Artistic License Quotes

“There’s a huge difference, Sophy, between sharing yourself with another person, and subjugating your personality and your free will to theirs.”
― Elle Pierson, Artistic License

“She had never been grabbed into a kiss worthy of scrolling credits and a soundtrack”
― Elle Pierson, Artistic License

“Her fingernails were cut short and workmanlike, but were painted in pink and white stripes. The smartphone leaning dangerously from the pocket of her loose dress was a similarly aggressive shade of candyfloss, which seemed a crime against an otherwise perfectly decent model. She was the most overtly feminine person he had met since his kindergarten days, when small girls came bedecked with bows, ruffles and sparkly purses.”
― Elle Pierson, Artistic License

“I've never wanted you to feel that you have to be other than what you are or that to be shy and more reserved is some sort of character flaw that needs to be overcome. You know I've always found it infuriating when people hold up extroverted, outgoing behavior as a yardstick to emulate, when that personality type is no more or less valid than one more introverted.”
― Elle Pierson, Artistic License

“It wasn't the crescendo peak of a grand seduction scene. It was a quiet embrace of deep, even breaths, and shared comfort. And love. For that instant of time, it was a touch of love, given freely, without strings, conditions, or promises.”
― Elle Pierson, Artistic License

“I start going stir-crazy if I don't get enough time by myself," she explained, smiling reluctantly. "I just — I like my space, my own time. I like not having to answer to somebody every day. I start to feel claustrophobic in a relationship. Men expect you to go out, text them, talk, have sex, and it's all the time. Don't you find it exhausting?”
― Elle Pierson, Artistic License

“She was good at loving friends, useless at making them.”
― Elle Pierson, Artistic License