You’re it, Jessica James. And that’s the truth. Not racing or going fast. Not fixing up old cars. I want to spend… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“I also asked time to stand still. Because I'd been wrong. In life, there are three periods of time: before, after and… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“There is boring. There is sensational. There is mediocre. There is lazy. There is good. There is evil. People do implausible things… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“He was the dehydrated horse. He had to drink water himself. He had to want it.” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Proposing is like giving someone your dick and a sharp knife, then waiting to see what they do next.” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“I felt abruptly as though I’d just been peed on. I didn’t want to be peed on. ***” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
