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1 " ... keeping her wild-honey-and-chamomile-soaked hair from falling into her oatmeal-and-yogurt face mask "
― Emma McLaughlin , The Real Real
2 " if you'e going to do something, darling, then do it all the way. "
― Emma McLaughlin , The Nanny Diaries (Nanny, #1)
3 " I've learned that hurting you feels infinitely worse than being hurt myself. "
― Emma McLaughlin , Over You
4 " To all the guys who broke our hearts - we wouldn't appreciate what we have today without you. "
5 " You should totally get implants," she said admiringly in the mirror. I shake my head. "I don't yet know what I'm going to do with my life, Diane. But I'm hoping being shaped like a barbell could only be a hindrance. "
6 " Rule number one: caffeine is your new best friend. Liquid optimism. "
7 " He's entitled not to love me, but he's not entitled to mess with my happy place. "
8 " Sure, equal pay, maternity leaves, and pro sports are important. But a girl can't make a free throw from the foul line if her head's not in the game. "
9 " I never realized how much of the pleasure of dining out is watching people, otherwise it feels like ordering in with better utensils. "
― Emma McLaughlin , Between You and Me
10 " The ceremonial oat tour." She reaches in the shopping bag and takes out the milk bar with almonds, ripping it open."It must be so hard for guys in relationships - to have just one girlfriend completely devoted to taking care of all your whole-grain needs. I can see how at the first opportunity you'd just have to get out there and - sow. "
11 " Being back here—I'm suddenly confronting the enormity of that kind of commitment. And just how much you can fuck someone up if you half-ass it. "
― Emma McLaughlin , Nanny Returns (Nanny, #2)
12 " Screw sharks; a Transformer could be stretching up on its tippy toes and would still have a mile of cover to eat me. "
13 " if you're going to do something darling, then do it all the way\uncoordinated and enthusiastic. a lethal combination "
14 " voracious "
― Emma McLaughlin , How to Be a Grown-up
15 " Why can't everything be as easy as walking into H&M and putting a week's worth of clothes on a credit card? "
16 " But there is so much you can do with five children in a dark parking lot before you want to sell them. "
17 " There are people─ in your home─ human beings─ drowning in their desire for you to look them in the eye. You made this family. And all you have to do is to show up and like them. It's called 'relating'. So get over whatever totally-absent-buying-your-affection parenting that you received and get here, man─ because this is your LIFE and you're just pissing it away. "
18 " And he doesn't care what you're wearing or what you've brought him. He just wants you there. Wanting him. And time is running out. He won't love you unconditionally that much longer. And soon he won't love you at all. "
19 " There are people in this home- human beings- drowning in their desire for you to look them in the eye. You made this family. And all you have to do is show up and like them. It's called 're-la-ting.' So get over whatever totally-absent-buying-your affection parenting that you received and get here, man- because this is your LIFE and you're just pissing it away! "
20 " I pause to catch my breath, looking around at all the toys he's paid for and never once enjoyed with his son. "
