Backstage Quotes

“If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my almost twenty-one years, it’s that life after Happily Ever After is just as complicated and confusing, if not more so, than life before it. I really didn’t think it would be, and to be honest, I blame that on Hollywood. All those romance movies would have you believe that once you find that one perfect guy, everything else just magically falls into place.
The real problem with stories like that is that they end before the Ever After part actually begins. The couple finally declares their love for one another and once they kiss, the credits roll. You never see them go back to living their regular lives now that they’ve made this commitment to one another. Do they go out on lunch dates? Do they take turns folding the laundry or argue over what they need to buy at the grocery store?”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Backstage

“For better or for worse, secrets are everywhere, and they don’t like to stay hidden.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Backstage

“Along with being The Cute One, Josh is also the youngest member of the group and he is constantly rubbing it in our faces. It used to be kind of funny back when he was the only one who couldn’t get into R-rated movies, but now the laugh’s on the rest of us.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Backstage

“You’re officially twenty-one," Sam observes. "I won’t be twenty-one for another few months. That makes you older than me.”
“Yes. Birthdays are tricky that way,” I reply, wondering where he’s going with this.
“Melissa Parker, you’re a cougar!” Sam exclaims, sounding absolutely giddy.
I can feel my jaw drop.
“I am not!”
“You’re an older woman dating a younger man. That is the definition of a cougar!”
“No, it is not!”
“It is. Look it up.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Backstage

“I've probably said it before, but Josh definitely dances to the beat of his own drum. Except his drum is something more like an empty coffee can.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Backstage