The Meaning Of You Quotes

“Nice to meet you, Madigan Church. I’m Nick Fisher. Forensic accountant, ditto the social-disaster part but for very different reasons, current emotional mess, and according to the few friends—who for reasons known only to themselves have stuck around my cranky arse—not a reasonably nice guy and definitely a work in progress.”
― Jay Hogan, The Meaning Of You

“We locked eyes for a long minute, then I held out my hand. “Hi, I’m Madigan Church. Book conservator, introverted social disaster, bibliophile, and reasonably nice guy, I’m told, all things considered.”
― Jay Hogan, The Meaning Of You

“I love you, Davis. You’re the best man I’ve ever known, and I promise I’ll try and live up to what you taught me.”
― Jay Hogan, The Meaning Of You

“It wasn’t in any sleek silver-fox, GQ, do-you-like-my-Rolex kind of way. But in that nerdy, still-waters-run-deep, and would-you-please-put-your-glasses-on-before-we-get-into-bed kind of way. Way, way better.”
― Jay Hogan, The Meaning Of You

“The man was an adorable grump with a finely tuned capacity to carry a grudge. He might own every piece of my heart, be soft as butter beneath all those frown lines, give you the shirt off his back and his trousers as well if you needed them, but there were days Nick Fisher could make Ebeneezer Scrooge look like Mary freaking Poppins.”
― Jay Hogan, The Meaning Of You

“The man was an adorable grump with a finely tuned capacity to carry a grudge.”
― Jay Hogan, The Meaning Of You

“Choosing to live a quieter life did not equate with being or feeling old. All it meant was that you liked living a quieter fucking life. I was that person at twenty-five and I was still that person.”
― Jay Hogan, The Meaning Of You

“It was as if he thought words too precious a commodity to dispense willy-nilly, with no thought to their value. I imagined him reading a book in the same fashion. Slowly. Relishing every word like a fine wine. Paying attention not just to the words but to the cover and the pages and the crafting of the whole thing. The thought made me smile.”
― Jay Hogan, The Meaning Of You

“Besides, I wanted the pain. I wanted to hurt. I wanted to drown in my memories and my guilt until I couldn’t fucking breathe. What I didn’t want was Madigan’s green eyes offering me any kind of solace or lifeline.”
― Jay Hogan, The Meaning Of You