Professed Quotes

“Here’s the thing about nihilism. It’s all about letting go. It’s about believing that nothing matters so much you want to hurt over it. It’s like Buddhism without the peace. Just let that shit go. I believe in it because I've had to let everybody go. My dad. My mom. Our dogs. My little brother. Jobs. Money. Life is one long series of losses. The one constant in life isn’t death or taxes. It’s loss. And if you believe nothing matters, loss doesn’t hurt nearly so bad. Attachment is nothing but pain.”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“Kissing is speaking without words.”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“My normal wardrobe consists of an exquisitely well-worn array of hoodies and soft yoga pants with inexplicable black stains—you know the ones, they stay black while the pants fade to a soft gray?”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“A girl is coming down the staircase opposite me. Black-haired, blue-eyed, in a sexy little black dress and black lace mask. She’s a fucking vision. She makes it hard to breathe. But that’s not all. From where I’m standing, now slightly below her, I can see up her dress. There’s a line of red lace showing off the curve of an absolutely perfect ass. A gorgeous blue-eyed, raven-haired woman. A rebel in red lace panties. That’s not a student. That’s trouble. Just my kind of trouble. “Damn.”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“In my small, black, rolling bag, all my clothes are packed, and I mean all my clothes, including my only suit. Which happens to be black. My only tie, which happens to be black.”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“My fingers are cold but not because of the weather. My heart has pulled all my blood to my chest.”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“The fear of the fear was the very worst part of all,”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“I believe there’s been a clerical error, my dear. We’ll figure it out when the dust settles.”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“It wasn’t him rooting against me. He’s broke, and lonely, and sad. He needs the help. I’ve misread everything. Or maybe I’m just wrecked inside and feeling like shit makes the world a whole lot clearer.”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“Weird old insect collectors are such a catch,” she says,”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“She’s wrecked my theories. She’s blown me apart. She’s made me whole.”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“I am the Master of Durham, and I am locked in the quad. In sandals. In the snow. And my sweater is on backwards. This is the state of things. This is the truth.”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“I want you to know I ducking love you I ducking hate autocorrect. ducking. I ducking miss you. I ducking love you. Thurs 7:46pm”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“It’s Ben. Ben is the Master. I fucked the Master. No, the Master fucked me. Hard. Perfectly. Oh shit. Oh shit!”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“Naomi. “Beautiful in every tongue.”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“The ticklish before the tickle is the agony of agonies.”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed

“You’ve made me understand why every decent song in the entire motherfucking world is about heartbreak. You’ve”
― Nicola Rendell, Professed