Claire > Claire's Quotes

“Maybe part of find what you wanted was recognizing what you didn't want. Maybe there was hope for me yet.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs

“Maybe deep down inside we were all still in our formative years. Maybe it was never too late for any of us to change.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs: New Leash on Life

“What are sisters for if not to point out the things the rest of the world is too polite to mention.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs: New Leash on Life

“There were lots of kinds of men in the world. There were lots of kinds of dogs in the world. There were lots of men who acted like dogs in the world.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs: New Leash on Life

“Why one human being is attracted to another is one of the great mysteries of the world.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs

“Time flies. Time flies faster every year. Time flies whether you're having fun or not, whether you're living your life big or small, whether you surround yourself with fear or laughter.”
― Claire Cook, Time Flies: A Novel

“There’s life after divorce, Sarah,’ my father proclaimed, not that he’d ever been divorced.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs

“I just figured that was the life I picked, so I had to make the most of it.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs

“He looks good for a while, but ya know, ya can’t shine a sneaker.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs

“The remnants of his adolescent vulnerability were all over his face.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs

“Great, you ruined my life and you don’t even remember it.”
― Claire Cook, Wallflower in Bloom

“I opened both eyes. Dread was sitting on my chest as if it were an animal. I mean, dread so real it had physical presence, like a Labrador retriever I could teach tricks to. Here, Dread. Sit, Dread. Roll over, Dread. Play dead, Dread.”
― Claire Cook, Wallflower in Bloom

“even reflected glory can be intoxicating.”
― Claire Cook, Wallflower in Bloom

“I had a system, too, though I was pretty sure I’d ever acknowledged it before, even to myself. My closet was arranged by size: Now, Not That Long Ago, Once Upon a Time, Never Again, and In Your Dreams. I didn’t even have to check the tags to verify the humiliating range of ever-increasing numerals displayed on them. I wondered what size I’d be when I’d finally had enough.”
― Claire Cook, Wallflower in Bloom

“Because I know what it's like to pour your heart and soul into a book, day after day after day, when it comes to the work of other authors, I either give them five stars -- or say nothing! I simply can't bring myself to do anything else.”
― Claire Cook

“Relationships, the ones that last anyway, are really an extended game of Let's Make A Deal.”
― Claire Cook, Multiple Choice

“I'd spent so many years doing things I didn't really want to do for people I didn't really like.”
― Claire Cook, Multiple Choice

“Honest, hopelessly romantic old-fashioned gentleman seeks lady friend who enjoys elegant dining, dancing and the slow bloom of affection.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs

“If I didn’t have a job, I might have stayed in bed until I rotted.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs

“When my cell phone rang, I'd just finished cutting up my marriage mattress.”
― Claire Cook, Time Flies

“Because nobody knows you better than somebody who knew you way back then.”
― Claire Cook, Time Flies

“If plan A doesn't work, the alphabet has 25 more letters - 204 if you're in Japan.”
― Claire Cook, Seven Year Switch

“You never know what you're going to get with a pinball game," John said. "It's a lot like life. You can't control it, so you have to just roll with it and do the best you can. And if you do well enough, sometimes you get a bonus play.”
― Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs: New Leash on Life