Emancipating Andie Quotes

“We judge people by our own standards of happiness … What makes you happy might not make that woman over there happy. But human beings have a terrible habit of thinking they know what’s best for each other. ”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“I didn’t want to be the kind of guy who had no regrets. Honestly, I wouldn’t trust someone who had no regrets. It means that they’ve never learned from their mistakes, or they’re too arrogant to realise they’ve made them in the first place … I think having regrets makes us better people … So…instead of having no regrets, we should know our regrets … Wear them like a bade of lessons learned … If we can’t recognise when we’ve messed up, then how will we know when we’ve gotten it right?”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“Life is much more enjoyable when you're surrounded by people who just accept you for you.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“You know what I think is really sad? That we live in a world where you have to be afraid to help people.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“I do what I want to do. I refuse to hold back what I’m thinking or what I’m feeling anymore. And if someone doesn’t like it, then they don’t need to be in my life. If that makes me an asshole, then so be it. I don’t want to spend any more time trying to make other people happy. Life is much more enjoyable when you’re surrounded by people who just accept you for you.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“You look new right now,” he finally said.
“New?”
He nodded. “Like you just discovered yourself.” Andie felt something jolt through her veins as he added, “It’s hard to explain, but I wish you could see it. It looks good on you.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“I can't promise you that I'll never be am asshole again. But I can promise you that I don't mean it. And I can't promise you that I won't ever make mistakes, but I can promise you that I'll learn from them and do whatever it takes to make it right with you again.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“You don’t see the world the way other people do. And when you let your guard down, the way you think, the way you say things… you make people look at things differently. You make people feel things.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“Anyone who repeats a question when they're asked one is just buying time.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“His heart was racing, and he wanted her to hear it. And he wanted her to know that from here on out, it beat solely for her.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“I’m gonna fall in love with you.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“It should have been a harmless question, but music was a personal thing for him; sharing his favorites always felt so intimate, like pulling out little pieces of his soul and laying them bare.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“Are you gonna put your shirt back on?” she blurted out.
Chase froze, looking over his shoulder at her with the most maddening smile. “Why? Is this bothering you?”
“I just…” Andie sputtered, floundering through her response. “I mean, what if we get pulled over or something?”
“If we get pulled over, this could only work in your favor,” he said, running his hands over his chest.
Andie tried to stifle a laugh. “My God, you’re insufferable.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“All at once, the world around me felt real. And for the first time, so did I.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“Andromeda. It means beautiful.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“Everything happens for a reason,” she finally said.
“What?” Chase scoffed as his eyes flashed back to hers. “Oh you’ve got to be kidding me.”
“Why?”
“Because it’s total horseshit,” he laughed. “That’s just some crap people say when something bad happens and they have no way to explain it. It’s a pathetic way to try and make somebody feel better. And if anything, it has the reverse effect.”
Andie shrugged. “I disagree.”
“Anytime anyone has ever said that to me, it just made me want to punch them in the face.”
“That’s because you’re an asshole,” she said matter-of factly.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“Did you google ‘best groveling speeches’ while I was passed out?”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“I don't want what my parents have. I want the couple in the park.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“I think it’s sad that we’ll never know her,” Chase said. She glanced over at him suspiciously. “Think of how many people there are in the world that you’ll never know. Like that guy right there,” he said, nodding toward the car that whizzed by them. “What’s that guy’s name? Where’s he going? Is he happy with his life? Did he want Bella to end up with Edward or Jacob?”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“Maybe something bad would have happened if this guy didn’t slow you down when he did. Maybe this is your guardian angel, looking out for you.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“Killers don't take their nieces to get ice-cream cones.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“Don’t ever apologize for being you, Andie.” She opened her eyes and turned to him. He was looking at her, and there was such conviction and sincerity in his expression that Andie felt like she was going to break under the weight of it.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“You know something Andie? If we could find some coal for you to sit on, we could both retire early.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“What makes you happy might not make that woman over there happy. But human beings have a terrible habit of thinking they know what’s best for each other.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“You do understand the concept behind playing a game, right? It’s supposed to be fun.” “I know. I’m having a great time.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“...being so close to her again, feeling her hands on him, her eyes on him, made him want to rip down all of the bullshit walls they were both hiding behind. He just wanted to say everything he was feeling, everything he'd been thinking for weeks.

But he knew that he wouldn't.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie

“Anyone who repeats a question when they’re asked one is just buying time.”
― Priscilla Glenn, Emancipating Andie