Merry and Bright Quotes

“Hot men always feel like the sun—must avert your eyes so as to not get burned.”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright

“I’m scared. And I don’t know how to do this. But I can’t let myself lose you just because of that. Every time I look at you . . . I feel like I can breathe again.”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright

“But what am I supposed to introduce you as? My emotional support giant?”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright

“It’s a cheese bouquet,” he says. I look closer. Salami rolled to look like roses; blocks of cheese shaped like tulips; rosemary for greenery stems. It really is a goddamn cheese bouquet. “Well,” he continues as I stare, “cheese and charcuterie, because they make pretty good-looking fake flowers.”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright

“He’s the guy who’d do anything to heal a wound. He’s the guy. He’s meant to be my guy.”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright

“And before I fall asleep, I swear I hear him whisper, “Your laugh makes everything easier.”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright

“He also seems to somehow always find the right moment to hand me some cheese. Pathetically, this might be the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me.”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright

“But what am I supposed to introduce you as? My emotional support giant?” I get that boisterous laugh again and can’t help but smile. “Just say I’m your boyfriend,” he suggests with a shrug.”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright

“I needed you to know . . . You’ve made me feel like . . . even in dark moments”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright

“You’re the quarterback”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright

“Hot men always feel like the sun—must avert your eyes so as to not get burned. The avoiding had been easy, since I grabbed my Kindle and got pulled back into the book I was reading (yes, I am more into fictional men than real men; sue me).”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright

“And by tomorrow It seems absurd, but do you suppose That you and I might wake up to find we’re pros At being not alone? —Maybe Happy Ending”
― Ali Rosen, Merry and Bright