Rough Around the Hedges Quotes

“In my experience, no one reads with the speed or voracity of a romance book club. You know how in movies they show people or cows wandering into a pool of piranhas, and with a dash of media magic, they’re instantly nothing but bones? That was my Nana and her book club friends, and the cow was their TBR pile. No joke.”
― Lish McBride, Rough Around the Hedges

“Hades hath no fury like a vexed librarian. It was all that knowledge at their fingertips, I thought.”
― Lish McBride, Rough Around the Hedges

“Juliet’s voice in my head reminded me that the reason it was so hard to ask for help was because the desire to be almost fanatically self-reliant was a trauma response. I’d learned as a child that asking for help was bad, that I couldn’t rely on the people I was supposed to be able to rely on. Which made it difficult to reach out now, because the habit and mindset was so entrenched.”
― Lish McBride, Rough Around the Hedges

“Also, hint to all the dudes out there? If you want to learn more about what women want in bed, or in a relationship, read a romance novel. They were a treasure trove of knowledge. I guess that goes for everyone, even the folks who weren’t dudes.”
― Lish McBride, Rough Around the Hedges

“In my experience, no one reads with the speed or voracity of a romance book club.”
― Lish McBride, Rough Around the Hedges