Ashley Elston > Quotes

“There’s an old saying: The first lie wins. It’s not referring to the little white kind that tumble out with no thought; it refers to the big one. The one that changes the game. The one that is deliberate. The lie that sets the stage for everything that comes after it. And once the lie is told, it’s what most people believe to be true. The first lie has to be the strongest. The most important. The one that has to be told.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“You can tell a lot about a person by the way they act when they are left waiting too long.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“Blunt honesty has more value than blind worship”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“He hugs me tight while I look behind him, scanning faces like I did a few seconds ago. And like I will do for the rest of my life.”
― Ashley Elston, The Rules for Disappearing

“Rules for Disappearing by Witness Protection Prisoner #18A7R04M: Don’t fall into a routine. Shake things up. Doing the same thing over and over makes you feel comfortable. And feeling comfortable is bad.”
― Ashley Elston, The Rules for Disappearing

“Who do you think Nonna picked for you tonight?” he asks. I shrug and look down at the floor. It’s too hard to maintain eye contact with him and not blurt our every thought swimming in my brain. “No idea.” “I wish it was me,” he says quietly, and my head shoots up. “You do?” I ask. He gets up from the chair and moves slowly toward me. “I wish all the dates had been mine.”
― Ashley Elston, 10 Blind Dates

“But there is one part of this that hurts. The carefree, normal part. The part of me that was lost when we first moved and that I'll never get back.”
― Ashley Elston, The Rules for Disappearing

“She learned that no matter how hard you try, sometimes it’s not enough. She learned the only person you could trust, the only person you could truly rely on, was yourself.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“Is there no privacy in this family?' Everyone at the table answers, 'No.”
― Ashley Elston, 10 Blind Dates

“What? You mean this crap shack isn't part of the Four Seasons. Shocking.”
― Ashley Elston, The Rules for Disappearing

“The way you walk, the way you talk, the way you move your body screams more about you than anything else ever could.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“The only one who cares about me is me. The only one who is going to make sure I survive is me.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“I scroll down and accidentally “like” the image. Oh crap. I’m four years deep in his account and I “liked” his picture. Will he get an instant notification? Should I hit it again to “unlike” it? Yes. I hit it again and the red heart goes away. Did I undo it in time? And then I see I have a new notification.”
― Ashley Elston, This Is Our Story

“Ugly sweater party. 6:30 p.m. (And yes - you have to wear an ugly sweater)”
― Ashley Elston, 10 Blind Dates

“Mama always said to be successful in life you need to do three things: learn everything you can, try your hardest, and be the best at what you do.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“Don't forget who is a friend and who is a foe. And don't forget, sometimes a person can be both.”
― Ashley Elston, The Rules for Disappearing

“You’re a fucking dick. Fuck you and fuck all the way off, you fucker.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“Loose you're kidding, right? You're wound up tighter than a pissed-off rattlesnake.”
― Ashley Elston, The Rules for Disappearing

“Sophie, your grandmother is seeing this.” Jake yells from the front porch.”
― Ashley Elston, 10 Blind Dates

“Like if you’re the type who has trouble remembering whether you locked your front door before leaving for vacation, you should separate it from all the other perfunctory times you’ve locked your front door.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“He's morally grey, you're morally grey. Plus he's superhot and probably great in bed.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“I’m driven. And I’m tired of this being something that people think I need to apologize for.”
― Ashley Elston, 10 Truths and a Dare

“It’s been said that if you want a slice of time to stick out, to be crystal clear in your mind, one small difference in an otherwise normal routine is all it takes.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“I was your best asset and we both know it. You know nothing about disappointments.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“Either we all get out of this or none of us does. We all know the consequences. It's as simple as that.”
― Ashley Elston, This Is Our Story

“It’s because you’re not ready to tell me the truth and I’d rather you not lie to me.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“I crank the music up so loud I can't think about any of the things that could go wrong today”
― Ashley Elston, 10 Truths and a Dare

“Those people don’t give a shit about you, so don’t give a shit about them.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“It’s the small touches a woman brings to a man’s home, like the matching throw pillows on the couch or the faint whiff of jasmine from the diffuser on the bookshelf, that every other woman notices the second she walks through the front door.”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

“No one gossips more than God-fearing, casserole-toting women,”
― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins