I Followed the Rules Quotes

“figure that even though I’m not sleeping with Tom this evening, there still might be a freak accident in which all my clothes fall off, so I’m not taking any chances. I shave myself into oblivion, leaving only the hair on my head and a landing strip intact.”
― Joanna Bolouri, I Followed the Rules

“We’re told that being honest and vulnerable with someone who has the ability to rip out your fucking heart is a good thing!”
― Joanna Bolouri, I Followed the Rules

“Don’t ever let a man get the better of you – that’s all Peter is. Just one man. Now, pull yourself together and make me a decent coffee – this stuff tastes like tar.”
― Joanna Bolouri, I Followed the Rules

“There is no such thing as the love of your life, that’s bullshit. There are only men you will love for varying amounts of time and with varying amounts of passion. Look forward to the next one instead of grieving over the last.’ She puts down the invitation and takes my hand.”
― Joanna Bolouri, I Followed the Rules

“The cold night air adds at least seventeen units to my blood-alcohol level and I’m forced to sit on the kerb until either the taxi arrives or the street stops spinning.”
― Joanna Bolouri, I Followed the Rules

“The shopping centre is packed full of people who somehow think it’s normal to be vertical on a Sunday.”
― Joanna Bolouri, I Followed the Rules

“Boys don’t get better with age; they just get taller. After arriving at Rouken Glen and then driving”
― Joanna Bolouri, I Followed the Rules

“– first visual impressions are everything. If we’re not attracted to you, we won’t ask you out and we’ll never know how smart and funny you might be.”
― Joanna Bolouri, I Followed the Rules

“She’s not so much a glass-half-full kind of girl; more of a girl who’s simply excited to have a glass in the first place.”
― Joanna Bolouri, I Followed the Rules

“There was no reason for us to be friends; we liked different music, different films and even different boys, but when we get together everything just clicks. She keeps me sane. She was, and still is, the yin to my yang. Remembering”
― Joanna Bolouri, I Followed the Rules