Elizabeth A. Reeves > Quotes

“I am not responsible for my behavior when under the influence of ice cream.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Kiss a Toad

“What are you doing sitting around and feeling sorry for yourself? When life kicks your butt, kick the shit out of it!”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Kiss a Toad

“A lie by omission is just as bad as a lie by commission.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Kiss a Toad

“Within the magical community, most brides are virgins. Do you have any idea how many curses and other horrible things are associated with virginity and virgin bloodshed? For witches, having sex before marriage invites all sorts of evil magic in.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How [Not] to Kiss a Prince

“In my opinion, there were very few things in life that ice cream couldn’t fix.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Kiss a Toad

“You know, they never talk about this part of owning a sword in books.” “Yeah, and girls don’t menstruate in books either.” Donovan gaped at me. I grinned back at him. “What? It’s true! Ever read a romance novel? Talk about unrealistic! That whole vampire boyfriend thing would be over the second she started getting her period.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, Baehrly Bitten

“This was one of those times that a pint just wouldn't cut it.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Kiss a Toad

“You know, Electrocuted Zombie Brides...”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Kiss a Toad

“He was still cute… in a gross kind of way, and now I had a chicken zombie on my hands. Well, I was stuck with him. Nobody else was going to want to adopt a zombie—even a fluffy zombie.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, Demons, Shifters and Witches, Oh My!

“I didn’t really need to know what my zombie rooster thought of me.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, Baehrly Beginning

“It is always easier to hope than to do.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Amuse a Muse

“If my courage was a man, I imagined that he would be big, scarred, and wear a kilt. I’d seen a documentary once”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How [Not] to Kiss a Ghost

“Within the magical community, most brides are virgins. Do you have any idea how many curses and other horrible things are associated with virginity and virgin bloodshed? For witches, having sex before marriage invites all sorts of evil magic in.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Kiss a Toad

“Rainey and Starrie Skye were two of my five half-sisters. My mother had a habit of going through husbands like tissues, which meant that only the twins had the same father. Mother was currently on husband number eleven.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Play With Magic

“My sister had picked a gorgeous beach in northern Washington State called Gray’s Harbor.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How [Not] to Kiss a Prince

“rolled”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, Demons, Shifters and Witches, Oh My!

“Don’t let life tell you who to become,” he said. “Tell life what you want from it and don’t accept anything less, no matter what other people may or may not believe about you.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How [Not] to Kiss a Were Bear

“Poor Amy. I could tell she was suffering. Poor Thing. Life was so tough for the rich, beautiful and magical.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How [Not] to Kiss a Prince

“He was yummy. I mean yummy as in, I could eat in his face for the rest of my life and not get tired of it… Not in a creepy zombie way, of course.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Kiss a Toad

“with my nicely butter-laminated dough. It was, as expected, perfect. I marveled again at the way someone as strong as Tarry could so carefully”
― Elizabeth A Reeves, How [Not] to Spook a Spectre

“Hmm, I wondered as I knocked on Stephan’s door, would you call a mischievous young ghoul? A ghouligan? I snorted at my own pun. I cracked myself up.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How [Not] to Kiss a Ghost

“How do you express a skinny blonde werewolf and a former toad in a cake?”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How [Not] to Kiss a Prince

“I spent most of my life believing there would never be a Prince Charming out there for me. Kissing toads can have that effect on a girl.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How [Not] to Kiss a Prince

“The hard way, of course. It always has to be that hard way, doesn’t it? No easy paths in this life. There’s nothing like losing the strongest love in the universe to realize that you can’t live without it.” I”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How [Not] to Kiss a Ghost

“Merlin seemed really relaxed and lackadaisical for a cat who had just transported through a public restroom into Magic Central and been met by a ghoul at the door.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Kiss a Toad

“Where was my inner plucky heroine? Probably having cupcakes with my inner child and my inner diva. I had a feeling they did that a lot.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How [Not] to Kiss a Were Bear

“I remembered the way he made me feel—love just didn’t seem like enough of a word to express it. He made me feel whole and complete just being myself. He made me feel anchored, as if all was right with the world in general. He made me believe that life was beautiful and adventures were worth seeking. Risks were worth taking when he was there.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How [Not] to Kiss a Beast

“floral olive oil sorbet with mandarin orange swirls.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, How (Not) to Kiss a Toad

“If Gwyn could face death unafraid, how could I face life with any less courage?”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves, Baehrly Bitten

“Poor Amy. I could tell she was suffering. Poor Thing. Life was so tough for the rich, beautiful and magical.”
― Elizabeth A. Reeves