Quote by Penny Reid Download Open image ““The best stories, I feel, are those that are self-deprecating and involve some thread of irony.”” — Penny Reid ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“I don't think irony's meant to synergize with anything as heartfelt as sadness.” — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“The writer ultimately tires of the subject's self-serving story, and substitutes a story of his own.” — Janet Malcolm Copy Share Image
“The stories she'd read of others' lives over these last few months had left her with a greater appreciation for the thread of her… — Masha Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth with an irony that a self-respecting fiction writer would be ashamed to invent.” — David Morrell Copy Share Image
“the best stories are the ones that leave the reader better than they were. And the best of those nurture both our minds and… — A.G. Riddle Copy Share Image
“Great characters tell their own stories. The author just writes it down for them.” — Molly Evangeline Copy Share Image
“The greatest stories come from trying to make your own contradictions meet and get along.” — Barbara Hall Copy Share Image
“Irony has always seemed the best approach to life, the best way to keep it at arm's length.” — Lawrence Thornton Copy Share Image
“These words and these stories can save a life. Who knows – maybe even your own.” — Jeanette LeBlanc Copy Share Image
“Imagine the story you would most want to read, and then shamelessly write it.” — J.D. Salinger 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