Liz Tuccillo > Quotes

“We’re taught that in life, we should try to look on the bright side, to be optimistic. Not in this case. In this case, look on the dark side. Assume rejection first. Assume you’re the rule, not the exception.”
― Liz Tuccillo, He's Just Not That Into You

“And above all, if the guy you’re dating doesn’t seem to be completely into you, or you feel the need to start “figuring him out,” please consider the glorious thought that he might just not be that into you. And then free yourself to go find the one that is.”
― Liz Tuccillo, He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

“And there is something great about knowing that my only job is to be as happy as I can be about my life, and feel as good as I can about myself, and to lead as full and eventful a life as I can, so that it doesn’t ever feel like I’m just waiting around for some guy to ask me out. And most importantly, it’s good for us all to remember that we don’t need to scheme and plot and beg to get someone to ask us out. We’re fantastic.”
― Liz Tuccillo, He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

“Greg made us see, after an enormous amount of effort, that if a (sane) guy really likes you, there ain’t nothing that’s going to get in his way. And if he’s not sane, why would you want him?”
― Liz Tuccillo, He's Just Not That Into You

“I think we are going to have to love ourselves. Fuck.”
― Liz Tuccillo, How to Be Single

“It’s hard. We’re taught that in life, we should try to look on the bright side, to be optimistic. Not in this case. In this case, look on the dark side. Assume rejection first. Assume you’re the rule, not the exception. It’s intoxicatingly liberating.”
― Liz Tuccillo, He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

“Evan Handler's unsparingly honest stories about life, love, and his own shortcomings are hilarious to read and oh, so easy (and fun!) to relate to. By the end you will be left with the surprising but unmistakable feelings of hope and redemption. It’s Only Temporary is truly an inspiration, particularly for anyone who's out there looking for love.”
― Liz Tuccillo, He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

“It's not that women don't feel things, we do. We fall in love, we get our hearts broken, we're disappointed and sad, but we've also been taught that you must always have your pride. Above all.”
― Liz Tuccillo

“Our time is so precious. You're holding out for someone who you really want to spend all your time with. Otherwise, there's no point to it.”
― Liz Tucillo

“Now the uncle spoke up. 'This cannot be,' he said. 'The human being is designed for many things. Loneliness is not one of them.' ... Mrs. Ramani leaned into me, and said, as a statement of fact. 'We are not meant to go through this life alone.”
― Liz Tuccillo, How to Be Single

“It's the most annoying question and they just can't help asking you. You'll be asked it at family gatherings, weddings, and on first dates. And you'll ask yourself far too often. It's the question that has no good answer. It's the question that when people stop asking it, you'll feel even worse. - WHY ARE YOU SINGLE?”
― Liz Tuccillo

“It doesn't matter if there are a lot of fish in the sea. Finding the ONE FISH to love for the rest of your life is difficult no matter where you swim.”
― Liz Tuccillo

“The human being is designed for many things. Loneliness is not one of them. We are not meant to go through this life alone.”
― Liz Tucillo

“There are some guys you date who are so bad that when you tell the story about them, it reflects just as badly on you as it does on them.”
― Liz Tuccillo

“As in the case of all first dates, only 70% of their brains was talking, listening, and responding to what the other was saying. The other 30% was wondering..”
― Liz Tuccillo

“Of course he went straight for the psycho defense. Men always like to go straight to the psycho defense. For that reason alone we should never go psycho on a guy: just so we'll never be proving them right.”
― Liz Tuccillo

“Didn’t you hear about the study that came out of England? The smarter you are, the less likely you are of getting married. The dumb girls are getting the guys.’

‘So, you say that you give facials for a living, instead of that you’re a lawyer who graduated with top honors from Harvard Law School?’

‘Yes, and it works.”
― Liz Tuccillo, How to Be Single

“does one start believing in love? How do you turn off your brain and everything you’ve seen and heard in the past twenty years?”
― Liz Tuccillo, How to Be Single

“And there is something great about knowing that my only job is to be as happy as I can about my life, and feel as good as I can about myself, and to lead as full and eventful a life as I can...”
― Liz Tuccillo

“at the end of the day, people who are positive and optimistic are simply more attractive than people who are negative and pessimistic.”
― Liz Tuccillo, How to Be Single

“It may have seemed like an insane thing to do at the time, but somehow...staying in New York would have been even crazier.”
― Liz Tuccillo

“When you finally do fall in love, don’t you dare be smug about it. In”
― Liz Tuccillo, How to Be Single

“One hundred percent of all human beings need hope to get by. And if any statistic takes that away from you, then it’s not worth knowing. And”
― Liz Tuccillo, How to Be Single

“history is something not to be underestimated, and even if the present was gone, a shared history must be respected”
― Liz Tuccillo, How to Be Single

“And then I got really sad. I'm simply too young to hate my body. I'm going to be old in like two minutes, and my body really will be difficult to love. But now, well, it's fine. Why shouldn't I admire it ? It's mine and it keeps me healthy and I should accept it, just the way it is. There are people who are sick or disabled and who would kill to have a strong, healthy body, and the last thing they're worrying about is their fucking cellulite.”
― Liz Tucillo