Hard Knox Quotes

“there was a difference between eating healthy and eating in hopes of one day becoming a plant.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“Live, Love, Learn. Then get real.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“God, have you got Batman in your blood or something?”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“You mistake my jealousy for good old-fashioned cynicism.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“he inspected my shirt—Don’t Make Me Get My Flying Monkeys.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“That the person I thought I’d have to search the world and a lifetime for might be standing in front of me right now. That the very person I doubted existed is flesh and blood and right here. That the man who adds more aggravation and angst and just about every other noun to my life is the same one I can’t imagine living without. That this very hand in mine now is the one I might be holding when I prepare to take my last breath seventy years from now. I’m terrified that every time I look into your eyes, I see my future. I’m terrified that when you look away, it vanishes. I’m terrified because right now, this very minute when I’m confessing all of this and you’re staring at me like I’m either crazy or misguided, all I really want to do is repeat that night in your truck—the way that night was supposed to go. I’m scared of you. And I’m scared of me. But I’m terrified of us together. And I’m terrified of why I’m terrified in the first place.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox

“But most of the time when I wear them, I don’t know, I’m kind of hoping—foolishly, probably—that people will read it, get the message, change their lives for the better, even if it’s only in the smallest of ways, and make the world a better place.” Knox was still grinning as he buttered his toast. “So you’re saying your shirts are like a butterfly effect?” “Pretty much, yeah. And when they hand me my Nobel Peace Prize in fifty years for changing the world, one snarky shirt at a time, I’m going to wave it in your face and chant ‘Told ya so’ about a million times.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“I’ll just follow your bread crumb trail of ego and entitlement,”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“Your ego is gushing all over me and getting my favorite shoes dirty.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“Why would I want to go and get all normal when being abnormal is so much more interesting?”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“Because I don’t want to give you any reason to be mad at me. I don’t want to give you a reason to hate me because, as much as I might have have begged you to do that, you’re the single most important thing in the world to me, Charlie Chase. You’ve become my world. And how do I live in a world where you don’t exist?”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox

“Ever is the glue that brings two broken pieces together, and after is the bond that keeps them that way.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“People were too anesthetized to the world around them,”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“There’s a problem with your whole ever-after theory, you know.” Besides me bringing it up with you? “What problem?” “Most glues will hold for a while but won’t stand the test of time. Most give out. There are very few kinds that can keep two broken things together forever.” I caught myself smiling, though I clearly should have been doing the opposite. “That’s why you have to hold out for the good stuff.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“Good thing for you I don’t like typical, predictable, boring bedtime stories. I like mine with a few unexpected turns, game-changing twists, and—instead of the dreaded happily-ever-after—I prefer it’s less-well-known, not so spilling-over-with-shit cousin, reality-ever-after.” “Reality ever after?” He lifted a brow, still keeping his eyes down. “I don’t need the promise of happy from a prince or pauper or villain or whoever it is in the story.” That’s what we were still talking about, right? Bedtime stories? “Bursting at the seams happiness all the time isn’t reality. However, I’ll keep the ever-after part. Princes and princesses? Can you say tired cliché? Dragons and demons? There are monsters all around us, so why profile such a small minority? Love at first sight and true love’s kiss breaking spells? Stop dropping acid, reread your shit when you’re done riding the LSD snake, and tell me if that’s the kind of crap we should be filling young girls’ brains with, past fairytale writers.” At”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“I suppose I don’t need two tries to guess whose voice that is,” she said before glancing at the doorway. “Well, it sure isn’t Prince Charming,” I muttered. My eyes narrowed on the figure hovering in the doorway. “If I was Prince Charming, I’d be wearing tights and serenading some fair maiden on bended knee.” Knox entered the room, appraising Harlow and me and our position with a wicked smile. “I’m more along the lines of Prince Reality.” “Prince? That’s a stretch and a half.” I rolled off the bed. Once I was standing, I crossed my arms and leveled him with a look. “Kind of like considering you a fair maiden. So aren’t we just a match made in un-fairytale heaven?” “Introductions,”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“So what made you the Knox Jagger you are today?” I asked. “The guy whose name has become synonymous with name-taker and ass-kicker? And let’s not forget my personal favorite—panty-procurer?” Knox finished the last of his water before sealing the empty bottle. “It depends on who you ask. A socialist would say it’s because I’m a member of generation Y and have entitlement issues and am lazy. A psychologist would say it’s because I have anger issues stemming from a turbulent childhood and an absent father.” “Do you have an absent father?” I butted in. “So absent I don’t even know who he is.” Knox met my gaze. “But I wasn’t finished with my earlier thought, so stop interrupting. You’re the one who wanted to know, remember?” His smile was in place as he nudged me. “If you ask the church, it’s because I haven’t found Jesus. If you ask the girls, it’s because I have commitment issues. If you ask the guys, it’s because I’m a hot-headed jackass. If you ask the transcendentalists, it’s because I haven’t found my inner chi. And if you ask my mother, it’s because one half of me is made up of the son of a bitch known as my absent father.” And there was Knox Jagger the enigma—ready to throw down one moment and talking about transcendentalism the next one. For one of the few times in my life, I didn’t know what to say. “Now”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“Professor Landry was a prime example of someone who marched to the beat of her own drum, as evidenced by her policy that no one precede her name with Professor. She firmly believed that titles had been created to distinguish the upper class from the lower class, and she wanted no part in perpetuating socio-economic stereotypes. So she either went by Landry, Neve, or Hey, you. She didn’t really care, so long as the word “professor” never echoed off the walls she was within. She”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“Harlow exhaled. “And you’re not wearing the On the Prowl for my Next Baby Daddy shirt?” That got a laugh out of me. “God, I love that shirt. Talk about a surefire way to keep the boys and their come-ons at bay . . .” I had to glance down to remember which tee I’d slid into to ensure the guys kept their distance. Ah, classic. No Daddy Issues or Low Self-Esteem Here. “Do”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“We saw what happened the last time you made a solemn vow.”
“That wasn’t my fault. You beguiled me. You stripped me of my strength. You cast a spell on me that whisked away my willpower so you could have your way with me.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox

“What terrifies you?”
“That the person I thought I’d have to search the world and a lifetime for might be standing in front of me right now.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox

“Is she always like this? I mean, it’s like she’s confused insults for compliments.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“You’d think that, for a writer, you’d retire the same old phrase after the second use.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“it’s my job to kick your ass and tell you not to fall into the sink-hole of sloth and apathy”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“optimistic people didn’t write Pulitzer Prize-winning material—grumpy, pessimistic cynics did.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles

“and no, no, I didn’t think it was a coincidence SS was short for sorority sister.”
― Nicole Williams, Hard Knox: The Outsider Chronicles