Princess on the Brink Quotes

“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle."
I really hate this expression. I bet fish would totally want bicycles.”
― Meg Cabot, Princess on the Brink

“anybody can be a princess. all you have todo is have the right parents. it's no harder than being born Paris Hilton, for God's sake.

at least you remember to put on underwear in the morning, i'm assuming”
― Meg Cabot, Princess on the Brink

“my grandmother has given me her own version of the precious gift: the most precious gift any teenager coul ask for:
MY GRANDMOTHER HAS GIVEN MY MY OWN SEX PLACE!!!!!”
― Meg Cabot, Princess on the Brink

“oh my god, she said are you going to be reasonable about this?”
― Meg Cabot, Princess on the Brink

“His hair, at first glance, appears merely dark, but upon closer inspection is actually many strands of chestnut brown, gold, and black. He wears it long, for a guy, not because doing
so is “in,” but because he’s too busy with his many interests to remember to get it cut regularly. His eyes seem dark at first glance, as well, but are actually a kaleidoscope of
russets and mahoganies, flecked here and there with ruby and gold, like twin lakes during an Indian summer, into which you feel as if you could dive and swim forever. Nose: aquiline. Mouth: imminently kissable. Neck: aromatic—an intoxicating blend of Tide from his shirt collar, Gillette shaving foam, and Ivory soap, which together spell: my
boyfriend.
B–
Better. I would have liked more description on what exactly about his mouth you find so imminently kissable.
—C. Martinez”
― Meg Cabot, Princess on the Brink

“Ostensibly female but lack of breast size lends to disturbing androgyny.”
― Meg Cabot, After Eight

“Because when you’re already at rock bottom, nothing hurts anymore.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“Yes. I am a pathetic crying meat-eater now.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“The world is an unfair place. Sometimes you’re the windshield. Sometimes you’re the bug.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“I’ve gotten her to promise not to call Dr. Fung’s emergency service. The only thing about me that’s sick is my heart.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“What are you even talking about?” “CLARINETISTS!”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“Do you know there are people who are still living in TENTS and FEMA TRAILERS because of all the hurricanes and tsunamis and earthquakes there’ve been in various parts of the world? And you’re complaining that you can’t SMOKE in your room?”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“Mom can’t stand politics first thing in the morning. She prefers Panic! At the Disco.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“Mere seven-hundred-threadcount sheets! It’s scandalous! No wonder Rommel has a rash!” “Rommel always has a rash,”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“Mia, you’re wonderful in and of yourself. You know that. You’re a lot more than just a princess. In fact, I would say that’s the tiniest part of you, not what DEFINES you.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“EXCEPT WHAT AM I GOING TO DO IF I CAN’T SMELL HIS NECK???? I might die.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“He’d make such a good dad! Not that I have any intention of having children until I’ve finished college and joined the Peace Corps and put an end to global warming, of course.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“Calm down,” I said. “I just got a little trim—” “A LITTLE TRIM??? You look like a cotton swab.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“Man. Being responsible blows.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“Okay,” I said. “I’m officially going to throw up.” “Well, don’t do it in the guacamole.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“And I never told anyone how Lilly threw my Strawberry Shortcake doll on the roof of her parents’ country house and I never saw it again until the next summer when Michael was cleaning out the gutters and he threw it down into the yard and poor Strawberry’s eyes had been chewed out by squirrels and her hair was all moldy and her face had been melted by the sun into a silent scream. Even though the sight of it emotionally scarred me for life. I really loved that doll.”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“September 8,”
― Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink: A YA Romance About Love, Loss, and Looming Disaster

“Did you know that the single most likely to occur crisis currently facing Americans is a pandemic? With bioterrorism a real threat, and air travel as popular as it is today, deadly diseases such as avian flu and smallpox could erupt in our population at ANY time. Would YOU know what to do in the event of a bioterror attack?”
― Meg Cabot, Princess on the Brink