Tawna Fenske > Quotes

“Her eyes met his, and he tried to remember if he’d ever seen such a deep shade of blue anywhere else. What was the word for it? Azure? Cobalt? Cerulean? Where was the fucking Crayola box when he needed it?”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“When you share feelings instead of judgments, it compels people to relate to you.”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“Stop,” he murmured, or at least that’s what he meant to say. It came out sounding more like “Yes,” which probably wasn’t the same thing at all.”
― Tawna Fenske, Protector for Hire

“Obviously we can’t all have things precisely the way we like in every situation, but we need to keep in mind that everyone’s opinion has merit and value.”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“we want to learn to speak and hear from the heart to create harmony and understanding. We learn to express feelings and universal needs, as opposed to judgments.”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“Sometimes, kindness is the worst thing. Especially if it unravels your entire justification for something you've done. Something you might not be very proud of in the first place.”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“Soil scientists know all the dirt.”
― Tawna Fenske, The List

“First you perform dog surgery in a wedding gown, and now you’re fixing lizard dicks in a cocktail dress.”
― Tawna Fenske, Fiancée for Hire

“When you make a decision to leave someone, you tell yourself a story,” he said. “You convince yourself you have no choice, or the relationship is doomed, or the person or the situation is so awful that this is the only thing you can possibly do. Maybe it’s true, but you believe the story with all your heart. You have to believe it if you want the courage to leave.”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“Generally speaking,” he said, softening his voice a little. “If the word ‘like’ follows the words ‘I feel,’ you’re expressing a judgment, not a feeling. For instance, ‘I feel like you’re being unprofessional,’ or ‘I feel like you aren’t hearing me’—those are judgments, not genuine feelings.”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“I saw you the morning after you met him. You were oozing with so much chemistry you could have recited the periodic table of elements backward.”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“Mac brought up the rear, feeling ridiculous holding a beaded purse and marching behind his fake fiancée, his ex-girlfriend, and notorious arms dealer carrying a double-dicked lizard. Griselda fell into step beside her husband carrying a five-pound bag of sugar and a half-used tube of KY Jelly.”
― Tawna Fenske, Fiancée for Hire

“How often does it work out that people make their checklists of what they want in a partner and then go out and fall for precisely that person?”
― Tawna Fenske , Believe It or Not

“I want happiness. Stability. Some career milestones to be proud of, people around me who make me laugh, and the ability to go to bed each night and think, ‘I made a difference for someone.”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“You’re right, we should keep things professional between us. Please—let’s give it a shot.” She looked down into her lap and fiddled with the tie on the front of the cashmere pants. “No more fooling around?” “Scout’s honor,” he said, raising his hand with his palm toward her, thumb extended, fingers parted between his middle and ring finger. Holly stared at his hand and frowned. “What the hell kind of Boy Scout were you?” “I wasn’t. That’s a Vulcan salute.” “Star Trek?” “Yep. Much more meaningful to a geek than any Boy Scout pledge. As Spock is my witness, I’ll do my very best to keep my hands off you.” She”
― Tawna Fenske, The Fix Up

“Then she shrugged and slid her hand across the table to twine her fingers with his. “Babycakes,” she murmured, smiling at him.
Schwartz blinked, struggling to come up with an endearment. “Uh, pudding stain”
― Tawna Fenske, Protector for Hire

“hard”
― Tawna Fenske, Eye Candy

“You never really get over it,” Emmett said, jarring Kyle back to the present. “You just figure out how to live with all the little regrets poking at your guts like needles and leaving you all sore on the inside.”
― Tawna Fenske, Now That It's You

“the”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“Scape Goat and Maple Stirrup, yes.” Her chin tips up. “Pony Soprano’s on loan to a kids’ petting zoo this week.” It’s official. She’s his dream girl.”
― Tawna Fenske, Killer Instincts

“Compassionate Communication training.”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“Seeing their pride has me so filled with joy that I’m bursting.”
― Tawna Fenske, Let it Show

“She said, ‘Guilt is an emotional warning sign that there’s something here for you to learn. Self-examination can be healthy, and this is a beautiful opportunity to grow and mourn and flounder and breathe.”
― Tawna Fenske, At the Heart of It

“brown”
― Tawna Fenske, Hottie Lumberjack

“because”
― Tawna Fenske, Killer Instincts

“She said, ‘Guilt is an emotional warning sign that there’s something here for you to learn. Self-examination can be healthy, and this is a beautiful opportunity”
― Tawna Fenske, At the Heart of It

“No one gets relationships right on the first try. We probably never get it right, when it all comes down to it. All we can do is take the lessons we’ve learned and keep moving forward.”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling

“You’re just trying to get my attention with boner scare tactics, aren’t you?”
― Tawna Fenske, Eat Play Lust

“repairs, but it’s mostly just smoke. You owe a lot”
― Tawna Fenske, Let It Breathe

“Sometimes, kindness is the worst thing,”
― Tawna Fenske, About That Fling