J.T. Geissinger > Quotes

“Being nice is the worst thing a woman can be. Nice means you have to swallow your own feelings and focus on everyone else's. Nice means you don't speak up when you're wronged. Nice means being a people pleaser and a conciliator and worrying yourself to death over others' opinions. Nice means never getting what you really want.... Authentic. Genuine. Live your truth. Let others live theirs. Don't kiss anyone's ass, but don't be an asshole, either.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“When a woman says no, she doesn’t mean yes. She doesn’t mean maybe. She doesn’t mean please try to talk me out of it because I really don’t mean it, but I just want you to work a little harder. She means no. N. O. Now get out of my way.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Burn for You

“I don’t know what kind of women you’re used to, but my mother didn’t raise a worker bee. She raised a queen.” I stare at him without smiling. “And I don’t give away the honey for free.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Beautifully Cruel

“Funny thing, isn’t it, hindsight? It’s memory, but with new understanding tacked on, so that the past means something different than it did before.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“I never lost you. Who do you think has been ringing the doorbell this whole time?”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“You’re the chaos. You’re the storm. You’re the one creating the high winds and choppy seas you have to navigate. You’re the source of everything that’s happening. In other words, you’re the one with the power.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“Life is pain and everyone dies, but true love lives forever.”
― J.T. Geissinger

“People make the mistake of thinking that experiencing an emotion means you have to do something about it. In fact, you don’t have to do anything with your emotions at all. You can simply acknowledge them as they arrive – oh, look, that old bitch Envy is back again – then go about your business.
It’s the clinging to emotion that causes suffering … A wiser choice is to let it go and breathe.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Perfect Strangers

“People say time heals all wounds, but those people are assholes. Wounds like mine don’t heal. I’ve just learned to control the bleeding.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Ruthless Creatures

“Loneliness and solitude are two totally different things. All the times I’ve been loneliest have been in a crowd.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Beautifully Cruel

“I might be an introvert, but I’ve got a temper, and I hold a grudge like nobody’s business.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Beautifully Cruel

“I learned that love means nothing unless it’s acted upon. Love isn’t real without intent. It’s a verb. It isn’t passive.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“Kayla, be careful with me.” Surprised by that, I ask, “What do you mean?” “I know you think I’m strong. But the problem with strong things is that they’re brittle. They can’t bend under stress. They just break.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“It’s not true love if you don’t want to kick his teeth in every once in a while.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Burn for You

“Dying isn’t the worst thing that’s ever happened to me. It’s just the only thing I won’t live through.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Burn for You

“Just feel me. Just feel me and breathe.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Perfect Strangers

“a real friend is someone who stabs you in the front.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“There exists a field, beyond all notions of right and wrong. I will meet you there.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Perfect Strangers

“What we call memory is the intersection between imagination and fact. Memories are the stories we tell ourselves about the important events in our lives. In the telling, some details get lost, others embellished, until truth is closer to fiction.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“Men say they love a strong woman, right up until they meet one.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Carnal Urges

“I was giving you space. Didn’t think it would turn into distance.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“Life is short. You don’t get a do-over. Kiss who you need to kiss, love who you need to love, tell anyone who disrespects you to go fuck themselves. Let your heart lead you where it wants to. Don’t ever make a decision based on fear. In fact, if it scares you, that’s the thing you should run fastest toward, because that’s where real life is. In the scary parts. In the messy parts. In the parts that aren’t so pretty. Dive in and take a swim in all the pain and beauty that life has to offer, so that at the end of it, you don’t have any regrets. “We only come this way once. Our obligation for receiving the miraculous gift of life is to truly, fully live it.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“The worst thing in life is to give yourself away in exchange for nothing.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Even small dragons can still breathe fire.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“Don’t let the worst things that happen to you be the benchmark for your self-respect.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Rules of Engagement

“Suddenly I'm filled with anger. "You know what? A wise woman once said, 'Fuck this shit' and lived happily ever after.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Hell is a state of mind, my dear. Reality is simply what we believe it to be. Each of us makes our own truths, even ghosts.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“Fucking hell, you’re sweet. You’re so goddamn sweet, I just want to sink my teeth into every inch of you.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“Love isn’t butterflies, boo. It isn’t weak knees. It’s a pride of lions. It’s a pack of wolves. It’s ‘I’ve got your back even if it costs me my own life,”
― J.T. Geissinger, Burn for You