Isn't She Lovely Quotes

“Instead of the carefree, find-myself summer I envisioned, I’ll be spending the next three months with my own life-sized Ken doll.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“And here’s what you don’t learn in Film 101…in real life? The meet-cute isn’t the least bit cute. It’s more like a meet-awkward. Sometimes even a meet-shoot-me-now.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“In no ecosystem should we even be acknowledging each other’s existence.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“I resign myself to apologizing to the miniature goth monster.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“I’ve moved before I realize I’m going to, and suddenly Stephanie is in my arms and I’m carrying my fake girlfriend through the Upper West Side as she mutters threats in my ear, and even though my delicate little flower is cursing up a storm, I find myself grinning.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“Of all the possible partners, I get a pit bull puppy.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“Stephanie, huh?” I ask, when she doesn’t respond. “You go by Steph?” “No. Not Steph.” she says as we cross the street to the familiar green and white Starbucks logo. “My ex-boyfriend called me that so I’m kind of over it.” God, someone actually dated this cranky little midget? Then my eyes skimmed the perky cleavage beneath the tiny tank top. Right. There was that.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“I rub a hand over my face. I’m an ass. A really, really confused ass.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“I’m wishing that I had a regular family where the mom cooks lasagna and throws bagged salad into a big dented wooden bowl.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“Sorry 'bout that," Pretty Boy says with a crooked grin. I don't know whether he's apologizing for our initial collision or for the humiliating near-miss of an inadvertent motorboat situation.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“Some guys have a thing for cheerleaders,” he says, his voice easy. I roll my eyes as I start tossing socks into the bag.
“Let me guess. You want to know if I still have my old uniform.” He sets the picture back on the nightstand and moves toward the door. “Nah. Not my thing. But I think I could develop a thing for girls in combat boots.” I spin around in surprise, wanting to see his face, wanting to know if he means what I think he means. But he’s already gone.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“I’ve got nothing against the color black, but you’re just trying to prove some point that nobody cares about but you!”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“Ethan glances down at our linked hands as though confused as to why he’s touching me, before he finally—finally—gets his shit together.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“I look like the troubled girl parents warn their kids away from, and Ethan looks like the homecoming king.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“By now I'm done expecting a laugh from this girl, but she suprises me, letting out a little giggle that reminds me of a rainbow escaping from a mud puddle.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“Not exactly the manliest of confessions, but there it is.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely

“But I can’t be mad at her for keeping her head on straight. I was the one who messed up. I broke the cardinal rule in this little game we’re playing: I went and forgot that it is a game.
A mistake I have no intention of repeating.”
― Lauren Layne, Isn't She Lovely