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Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4) QUOTES

Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4) QUOTES

1 " Books are friends. You don’t just—just—just give away friends! "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

2 " Romance is fiction.” He punctuated this statement by taking a bite of steak, and then chewing. “But it’s—it’s—” Interesting? Well researched? Engaging? Well written? All of the above. “Not what you expected?” he supplied, smirking around his bite. “What did you expect?” Shrugging, I lifted a small rectangle of lasagna on my fork and blew at the steam. “I guess something brainless.” I didn’t add that I followed The New York Times Book Review and they’d had more than their fair share of articles calling the romance genre “fluffy.” If you couldn’t trust The New York Times Book Review, who could you trust? “Why? Because it’s about love and has a happy ending? And only stories of unhappiness with tragic endings are important? Because a struggle that leads to something good isn’t worthwhile? "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

3 " Talking to her was like arguing with a flat-earther. Ignorance plus arrogance is why we can’t have nice things! "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

4 " Conclusion: What I needed was a shower helmet. I was fairly certain a shower helmet didn’t exist. I’d have to make one. Biting the inside of my bottom lip, I searched the kitchen drawers closest to the gas range and found what I sought: aluminum foil, parchment paper, tape, scissors, and plastic wrap. "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

5 " You are full of ambergris. "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

6 " After all, the brightest object in earth’s night sky was usually our little moon. Whereas the majority of the dim, twinkling lights in the distance, the ones we barely noticed, were not only stars but something altogether more awe-inspiring once you took the time to investigate. To know. "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

7 " Phrases like But at what cost? Or In this economy? Or So . . . it has come to this. Or So let it be written, so let it be done. Or my personal favorite for when I didn’t know how to end a sentence or complete a thought . . . And then the wolves came. "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

8 " Whether or not I’m likable or nice or good or a Mary Sue is irrelevant. The fact is, I am boring and unlikable by your standards. That’s never going to change because I don’t subscribe to your standards. "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

9 " Is this all it takes to earn my trust? Cookies and smiles?! Can I be bought for so little? "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

10 " But pretending within the confines of “the real world” made no sense to me. It’s like they were speaking a different language, one I couldn’t understand, and one that seemed horribly . . . well, boring. "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

11 " All hypotheses are worth exploring! Even the crazy ones. "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

12 " I left the helmet on—enjoying the novelty of feeling like a Storm Trooper, or perhaps a member of Daft Punk—wrapped an oversized towel around myself, and opened the bathroom door just in time to almost collide with Abe. "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

13 " Lifting the towel closer to my neck, I met his stunned gaze through the plastic sheeting of my helmet, and debated how best to answer. "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

14 " Are you”—his eyes narrowed—“are you giving me shit for complimenting your—your—” “Shower helmet. "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)

15 " How would that be? To have a parent interested in what brought you joy? To have a parent who valued the actual relationship over the value of having the relationship? "

― Penny Reid , Laws of Physics: Motion (Hypothesis, #4)