“I felt paralyzed by confusion. I decided, as I succumbed to sleep, that men should come with manuals, subtitles, and reset buttons. *” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, things are sad and unfortunate. But finding the funny in a situation can make the sad and unfortunate more bearable.” — Penny Reid Comedy Copy Share Image
“I suppose it’s part of why we seek out a partner. Why we’re driven to build a new family, pursue new friendships.… — Penny Reid Blank canvas Copy Share Image
“I tried my best to pretend unkind words were actually just erroneously expressed compliments, as it just made everything nicer for everybody.” — Penny Reid Kind words Copy Share Image
“She lifted up a bag on her shoulder and informed me that not only had she brought me a swim suit, it… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“You are absolutely vital to me. I want to be just as vital to you. I want to take care of you,… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“McHotpants was standing in the doorway, clothed only in a white towel wrapped low around his waist as if it didn’t matter… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“They were all watching me with open concern and curiosity; the only sound breaking the silence was Sandra munching on potato chips.… — Penny Reid Breaking silence Copy Share Image
“the normals, the small-minded people who fill their brains with small-minded pursuits, who blend in and keep up with the Joneses. Those… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“Greg cut in thoughtfully, “Not to play devil’s advocate—” At this, we all scoffed. All of us. Even Quinn. Synchronized eye-rolling. Greg… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“Returning my attention to Quinn, I found him watching me with a glare of suspicion. “How old are you?” I reared back an inch, but… — Penny Reid War Copy Share Image
“What I saw were snapshots of my past. I saw having somebody, the someone I never had to explain shit to, my… — Penny Reid Past Copy Share Image
“Explaining the kiss away via alcohol-induced madness made my head feel better, as though the world had been righted on its axis,… — Penny Reid Truth Copy Share Image
“I’m not going to lie, I was eating my second dinner. If I weren’t so tall and my feet free of hair,… — Penny Reid Dinner Copy Share Image
“Maybe love, at its essence, is being a mirror for another person—for the good parts and the bad. Perhaps love is simply… — Penny Reid Love Copy Share Image
“Our youngest brother, Roscoe, was in town from vet school because this week marked the one-year anniversary of our mother’s death. Ashley had… — Penny Reid Brother Copy Share Image
“It was time. Our paths had diverged. He was gone. And I was left. I'm not fine... I took a deep breath.… — 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… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“You and I . . . we must always forgive and forget. But most importantly, we must never take each other’s forgiveness for granted” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“One thing I don’t know is why you’re drinking coffee from a Hello Kitty thermos.” Cletus sounded both interested and irked. “And… — Penny Reid Coffee Copy Share Image
“You have to know that I’m in love with you, you have to know that I’ve loved you since we were kids,… — Penny Reid Love Copy Share Image
“God, Quinn, you have no idea how permanent I’d like this to be. I’d like us to be Twinkies and cockroaches, death… — Penny Reid Death Copy Share Image
“The truth can be like people,” he repeated. “How so?” “Sometimes,” the side of his mouth tugged upward with a humorless smile,… — Penny Reid Truth 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… — Penny Reid Adventure Copy Share Image
“If I told you I love you now How many seconds would it take How long would you allow All that I… — Penny Reid Beauty 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… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“I didn't tell her, because I didn't think it would help, but all people are lost, to varying degrees. I suspected that… — Penny Reid Friends Copy Share Image
“Yes?” “My heart keeps discovering new ways to love you,” he whispered, like it was a secret. A magnificent, beautiful, perfect secret.” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“You are so good, generous, with everyone. Especially with me. Please let me hold the tools for you while you work on… — Penny Reid Generous Copy Share Image
“What do you call each other? What are your pet names? Dearest? Turtledove? Thor? Herr Handsome of my heart? Lizard of my… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been, perhaps more homesick than for… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“Elizabeth called it my mane of hair; I called it my bane of hair. However, it was far worse looking when it… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“However, the more stressful my situation is, the less I think about it, or anything related to it. At present , I… — Penny Reid Anxiety Copy Share Image
“He wasn’t a robot needing reprogramming; he was a person. He was ultimately responsible for fixing himself, and only if he wanted… — Penny Reid Robotics Copy Share Image
“If you know who you are, rejection matters very little. It says more about the small-mindedness of the person who is doing… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“Alex the waiter was on my Spank Naughty list in third place, right after Henry Calvill the actor, then Henry Calvill as… — Penny Reid Funny Copy Share Image
“Tuesday Horoscope: Your happily ever after begins today, as long as you remember there is no such thing as happily ever after.” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“You can stop panicking, Cletus. I have the berries.” “Oh, thank God.” Cletus held his chest and stumbled a step backward. “You… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“holder. It was like some sort of miniature-recycled Stonehenge in the women’s bathroom, a monument to the bowel movements of days past.… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“Humans are at their worst when they’re in the role of spectator. We eagerly watch as others receive comeuppance, yet we reject… — Penny Reid Nature of man Copy Share Image
