Georgina Guthrie > Quotes

“The wheel may be turning, but the hamster is DEAD!”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“You know what I love about you? You can go from cussing sailor to poet laureate in three seconds without batting an eyelash. It's quite impressive.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“And, dear God? Thank you for creating Daniel in all his sweet-ass hotness. That’s probably sacrilege, but I mean it most sincerely. Amen.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“I wish you and I weren’t so grossed out by each other. We could’ve been great.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“I thought I had the ability to mind-fuck people, but today I’d met my match.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“I may have lost the academic plot, but my girly bits were definitely taking notes.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“A reader who’s been prepared to make enormous sacrifices to secure someone’s love would not find his actions incomprehensible,”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“love that can be calculated or quantified is meaningless or lacking true value,”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“Nobody uses “whom” properly. How the hell was he able to do it when he was half wasted?”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“I love how we can always pick up where we left off,”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“This is something my mom told me once,” she said, stretching the ribbon out between her hands and then tying a loose knot on one end. “Imagine this is your relationship with Daniel.” She handed me the ribbon and pointed at the knot. “This is where you are right now. Untie it.”
I slipped the knot free. “Pretty easy, right?” she said. “There’s a small bump on the fabric, but you can smooth it down. If I’d pulled the knot really tight, it’d be harder to untie, and there’d be a big dent left behind.”
I flattened the ribbon across my leg. “Meaning the more you drag out conflicts the harder they are to recover from, and the more damage they leave behind?”
“Precisely.” “How’d you get to be so smart?”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Truest of Words

“Like anyone would fall in love that fast. It’s the whole clichéd love-at-first-sight bit, right?” Vince said.
“So, you don’t believe in love at first sight?” I asked him.
“What, you do?” Shawn piped up.
I tapped my pen for a second. On the spot again. I could tell him my opinion on the matter was irrelevant, but I decided to pursue the question.
“I suppose that depends on a number of factors, not the least of which is knowing yourself well enough to understand what type of person you’re looking for,” I said. “If you know which qualities you admire most in someone, you’re more likely to recognize that person when you meet her…or him. I prefer to call it recognition at first sight.”
I avoided looking at Aubrey, but I had to meet her eyes as she posed another question.
“In your opinion, what are the other factors contributing to this recognition at first sight, Daniel?” she asked casually.
All eyes were on me. “Frame of mind, I suppose. There are times when you simply couldn’t fall in love if you tried because you’re not in the right place in your life. The conditions surrounding the actual meeting might also hold some sway. Certain circumstances seem to set the scene for emotional vulnerability, and you get swept away in the moment.”
― Georgina Guthrie, Better Deeds than Words

“I kissed him the way he'd kissed me the night before, not as a prelude to sex, but as a wordless whisper aimed at your lover's heart. Kissing because you simply can't think of another way to show your love for the man you adore.

"See, if you'd done that to me back in February, I would have been completely snookered," he said, his smile softening as he pulled away.”
― Georgina Guthrie, Better Deeds than Words

“Thank you, Miss Harper, for taking us straight to the gutter,”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at: I am not what I am.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“According to Julie, some men were wholly incapable of coping with smart women.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“Oh my God,” I said in a hushed voice. You have to speak quietly when you’re in that kind of room.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“Yeah, I was totally missing the boat on this one. How I wished I wanted Matt sometimes. Life would be so much easier.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“It's okay to let people help you. You don't have to shoulder everything yourself. There are people in your life who love you and want to help you. It doesn't mean you're weak if you let them.”
― Georgina Guthrie, Better Deeds than Words

“The poster child for decorum was actually being sexually suggestive.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“I was pretty understanding, wasn't I?" I smiled at him cheekily. "I love you, Daniel, but for the record, you can tell your demons to fuck the hell off, or I'll kick their asses.”
― Georgina Guthrie, Better Deeds than Words

“These are certain signs to know Faithful friend from flattering foe.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“Whatever.” I hate that word. I never hear it without wanting to throttle the person saying it. What does it mean? Do whatever you want. It makes no difference to me. I don’t care. Fuck you.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Record of My Heart

“So may the outward shows be least themselves: The world is still deceived with ornament.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“I swear I was wearing panties a few minutes ago. It might have been that look you just gave me. I don't think they stood a chance." I snapped my fingers. "Poof!”
― Georgina Guthrie, Better Deeds than Words

“~Daniel (AKA, the man who loves you from your head to your toes and adores all the delicious stops in between.)”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Record of My Heart

“Our fingertips met in the middle of the table. It was the briefest moment of connection, but at the same time, the most intimate of touches. A bond seemed to form between us in that instant. I almost heard something snap into place. It was as if I’d been trapped in a vault for a year and Aubrey had her ear pressed against the unlocking mechanism. Somehow only she could spin the lock and find that magical series of numbers which would allow the tumbler to click.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Record of My Heart

“Making love to you in the middle of the night—the quiet passion of that experience—it almost brought tears to my eyes. Maybe a “real” man shouldn’t admit things like that, but I’m inclined to argue that only a real man would allow himself to acknowledge such depth of feeling and have the courage to share it with the woman he loves.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Record of My Heart

“Speak, fair; but speak fair words, or else be mute:”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words

“There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.”
― Georgina Guthrie, The Weight of Words