Listen for the Lie Quotes

“Some people will never believe you no matter how hard you explain yourself. Trust me, there's no pleasing people. If they're determined to think the worst of you, they will.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“You don't owe anyone your whole story.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“I am not responsible for the fake version of me you created in your head.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“People don’t believe women who fight back. When a man lashes out, people say he’s lost control of his temper or made a terrible mistake. When a woman does it, she’s a psychopath.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“And people hate that quality in a young woman, don’t they? They don’t know what to do with a girl who isn’t looking for their approval. They feel like they have to bring her down a peg.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“It’s better to be interesting than likable.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“My life vastly improved once both those men were gone. Men don’t protect us, not really. They only protect themselves, or each other. The only thing men ever protected me from was happiness.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“An insult doesn’t have the intended impact when spelled incorrectly.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“Make Today So Awesome That Yesterday Gets Jealous.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“She wasn’t interested in making other people comfortable, which I really liked about her.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“The truth doesn't matter if you fight back.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“Would people say she had a temper if she was a man? They’d say she stood up for herself when it was needed.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“I’m finding it harder to hold a grudge. And I’m usually so good at holding grudges. It’s one of my best talents.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“She was a real no-nonsense girl. Just didn’t have time for any shit, you know? I’ve always admired that about her. I was so concerned with whether or not everyone liked me at that age.
And people hate that quality in a young woman, don’t they? They don’t know what to do with a girl who isn’t looking for their approval. They feel like they have to bring her down a peg.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“It was a real dick move on Grandma’s part to be born in August.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“Men don't protect us, not really. They only protect themselves, or each other. The only thing men ever protected me from was happiness.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“But sometimes you meet a girl who is just, like, your soulmate. Not in a romantic way, but in a friend way. Which can almost be more intense. You could tell that Savvy and Lucy were in one of those intense friend-soulmate relationships.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“In the end, life is just sweatpants and children who resent you and all your choices.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“People your age are usually so proud of being busy.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“Sometimes I think about the fact that the twenty-two-year-old version of me would be absolutely horrified by almost-thirty me.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“I would have liked to replay that smug little smile of Ben’s. That wasn’t a superhero smile. That was the grin of a man who liked to watch shit burn.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“Texans are nothing if not polite (to your face).”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“I’m showing up unannounced, which is a real dick move, especially since she has kids, but I’ve lost all my fucks. I have no more to give.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“I’ve had an IUD for years, so there are no smug babies in my immediate future,...”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“again. “I should have controlled my temper,” I said softly. I should have just cried. Taken the hits and crawled away to show my scars. I should have been a better victim. The truth doesn’t matter if you fight back.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“He’d said the lie so many times he’d started to believe it himself.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“For fuck’s sake. Men are such babies. They’re too scared to actually break up with you, so they just get mean or fade away until you get mad and dump them.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“She was a real no-nonsense girl. Just didn’t have time for any shit, you know? I’ve always admired that about her. I was so concerned with whether or not everyone liked me at that age. And people hate that quality in a young woman, don’t they? They don’t know what to do with a girl who isn’t looking for their approval. They feel like they have to bring her down a peg.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“Typical. Men always believe each other.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

“Listen, I've been thinking. "A dangerous pastime," I say. "Yeah - wait, what?" He waves his hand like he's annoyed with me. No one can blame him, considering I'm making Beauty and the Beast jokes while we're talking about his sister's murder.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie