Elizabeth Stevens > Quotes

“Sometimes I think the closer you are with someone the more often you fight with them.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Stand-In: my life as an understudy

“I’m sorry my big brother’s such a shithead, honey.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Stand-In: my life as an understudy

“I threw my arms around his neck as he picked me up and span me around, both of us laughing.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Keeping Up Appearances

“You know what they say, aim for the moon and even if you miss you’ll land among the stars.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Stand-In: my life as an understudy

“Life is shit and then you die.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Trouble with Hate Is...

“Because weren’t we all beautiful in our own way?”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Keeping Up Appearances

“Life somehow didn’t quite make sense anymore. Like it did, but it didn’t at the same time. I felt like I could see the way life was supposed to be.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Art of Breaking Up

“He opened his arms and I ran into them in excitement.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Keeping Up Appearances

“So, romance novels…?” “Full of shit,” she snorted. “Well, as far as I’m aware anyway.” “But, still–” “But, still addictive, yes,” she laughed.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Love, Lust & Friendship

“Alex and Birdman were grinning like cats who’d eaten all the cream.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Roommate Mistake

“Nick was the kind of hot you looked at but didn’t touch, with his sweeping dark blond hair, gorgeous baby blues, an athletic body made for sin, and a smirk that got you into all kinds of trouble. Boy was a heartbreaker – much like his best mate – and no mistake. I’d done my time drooling over him from afar.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Love, Lust & Friendship

“If you live in fear of losing something, you’ll never really have it in the first place. And life is for living, Lottie.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Roommate Mistake

“He ran a hand through his shaggy dark hair while those gorgeous green eyes shone brightly.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Trouble with Hate Is...

“You didn’t just get under my skin, Piper. You got into my head. Into my heart. And, I can’t fucking get you out.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Accidentally Perfect

“Your world might be storms, love. But, you don’t have to wait for them to pass. We can still dance in the rain. And, I should have danced with you through the rain years ago.” She”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Trouble with Hate Is...

“you only really fear losing something that matters, something real.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Keeping Up Appearances

“Shut up, love.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Accidentally Perfect

“think I’d be more likely to say something like ‘Piper, I’ve never wanted to be that guy before. But even if you weren’t that girl, I’ve found myself wanting to be that guy for you. You’re beautiful, you’re smart, you know how to make me smile, you make me happy without even trying, and your touch drives me wild. I fell in love with you, Piper, before I even really knew what love was, before I really knew you. Now, I know both far more intimately than I ever thought I could, and I would be honoured to date”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Accidentally Perfect

“rolled his eyes. “I’m getting more food.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Roommate Mistake

“But, pissing off Wade Phillips had become a singularly favourite past time of mine the last couple of years.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Art of Breaking Up

“When people we love are involved, the mind likes to play awful tricks on us.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Some Proposal

“Daddy’s home!”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Accidentally Perfect

“Fine. I was going to say that if it was up to me, you’d be the only girl I fucked for the rest of my life.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Accidentally Perfect

“Life somehow didn’t quite make sense anymore. Like it did, but it didn’t at the same time. I felt like I could see the way life was supposed to be. It shimmered over what now seemed to be a new reality – a reality I wasn’t prepared to acknowledge – like I’d been given the gift of Sight. Except, instead of magic being wonderful and opening up my world, it was terrifying and made my world feel narrow and small.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Art of Breaking Up

“I’d never woken up with a woman before that wasn’t part of a job. I’d never wanted to. I’d also never had a woman in my bed since I was about eighteen. It made for an easier getaway when you were at theirs. Let them fall asleep, then slip out without any awkward discussion about repeat performances or number swapping. Some people called it cowardly, some called it a dick move, and I called it tactical.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Chaos & the Geek

“Fuck me, nice girls don’t kiss like that,” he said, leaning his forehead to mine. “Cliché much?” I chuckled. He smiled. “Clichés are clichés because they’re clichéd,” he said philosophically. I smirked. “How many nice girls have you kissed, anyway?” He huffed a breathless laugh and smiled. “Fair point.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Keeping Up Appearances

“You’ve got this look in your eyes that hints at how brilliant your mind is and makes me need to know more. Your cheeky smile has me wanting to kiss it right off your lips. And your laugh makes me desperately try to be funny just so I can hear it again.” Well,”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Art of Breaking Up

“Because, that is the trouble with hate… The trouble with hate is it’s easier. The trouble with hate is it’s safer. The trouble with hate is it’s often not hate at all.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Trouble with Hate Is...

“Okay,” Ramsey started, pinning me with his blue eyes. “Do you want to tell the class what that was about?”
― Elizabeth Stevens, The Stand-In: my life as an understudy

“Family fucks up the fuckers who hurt you!” Rollie added a little more vehemently.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Chaos & the Geek