Liv Constantine > Quotes

“Today she felt especially comforted by the books that climbed the walls. They were a reminder that any knowledge she desired was hers for the asking.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“This was the kind of home that was safely hidden from the eyes of those who could not afford to live this way. That's what wealth does for you, she thought. It gives you the means and the power to remain concealed from the world if you choose - or if you need to.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“always remember to love people and use things. Never the other way around.”
― Liv Constantine, The Senator's Wife

“The camera is an instrument, she said, that teaches people how to see without one.”
― Liv Constantine, The Stranger in the Mirror

“I was learning that emotional intimidation could be just as unsettling as physical.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“If they’re not having a positive influence on your life, they don’t belong in it. Find a new sister, a new brother. Blood is not destiny.”
― Liv Constantine, The Wife Stalker

“There’s nothing like the rush that comes with falling in love.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“All she'd wanted was the life she deserved. It didn't occur to her that she had gotten it.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“Everything had begun with such promise. And then, like a windshield chipped by a tiny pebble, the chip turned into deep cracks that spread until there was nothing left to repair.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“But of course, Amber thought. It seemed the more money you had, the less you had to actually come into contact with the filthy stuff.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“You know, it’s what everyone needs, really—a place where they can spill their insides and let it all out. It’s like a cleansing of the soul. All of us have wounds we bury deep inside, and they affect us without our even realizing it.”
― Liv Constantine, The Wife Stalker

“Dating as a means to getting to know someone is highly overrated. When your hormones are raging and the attraction is magnetic, your brain takes a vacation. He was everything I never knew I needed.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“Even though nothing bad had happened, her happiness was tempered by the feeling that she was always waiting for the other shoe to drop. She would lie awake, imagining disaster.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Time I Saw You

“She said the most important thing was for a woman to be independent and know what she wanted. Especially before she considers marriage.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“Crazy people have no credibility, and I was now considered crazy.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“most things are out of our control. The best we can do is live with integrity and purpose and try our utmost to do our best.”
― Liv Constantine, The Senator's Wife

“I don't read much. I feel like, why read about someone else's life when you should be out living your own?”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“The kind of people who never slowed their expensive cars at a four-way stop because they believed they always had the right-of-way.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“But Amber wasn’t interested in someone with a rich daddy. She wanted the rich daddy himself.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“Amber needed order—disciplined, structured order. And now, finally, she was the master of her world. And of her fate.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“I’ve been tracking your cycles. You should be ovulating.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“It was impossible for someone whose mind didn't operate that way to understand how debilitating anxiety could be.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Time I Saw You

“We’re not going to worry about fat or thin anymore—only healthy. God made our bodies very smart, and if we put good things in them and do fun things for exercise, it will all be okay.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“High school graduations are often followed by divorcing spouses. Marriages anchored by children are common; our law firm sees a huge uptick in clients every June. The harsh truth, though, is that many of the women I represent regret choosing to leave. I’m not talking about the ones in abusive situations, but rather the ones who’ve grown bored and complacent. They’re looking to spice up their lives with romance. We all want romance, but the truth is, it rarely lasts. Every relationship eventually cools down. And what my clients often discover is that what they had is far better than what is out there. This”
― Liv Constantine, Don't Open Your Eyes

“it was the things we gave little thought to that shaped our destinies.”
― Liv Constantine, Don't Open Your Eyes

“There is no such thing as ethics when it comes to the mind and its manipulation.”
― Liv Constantine, The Stranger in the Mirror

“she felt especially comforted by the books that climbed the walls. They were a reminder that any knowledge she desired was hers for the asking.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“Hate is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies,”
― Liv Constantine, Don't Open Your Eyes

“Marriage is hard work. If you love someone, you don’t let anything destroy it.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“Elas deviam pensar que eram muito especiais, enfiando o dedo na garganta apenas para continuarem magrelas. Ela nunca faria isso; claro, tinha a sorte de ser naturalmente magra.”
― Liv Constantine, A outra sra. Parrish