Jen Besser > Quotes

“I remember reading that envy meant wanting what the other person has, but not wanting to take it from them. Whereas jealousy meant wanting what the other person has, and not wanting them to have it either.”
― Jen Besser, Dirty Diana

“On a sunny, cloudless day, we declared to a room full of people that our love would always be there. And then it wasn’t. We set it down for a minute—wasn’t it just a minute?—and when we turned back, it wasn’t where we’d left it.”
― Jen Besser, Diana in Love

“I hate the sound of my voice. Have you ever met someone who does like the sound of their own voice?”
― Jen Besser, Diana Says Yes

“If I keep moving, maybe I won't feel this sadness.”
― Jen Besser, Diana in Love

“Most mornings, arriving at work is like walking onto the set of a cozy sitcom. Every set-up is the same. Every scene routine and consistent.”
― Jen Besser, Dirty Diana

“Why can't his penis ever read the room?”
― Jen Besser, Dirty Diana