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The Best Man (Blue Heron, #1) The Best Man by Kristan Higgins
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“Maybe love isn't just a bouquet of roses once in a whole. Maybe it's just sticking it out, when it's hard, when you're mad, when you're tired.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“The love of your life won't be the man you end up with, and you'll always compare the two.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“Love came when you weren't looking, except in the case of millions who found mates on Match.com, but, hey. It sounded good.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“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.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“Being sexy is exhausting.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“What’s more appealing than a guy who gets down on his knees and lets your dog lick his face?”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“Men never had to deal with this, Faith thought. Men didn’t hide in bathrooms and wrestle microfiber and pantyhose. Totally not fair. Men had it easy. Did men get bikini waxed and wear uncomfortable underwear? No, they did not. Faith would bet her life that a man had invented thongs. Men sucked.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“and get him.” There”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“Well, you always remember people who hurt your feelings.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“Maybe love isn't just a bouquest 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.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“Blue rolled onto his back, letting them know he was available for tummy-scratching any time.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“Then she slammed the door. Opened it and slammed it again, just in case he missed the point.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“The whole bringing sexy back...you know that song? By that cute boy?”

“Yeah, I know it,” Faith said grimly.

“Who is he again?”

“Justin Timberlake.”

“Right. “Bring Sexy Back” or something. Well, I didn’t know sexy was gone. Now Carl wants me to be all creative. You know what he brought back from Costco last week? Eight cans of whipped cream, Faith. Eight.”

“That’s a lot,” Faith said. Time to swear off dairy.

“And it’s having the opposite effect. Right? Like, the storm of love I used to have has dried to a mist, because all of a sudden, plain old marital brevity isn’t good enough. Oh, and the other day, Abby walked in on us, and she’s not speaking to me at the moment. Last week, Faith, I had a mammogram, you know?”

Faith looked up sharply. “Is everything okay?”

“Sure! But I was looking forward to it! Like, that was my special alone time, just me and the boob squisher. I didn’t have to talk dirty to Carl or wear Vulcan ears—”

“Oh, boy.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“I’ll”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“Get out of bed. Go to classes. Try to be normal, and pretty soon all that grief you carry...it gets easier.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man
“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.”
Kristan Higgins, The Best Man