Beard in Mind Quotes

“Don’t set yourself on fire trying to keep others warm.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” ― Isaac Asimov”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Sometimes, things are sad and unfortunate. But finding the funny in a situation can make the sad and unfortunate more bearable.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Bravery was still bravery, no matter how clumsy the execution.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” ― Edgar Allan Poe”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Compassion without love felt suspiciously like pity.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“All people are broken, Shelly. No one is perfect. Some seek help. Some don’t. But no one is ever fixed by another person. We can only work on ourselves. We are—using your analogy—our own refrigerators, no one else’s.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Shelly."
"Yes?"
"Look at me."
"Why?"
"I love how it feels.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“You are my first thought in the morning, and my last thought before I go to sleep.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Whenever you think or you believe or you know, you're a lot of other people: but the moment you feel, you're nobody-but-yourself.” ― E.E. Cummings”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“What’s wrong?” Billy’s question had me looking up. My second-oldest brother was already  dressed for work in his suit and tie. “And shouldn’t you be fishing with Hank?”

“I cancelled. I have an errand to run.” Grabbing a coffee cup from the cabinet, I tossed a thumb over my shoulder. “The toilet is acting funny.”

“Like what? You mean satire?” This question came from Cletus, not bothering to glance away from where he was reading at the table. He was still in his pajamas, his curly hair a mess.Nevertheless, I was surprised to see him up so early.

“No, I mean—”

“I hope it’s a dark comedy,” he added, still not removing his attention from the newspaper.

“Cletus. That’s disgusting.”Sitting across from Cletus, Duane’s tone was reprimanding.

Finally, Cletus tore his eyes from the paper. “What?”

“Dark comedy?” My twin lifted his eyebrows.“Meaning poop?”

“No, Duane.” Cletus paired this with a suffering sigh.

“That would make it a shitty comedy,” I piped in, adding fuel to the conversation fire as I was prone to do, feeling more myself as I smiled.

“Y’all are a bunch of toilets,” Billy mumbled under his breath.

We all turned our attention to our older brother, with Cletus speaking for us, “Let me guess, because toilets in this house actfunny?”

Billy tilted his cup toward Cletus. “Exactly.”

I grinned, the rawness in me settling. Being around my brothers was a salve and a good reminder. We had all lived through dark times—sometimes together, sometimes separately—yet here we were, making toilet jokes on a Wednesday before 7:00 AM.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“If I wanted commentary on my ass, I would go to a proctologist.” My”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Have you considered that there’s someone out there who might not consider these things about you crazy? That someone might take the time to understand your disorder, take the time to understand and therefore appreciate you?” I shook my head. “No.” “Is”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“I hesitated, because this question sounded like a trap.

A woman trap.

The most perilous of all traps.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“You've seen me at my worst and you love me anyway. Give me the same chance. Show me who you are, and trust me to stay even if there are dark parts. But also, trust me to stay because of them.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“If you were any more inbred, you'd be pastrami."

"What? Pastrami?"

"You know, ‘in bread’ like pastrami. In a sandwich.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“It was time.
Our paths had diverged.
He was gone.
And I was left.
I'm not fine... I took a deep breath. But I will be fine.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Please let me hold the tools for you while you work on your refrigerator.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“I firmly believe we are all puzzle pieces, and no matter our shape, color, size, or level of neurocognitive diversity, there is another puzzle piece out there in the world, waiting to click with our own.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“And God bless the Internet, because if there’s anything it has in infinite supply—other than ill-formed opinions—it’s cat pictures.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“He needed to pick one muffin, and stick with that muffin. He didn’t get to lay claim to all the muffins, because that’s not how life worked.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“After Shelly left the bedroom earlier, I’d gone through my stuff, looking for something decent to wear. All I had were jeans and T-shirts, so I picked the least worn of each and pulled them on. Then I put on socks. My momma always said you should meet a guest in shoes, family in socks, and friends in bare feet.

I don’t know why she said this, but it stuck with me.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“You’re a good kisser.” It sounded like an accusation.

I shrugged, giving her a satisfied smile. “I practice.”

Her gaze sharpened. “Oh?”

“Yes. With my pillow. And a watermelon that one time.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“As soon as she was out of sight, I sent a silent prayer upward that she emerged from this situation unscathed and that Drill didn’t spot her.

If anything happens to her, I swear to God—

Whoa there, feisty britches.

—they won’t find the bodies.

Okay. Settle down. No need to pull the Rambo card.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Cletus had instructed Duane to put his concerns in the suggestion box. Of note, Cletus had labeled the shredder in the upstairs office suggestion box a year ago when Duane had suggested half days on Fridays. “What”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Yes, I was infatuated with you: I am still. No one has ever heightened such a keen capacity of physical sensation in me. I cut you out because I couldn't stand being a passing fancy. Before I give my body, I must give my thoughts, my mind, my dreams. And you weren't having any of those.” ​— ​Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” ― Aristotle, Metaphysics”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Don’t set yourself on fire trying to keep other people warm.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“If you don't want someone to get your goat, don't let them know where it’s tied.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind