Cindi Madsen > Quotes

“A pair of great heels was much more satisfying than a man. They lasted longer, and better yet, they didn’t leave me for someone prettier.”
― Cindi Madsen, Cinderella Screwed Me Over

“I looked back at my relationships and noticed my dating life had been more like Con Air than Cinderella-you know, bumpy and full of bad guys.”
― Cindi Madsen, Cinderella Screwed Me Over

“It’s weird how one moment can change everything. Forever.”
― Cindi Madsen, All the Broken Pieces

“Well, I go wherever the ring takes me. Not because I’m a gold digger or anything; it’s more of a Lord of the Rings thing. This ring gives me powers. Though I’m totally going to lose it when my hair falls out and I start calling it ‘my precious.”
― Cindi Madsen, Falling for Her Fiance

“Look, I know you’re a guy—” “Damn straight.” “And there’s some man rule that you’ve got to be all macho—” “Rule number three, actually.” Both of her eyebrows shot up. “Would you just let me finish before I make you cry and break rule number three.”
― Cindi Madsen, Falling for Her Fiance

“The toddler started making this whine/moan noise while pawing at Tabitha. I know as a woman I'm supposed to have this innate love of babies, but the truth is, they kind of remind me of zombies. They stumble around, arms out, moaning. And if they get a hold of you, they suck the energy out of you.”
― Cindi Madsen, Cinderella Screwed Me Over

“She needed a break from worrying about what to say and how to act every second of the day.”
― Cindi Madsen, All the Broken Pieces

“I do love you. I love you so much I can hardly breathe, and I don’t know how we’ll work everything out, but I want to. I’ve never wanted anything more.”
― Cindi Madsen, Falling for Her Fiance

“We're not puzzle pieces, Steph. There's 'no you complete me' guy out there, and the beauty of this day and age is I don't need one.”
― Cindi Madsen, Cinderella Screwed Me Over

“I could feel the threads forming, from my heart to his. Threads that would become strings, until I was all wrapped up in him and couldn't separate myself from him without feeling like half a person.”
― Cindi Madsen, Cinderella Screwed Me Over

“Maybe the key to moving on was distancing herself from Wes. Not all the way. Just a little bit.
Enough to let someone else in.”
― Cindi Madsen, Falling for Her Fiance

“It was on my twenty-sixth birthday that it finally hit me: Love was bullshit. There was no happily ever after.”
― Cindi Madsen, Cinderella Screwed Me Over

“In all fairness, darlin’, I should probably warn you that this ain’t my first rodeo.”
― Cindi Madsen, Falling for Her Fiance

“I just wanted one more day." More tears welled up in her eyes. "But it would never be enough. I could keep asking for one more day for the rest of my life.”
― Cindi Madsen, Cipher

“Music can transport you to another time with a couple of notes. It makes you feel the heartbreak or the love, right along with the singer. The right song speaks to your soul in a way nothing else can. It’s magic.”
― Cindi Madsen, Cipher

“Guys are like fish. You wave something shiny at them and then once you get your hook in, you yank real hard and reel him in.”
― Cindi Madsen, Act Like You Love Me

“When I look at you, you know what I see?"
I met her gaze, finding it suddenly hard to breathe.
"I see the guy who saw me when no one else did," she said. "That's what matters to me. That's who you are.”
― Cindi Madsen, Getting Lucky Number Seven

“After all she’d been through, it irked her that he thought he could just look at her and know who she was. She didn't even know who she was.”
― Cindi Madsen, All the Broken Pieces

“The beaded purple top scooped low, showing off quite a bit of cleavage. And by quite a bit, I mean holy hell balls, that’s a lot of boobage.”
― Cindi Madsen, Getting Lucky Number Seven

“You started that one.”

Her mouth dropped open. “I didn’t say anything!”

“Sweetheart, your eyes said it all.” He lowered his hand from his cuffs and jerked his chin out toward the darkness lit with twinkling bug butts. “Now, behave, will you? I’m trying to watch bugs catch a mate. See if I can’t get some tips.”

“Hell, make your ass glow, and I might take back everything I’ve said about you.”
― Cindi Madsen, Resisting the Hero

“Are you sure this isn’t crazy?” “Oh, I’m sure it is crazy. But isn’t that our thing? Or have you gotten boring now?”
― Cindi Madsen, Falling for Her Fiance

“It’s just, sometimes lies look so much like the truth. And when you can’t tell between the two, how do you know which one will make you happy? Maybe the lie will make you happier. And if you’re happier with the lie, would you really want to know the truth?”
― Cindi Madsen, All the Broken Pieces

“Dani had threatened to kill him. This must be the way she planned to do it. Her dark hair was down around her shoulders and she was wearing earrings that glittered in the sunlight. The purple dress she had on showed off her toned legs and hugged her curves. The supply of oxygen to his brain cut off, and he was pretty sure his heart had stopped a couple of beats ago.”
― Cindi Madsen, Falling for Her Fiance

“I have to admit," I said when he finished a lengthy discussion on the types of drivers, "I've been golfing and it's about the most boring thing I've ever done. Old men drive around in golf carts pretending they're sporty and getting grouchy if there's any noise. It's like the nursing-home Olympics."

Nick's mouth dropped open. "It takes great athletic ability to know how to aim and drive the ball that far."

"I get more exercise shopping at the mall," I joked. "I don't come home and tell everyone I won at shopping." Although those red shoes I got on sale the other day felt like a win.”
― Cindi Madsen, Cinderella Screwed Me Over

“It was such a light, freeing feeling to not base her life on someone else’s opinion of her.”
― Cindi Madsen, All the Broken Pieces

“There was something about the smallest gestures with him that made me feel like a teenager again. I told myself to just enjoy it.”
― Cindi Madsen, Cinderella Screwed Me Over

“Let's get you into a room and conduct our own chemistry experiment," he said against my lips.
"Or maybe we'll just find a table to bend you over, since chemists do it on a table... periodically."
"Mmm. I love it when you talk nerdy to me.”
― Cindi Madsen, Getting Lucky Number Seven

“Brains are more important than looks. That's what ugly people say.”
― Cindi Madsen, All the Broken Pieces

“The bar was bursting with guys tonight—seriously, it was like Muscles R Us up in here, all filled-out chests and bulging arms with biceps upon biceps.”
― Cindi Madsen, Resisting the Hero

“After about a minute, I received a text back.

Beck: I know

A few seconds later, a smiley face came through, and I had to laugh. A week or so ago, I’d told him that his texts were always so short and blunt.

“Couldn’t you add a smiley face or something?” I’d asked.

He actually listened! A smug sense of victory swirled through me. He could be so stubborn about things that I could hardly believe it, even as the emoticon smiled up at me.”
― Cindi Madsen, Getting Lucky Number Seven