Virginia Nelson > Virginia's Quotes

“I don't put up with being messed around, and I don't suffer fools gladly. The short version of that is that I'm a bitch. Trust me, I can provide character references.”
― Robin McKinley, Sunshine

“[Harry] had always suffered from a vague restlessness, a longing for adventure that she told herself severely was the result of reading too many novels when she was a small child.”
― Robin McKinley, The Blue Sword

“You are attempting to be logical, I suspect, and logic has little to do with government, and nothing at all to do with military administration. ”
― Robin McKinley, The Blue Sword

“I wondered what you'd have on the side with a plate of Deep Fried Anxiety. Pickles? Coleslaw? Potato-strychnine mash?”
― Robin McKinley, Sunshine

“You asked why I couldn't forgive you," Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. "It was because you were the love of my life, Harper. And you didn't want to be. That's hard to let go.”
― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only

“I also promise to let you help name any baby your mom and me might have-"
"Mistake. We'll have a kid named Chewbacca.”
― Kristan Higgins, Somebody to Love

“He only stopped walking when his arms were around her and his mouth was on hers. She made a surprised little squeak, but oh, God, her lips were so soft, and he kissed her hard, too hard, maybe, one hand sliding through her silky, cool hair, gripping the back of her head, a kiss that reached right in and clamped his heart in a fist…the taste of her, the smell of her, her softness melded against him. The kind of kiss that ruined a man.

Then he let her go, turned around and left her standing on the dock, one hand over her lips, her dog standing at her side.”
― Kristan Higgins

“Then James took Parker’s hands, and without waiting, gave her a long, hot kiss that made her nearly forget there were a hundred people watching. Then he pulled back and smiled that full, wonderful grin, his dark eyes so happy.
“Parker,” he said, “always lovely to see you.”
― Kristan Higgins, Somebody to Love

“Lad of Athens, faithful be
To thyself,
And Mystery -
All the rest is Perjury”
― Emily Dickinson

“When you kissed me…I felt special.
I never really felt like I deserved it.
That isn’t your fault. That was me.
When I looked down the aisle on our wedding day and you weren’t there, my first thought, as awful as this sounds, wasn’t, “Where is he?” it was, “Oh, it figures.”
― Virginia Nelson

“She’d wanted Randall Parks from the moment her hormones kicked in. Her best friend, her guardian when things got rough, her knight in somewhat-rusted and dinged up armor—he wore many hats in her life and none more important than that of best friend.”
― Virginia Nelson, Dom of the Dead

“Holyfuckingmancandy.”
― Virginia Nelson, Hypnotist

“Beauty
isn’t all about tooth whiteners, hard abs, and hundred-dollar lipstick. Beauty is
about growing old together, remembering when together, laughing together. If my
picture disgusts you, fine. Go look at the faces of women who named a price you
can buy them for. I’m not the kind of woman who will ever be for sale, and shame
on you for not expecting more from a woman, or from yourself.”
― Virginia Nelson, Sugar On Top

“Jeremy would be a handsome groom. He looked like a Ken doll come to life. Probably has the
same plastic lack of parts as his tiny counterpart.
Did she mention that I probably brought her to more orgasms than your plastic junk could
ever dream of giving her?”
― Virginia Nelson, Turn Me On

“It was no way to think about her best friend’s boyfriend. But every time she saw Andy, her body reacted.

My gaydar is defective, she thought grimly.”
― Virginia Nelson, Clothing Optional

“Tugging her purse strap up on her arm, she headed for the
door. “You have my cell number. I’ll text you. If something goes
wrong and he pulls an axe, you’ll be the first person I call.”
Michelle groaned. “See, this is why I worry. The first person
you call is the police. Then you call me and tell me the authorities are
on their way and you’re hiding in a closet.”
“Yeah, ancient wooden closet door versus axe? And you call
me the illogical one?”
― Virginia Nelson, Hunting For Love

“He responded by tsking before he caught both wrists in one hand. His free hand reached
into his back pocket. “Bianca, not everything is about sex.”
Pulling out cuffs, he yanked her wrists above her head.
“This is,” he added. “But not everything is.”
― Virginia Nelson, Catching Death

“Don’t you ‘baby’ me, you backwoods barbarian. I'm not settling for bringing you pie and beer for the rest of my life. I have plans. They don’t include marriage to you.”
― Virginia Nelson

“Shall I carry you in the house, or drop the knight with a raging hard on routine for tonight, do you think?”
― Virginia Nelson

“By you, I was properly humbled. I came to you without a doubt of my reception. You shewed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being pleased.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“Stating the obvious is not interesting.”
― Virginia Nelson

“Instead of singing in the shower, I would write out the lyrics of my favourite songs, the ink would turn the water blue or red or green, and the music would run down my legs.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

“I had to get over [him]. For months now, a stone had been sitting on my heart. I'd shed a lot of tears over [him], lost a lot of sleep, eaten a lot of cake batter. Somehow, I had to move on. [Life] would be hell if I didn't shake loose from the grip he had on my heart. I most definitely didn't want to keep feeling this way, alone in a love affair meant for two. Even if he'd felt like The One. Even if I'd always thought we'd end up together. Even if he still had a choke chain on my heart.”
― Kristan Higgins, All I Ever Wanted

“I'll tell you something, Harpy," he said, his voice almost a whisper now. "It never even occurred to me that we wouldn't make it. And it never occurred to you that we would. You were just waiting for us to go down in flames. I thought we could get through anything.”
― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only

“Everyone makes mistakes. It's what you do after the mistake that matters.”
― Kristan Higgins, Somebody to Love