Kristan Higgins Quotes

When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad.

I had to get over [him]. For months now, a stone had been sitting on my heart. I'd shed a lot of tears over [him], lost a lot of sleep, eaten a lot of cake batter. Somehow, I had to move on. [Life] would be hell if I didn't shake loose from the grip he had on my heart. I most definitely didn't want to keep feeling this way, alone in a love affair meant for two. Even if he'd felt like The One. Even if I'd always thought we'd end up together. Even if he still had a choke chain on my heart.

I'll tell you something, Harpy," he said, his voice almost a whisper now. "It never even occurred to me that we wouldn't make it. And it never occurred to you that we would. You were just waiting for us to go down in flames. I thought we could get through anything.

If only…the saddest words in the English language.

"I don't want to lose you, I love you, and...and that's all I've got." As speeches went, it wasn't great. As feelings went...different story.

The love of your life won't be the man you end up with, and you'll always compare the two.

She smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing.

For the record, a mechanical engineer is responsible for how just about anything is built. We make sure any type of structure or vehicle or roadway is strong, safe and will stay together.

But they're family, and you forgive them, even if they are human equivalent of hyenas. Because that's what you do, Posey. Forgive.

The librarian, the warrior, the free spirit... archetypes are a great jumping off point to help clarify where we want to go with a character.

Maybe love isn't just a bouquet of roses once in a while. Maybe it's just sticking it out, when it's hard, when you're mad, when you're tired.

Love came when you weren't looking, except in the case of millions who found mates on Match.com, but, hey. It sounded good.

Don't ever marry a man who loves his work more than he loves you.

Snarky, sexy and so much fun. Sugar Jamison is sure to be a hit!.

It doesn’t matter how old you are, what level of schooling you’ve had or where you live—stalking is innate to the female psyche. We’ve all been there.

Commandment #1: Believe in yourself. Commandment #2: Get over yourself.

Stop smiling. Every time you smile, an angel dies.

You asked why I couldn't forgive you," Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. "It was because you were the love of my life, Harper. And you didn't want to be. That's hard to let go.