The Way You Lie Quotes

“Sometimes love burns so hot in your veins that it consumes all rational thought. You become a walking shell that can no longer function without your significant other whispering into your soul, telling your heart to beat.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“Your home is your jail, Bird. I’m going to set you free.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“My tongue ran over my lower lip and I could taste the sin. It was thick and heavy in the air, and it made my head swim as I gazed into Abel's ocean-colored eyes. I wondered whether he tasted it too, whether his heart was pounding in his chest. I wondered most of all if it was artificial - a haze of adoration brought on by the pills. It had been so long since I'd wanted that; I didn't trust my own thoughts, but if felt too good to care.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“Kettle, you’re not embracing my awesome. Embrace the awesome.”
“So are you going to tell me how you knew?” I pulled back to look at him, and his gaze flicked to mine. “Well, I’d always had a feeling of awesome, even as a young boy.”
“My God. You’re infuriating.”
“Kettle, I’m touched, but you don’t need to call me ‘God.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“Are all people from California so rude?” He shrugged. “Not as bad as the bitches from Mississippi.”
“Burn.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“Loser,” I groaned, as I rolled my eyes.
“I may be a loser, but I fuck like a champ. You should try it sometime. Maybe you wouldn’t be so cranky.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“Moth to a flame. Somehow we both got burnt.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“This has been fun, but I have a date. Don’t give yourself a paper cut, Kettle.” He turned to leave, and I groaned with frustration.
“It’s a Kindle, you idiot. There is no paper.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“don’t want to fix you, Bird. I want you to fix me.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“Worthless. It wasn’t that I viewed my tears as a weakness; it was that I knew what they’d said was true. I was a nothing. No one looked forward to seeing me in the morning. No one laid his head on his pillow at night to dream of me. I existed by pure accident, and no one would let me forget how unwanted I was.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“As I opened the door, Abel turned toward the shower and zipped up his pants. “Jesus! Shit! I’m so sorry.” I yanked the door to close it, but he grabbed hold and pulled it wide open.
“Wow. Was it that disappointing?” He laughed, and my face burned with embarrassment.
“I didn’t see anything.” I was mortified.
“You really know how to hurt a man’s ego.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“Everyone sees life through his or her own experiences.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“he hugged me as if I were the last breath of air and he were struggling to keep his head above water.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“For the first time in a long while, I cared about something. I wanted to make you smile.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie

“Are all people from California so rude?” He shrugged. “Not as bad as the bitches from Mississippi.”
― Teresa Mummert, Perfect Lie