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161 " The beauty of human relationships is sharing burdens?” “More or less. But burdens don’t grow lighter if both people are contributing equally. Life isn’t a fifty-fifty split, that’s just being lazy. Burdens are weightless, worlds change, and love endures when both people are contributing their maximum. "
― Penny Reid , Ninja At First Sight (Knitting in the City, #4.75)
162 " So I buried myself under my covers and cried like it was my job and I was hoping for a promotion. "
― Penny Reid , Elements of Chemistry: Heat (Hypothesis, #2)
163 " I treasure my sleep over the wellbeing or interests of my loved ones "
― Penny Reid , Love Hacked (Knitting in the City, #3)
164 " Nothing is more frustrating than being attracted to someone who is a complete jerk – except for maybe also caring about that person despite continued abuses. I was such an idiot. "
― Penny Reid , Friends Without Benefits (Knitting in the City, #2)
165 " Nothing screams lady-mind-porn like a hot, shirtless, sexy man doing dishes after giving her a reason to be exhausted. "
166 " How does the ocean say hello to the shore… it gives it a little wave. "
― Penny Reid , Beauty and the Mustache (Knitting in the City, #4; Winston Brothers, #0)
167 " Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” ― Edgar Allan Poe "
― Penny Reid , Beard in Mind (Winston Brothers, #4)
168 " Fuck a fucking fuck of fucking ducks. "
― Penny Reid , Marriage of Inconvenience (Knitting in the City, #7)
169 " Quote of the day: “Friendship is like peeing your pants; everyone can see it but only you can feel it. "
― Penny Reid , Neanderthal Seeks Human (Knitting in the City, #1)
170 " But I want to be your only source of romantic situations from this point forward. "
171 " And why did men insist on buying the largest size? Didn’t they understand the concept of sizes? Did they think buying a magnum sized condom was going to fool me into thinking their Toyota Camery was an aircraft carrier? "
172 " In all honesty, I’d enjoyed the horse ride more than the man ride. At least the horse had been a stallion. "
― Penny Reid , Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers, #1)
173 " Pride is just another word for insecurity and fear—again, having no strong sense of self or worth. If pride is the driving force behind your decisions, then your life is going to suck. "
― Penny Reid , Kissing Tolstoy (Dear Professor, #1)
174 " Who called it? I called it! That’s right, uh huh! "
175 " Sometimes, things are sad and unfortunate. But finding the funny in a situation can make the sad and unfortunate more bearable. "
176 " Come self-sufficient. Come powerful. Or come weak and uncertain. Just come to me. And stay. Trust that you are precisely the right piece, because you are the missing piece—in my life and of my heart. "
177 " I never cross-pollinate fantasy and reality. "
― Penny Reid , Elements of Chemistry: Attraction (Hypothesis, #1)
178 " I will do anything to prove that to you. I will do anything to prove that what we have is worth a battle. What we have is worth a war. "
― Penny Reid , Neanderthal Marries Human (Knitting in the City, #1.5)
179 " What are you!? A Disney princess?” Ashley’s annoyance powered semi-shout surprised the room. She dropped her knitting to her lap and glared at me, apparently sincerely perturbed by Janie’s revelation. “Get over yourself! We all have to fall in love more than once—even if it’s with the same person. "
180 " Because you scratched my itch and then you kissed me—both of which freaked me out because neither of which are in the course syllabus for laboratory experiments this semester. And, furthermore— "