Julie Murphy > Quotes

“It’s not like I woke up one day and decided to become a vampire. My humanity was violently stolen from me. I’m continuing on, the only way I know how.”
― Julie Murphy, Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite

“My body contains me and that’s enough”
― Julie Murphy

“Maybe it's different for everybody, but people like my grandparents? Their opinion of the world is shaped by the person who delivers their news. That's real responsibility, and I don't take that lightly.”
― Julie Murphy

“...Exercising only existed for the sake of becoming someone I'm not instead of taking care of who I am.”
― Julie Murphy

“The problem with people thinking I was untouchable was that no one bothered to think twice about hurting me. It wasn't that I didn't care. It was that I cared too much.”
― Julie Murphy, Snow Place Like LA and Seas and Greetings: A Second Chance Hollywood Romance and a Steamy Queer Enemies-to-Lovers Cruise Love Story in One Collection

“I think maybe we’re both talking about a different kind of loss. The kind that can’t be fixed with a plane ticket.”
― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'

“...The quicker you figure out that not all your kid's mistakes are your mistakes, the better.”
― Julie Murphy

“I've played pretend my whole life. I don't know when, but a really long time ago, I decided who I wanted to be. And I've been acting like her-whoever she is since. But I think the act is fading, and I don't know if I like the person I am beneath it all. I wish there were some kind of magic words that could bridge the gap between the person I am and the one I wish I could be. Because the whole fake it till you make it thing? It's not working for me.”
― Julie Murphy

“But there's really no place like being right in front of the person you love, knowing there's nothing but kisses and the rest of your lives ahead of you.”
― Julie Murphy, Snow Place Like LA and Seas and Greetings: A Second Chance Hollywood Romance and a Steamy Queer Enemies-to-Lovers Cruise Love Story in One Collection

“I wish to feel like this all the time. That I've found my place, and that my place isn't just a geographical coordinate, but a living, breathing thing that I carry inside of me.”
― Julie Murphy

“I don't say things to make people feel good. I say them because they're true.”
― Julie Murphy

“I shake my head and clap my hands over my mouth, smiling against my fingertips. "I terrify you?" The thought of it makes me feel bad, but it's kind of nice, too. To not feel like the one who's about to jump out of their skin all the time.

Mitch pulls my hands down, away from my face. "I think the good stuff is always supposed to be a little bit scary," he says.”
― Julie Murphy

“good friendships are durable. They’re meant to survive the gaps and the growing pains.”
― Julie Murphy

“Sometimes the best things are worth waiting for. Don't be scared to take your time.”
― Julie Murphy

“Maybe you only ever notice the distance when it's you who's being left behind.”
― Julie Murphy