Foolish Hearts Quotes

“Sometimes it's hard to know if something's for real? It's hard to believe it, even if you want it to be real. Even if you want it so badly. Sometimes it seems...safer, you know. Not to risk it.”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“Look at those legs,” Noah says. “Look at that bone structure. Look at those eyes, you could get fucking lost in them.” “You need Google Maps to find your way out of my eyes,” Gideon says, executing an elaborate turn before catwalking back.”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“Sometimes...around some people, I feel like I have to, like...try, you know?...But with you-- when I'm with you, I can just...exist. You know what I mean?”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“When I'm interested in a thing, I want to know about that thing. Extensively.”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“In truth, we are rarely all on the same page. More often than not, they're all on one page, and I' on a completely different one.”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“You're thinking really loudly.”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“She's also ruthless and unforgiving and, some would say, ill-mannered and incredibly unpleasant. Somehow, this doesn't seem to affect her political standing, but then again, that often seems to be the case in the real world as well”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“There's something soft in his expression that I don't know what to do with, so I take another drink and then say, 'There's also this wizard we really want to fight'.”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“I know that she hates change. She gets anxious about the future.”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“What would a pie chart of your malicious to non-malicious thoughts look like? How big a piece of the pie is non-malicious?”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“It's just...sometimes he says or does something so random it's like he's a life-form from another planet who's failing at blending into life on earth but trying like really hard, and you just have to share it with other people.”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“His eyes light up upon seeing the cookies. “Did you make them?”
“My sister did. They’re just the break-and-bake kind.”
“Those are my favorite.”
“No they’re not,” Victoria says.
“Hey, how about you head upstairs and start getting ready for bed?”
“It’s seven o’clock.”
“How about you head upstairs and just … stay there?”
They look at each other for a long moment and seem to be having some kind of nonverbal sibling communication. Finally Victoria sighs and steps away from the door.
“I get half of those cookies.”
― Emma Mills, Foolish Hearts

“He could imagine his father kicked back in his seat, a disapproving frown set under his heavy mustache; That boy is a fool. Junior wasn't a boy, but he was sure he was a fool, married to a woman who wouldn't even love him if it was up to her, and who wouldn't dance with him besides.”
― Allie Ray, Children of Promise

“Love is always a foolish emotion. That's what makes it work.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Bands of Mourning (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

“I know you are offended with me,” he said penitently, “for fooling that painted-up wax doll; but what can a fellow do?”
“Since you ask me, I do think it an ungenerous and—well—cowardly thing to hold one’s intellectual inferiors up to ridicule in that way; it’s like laughing at a cripple, or—”
― E L Voynich