Phoebe MacLeod > Quotes

“Honestly? I have no idea,’ I laugh. ‘It seems to involve lots of geometric shapes made up of tiny dots of paint. It’s really not my kind of thing, but it makes him happy, and he’ll be even happier if he actually sells one at this exhibition. Now, are you cooking tonight or am I?’ ‘How is the new flat?’ Thomas’s mother asks me. It’s the first night of the exhibition and I’m carefully pouring prosecco into the glasses she’s borrowed from one of the local supermarkets.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, The Fixer Upper

“When it became obvious that we’d got away with it and you didn’t suspect anything, the temptation to do it again just got stronger and stronger. In the end, I couldn’t resist.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Let's Not Be Friends

“problem”
― Phoebe MacLeod, An (Un)Romantic Comedy

“I’m more myself than I’ve ever been,’ Claire declares, before turning to Jack. ‘Hello, fucker. What are you doing here?”
― Phoebe MacLeod, The Fixer Upper

“un chat échaudé craint l'eau froide, which translates rather clumsily as, ‘a scalded cat fears cold water’. Jamie may be perfectly safe now, but he scalded me pretty badly and I’m not going to be dipping my toes in the water with him any time soon, if ever.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“The thing in the bathroom at Elodie’s party though, that wasn’t serious. I mean, you knew that, right?’ He’s got to be kidding me.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“the receptionist has supplied me with coffee in a china cup so delicate that I’m worried it will disintegrate if I sneeze.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Let's Not Be Friends

“Israel is an amazing country though,”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Not The Man I Thought He Was

“Maybe this is just a dream; I’ll wake up in a minute in our bed in the cottage and none of it will have happened.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Let's Not Be Friends

“I know you expected it to be the start of an amazing romance because you were already in love with him, but the important point here is that he didn’t know that. So, it wouldn’t be totally unreasonable for him to think it was just a casual thing like he described.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“Have you seen the penis substitute parked out on the road?’ he asks as he strides into the kitchen and kisses Alice. ‘Someone is definitely compensating for something.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“of”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Hook, Line and Single

“I really am sorry. I don’t know what got into her. The weird thing was that she didn’t even think she’d said anything wrong. I had to spell it out to her, and I could tell she was still a bit confused even when I’d explained how she would have sounded to you.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Let's Not Be Friends

“Tonight, it has a whole new meaning. It’s the smell of home, the smell of safety.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, The Fixer Upper

“I’ll support you, whatever you decide to do. Even if you decide to take the cheating scumbag back, I’ll be cheering you on. I love you and I want you to be happy, however that looks.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Let's Not Be Friends

“I should have been a bit more forceful with the door the last time I saw him. It would have been nice to leave a permanent reminder of me.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“crack”
― Phoebe MacLeod, An (Un)Romantic Comedy

“I hope he chokes on his champagne.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“way”
― Phoebe MacLeod, An (Un)Romantic Comedy

“advantage”
― Phoebe MacLeod, An (Un)Romantic Comedy

“Will you actually call this time, or will you just text to say you’ve changed your mind about helping?”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“Yeah, well, if it’s tits he’s after, I’ve got no hope.’ I glance down at my depressingly flat chest.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“I thought I was safe. I thought it was the start of something good. You fucking broke me, Jamie, and I’ve hated you ever since. Do you understand?”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“Oh damn. The hormones have just ramped up a notch.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“holding” it against”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Hook, Line and Single

“It’s deep and rich, and the sound of it stirs something in the pit of my stomach.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“for”
― Phoebe MacLeod, An (Un)Romantic Comedy

“The universe has obviously turned against me.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“I would only have eyes for you.’ He turns to me and grins. ‘You are such a bullshitter!’ I laugh.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together

“If a man is being mysterious and complex, it’s because he’s trying to hide something breathtakingly simple”.”
― Phoebe MacLeod, Never Ever Getting Back Together