Ink & Lies Quotes

“What kind of self-respecting man doesn’t read? That’s like saying he doesn’t feel the need to eat or bathe either. Reading is nurturing of the mind…a cleansing of the soul. It opens our eyes to unseen beauty, and our hearts to the untouched pieces of ourselves that we’ve hidden away from the world. A man without words is a man who has no real awareness of anything or anyone outside of himself.”
― S.L. Jennings, Ink & Lies

“Reading is nurturing of the mind…a cleansing of the soul. It opens our eyes to unseen beauty, and our hearts to the untouched pieces of ourselves that we’ve hidden away from the world.”
― S.L. Jennings, Ink & Lies

“I showed up today, I showed up yesterday, and I showed up every day for ten years, all in hopes that she would do the same. All in a silly plot to win her heart.”
― S.L. Jennings, Ink & Lies

“I pull her up so her face is aligned with mine, so she can see the truth in my eyes. “Because he’s a selfish, self-absorbed dick who doesn’t know what he has right in front of him. Because if he did, he would have no need for other women. He wouldn’t have to question whether or not he loved her, because it was physically impossible not to. And every second he suffered trying to fight against that fact would be an act of self-inflicted madness, because deep down, he always knew he was in love with her. Right from the start. From the top of her messy bun to the toe of her knee high socks. She was his muse, his soul mate. She was the beauty in his world of heartbreak.”
― S.L. Jennings, Ink & Lies

“I guess the most epic romances are still tucked away within the pages of her favorite novels, safely swathed in inked lies and faded paper promises. Forever fictional. Just like love.”
― S.L. Jennings, Ink & Lies

“I WISH THERE WAS A time limit of grief. I wish there was a biological stopwatch that would sound in our heads when it was time to snap out of it. It’d trigger something within us—resolve, strength, courage—and we’d pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and get on with living. And even if you hadn’t gone through each of the five stages, once your time with grief was up, you were done. You didn’t have to feel pain anymore.”
― S.L. Jennings, Ink & Lies

“Joshua was everything I expected him to be—handsome, charming, stylish, and a complete douche.”
― S.L. Jennings, Ink & Lies

“How do create such beauty and heartbreak?” There are tears in her throat. I shrug and look down at the ground. “That’s all life is—beauty and heartbreak. I just narrate it.”
― S.L. Jennings, Ink & Lies

“I keep writing for Fiona. Because she is the only person on earth that can decipher my empty words and reveal my soul.”
― S.L. Jennings, Ink & Lies

“What do you call a man that says he doesn’t believe in love?” I turn to my grandfather, complexity resting on my brow. “What?” “A goddamn liar.”
― S.L. Jennings, Ink & Lies