The Opposite of You Quotes

“Be real, is salt holding you at gunpoint right now?”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“You keep saying words like crazy and insane and risky, but Vera, the best things in life are all of those things. You can't reap big rewards if you don't take big risks.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“tried to get Wyatt to throw it in his face and yell, “Make it rain, motherfucker!”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“That Friday morning, I stopped by Tractor Supply and picked up a twenty-five-pound salt block for $6.99. I made Wyatt take it over to him later that night. It had been as satisfying as I imagined it would be.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“Sometimes I get so sucked into the drama here, I can’t remember what’s real and what’s foreplay between two insane chefs.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“Knowing myself… being myself was better than anything else. It was the very best thing.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“I slapped his chest with the back of my hand, which he then caught and pressed against his heart. The message was there in that sweet, subtle gesture. I was in him, and he was in me. We were complete opposites, but we’d been made for each other.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“God, I was a mess when it came to Derrek. One part relief that I wasn’t still with him. One part embarrassment that I’d become a victim, that I’d let myself get sucked into an abusive relationship to begin with. One part hate—pure, raw, violent hate. And one part fear. Fear that he would find me again. Fear that he would suck me back in, remind me that I was nothing without him, that I would never be anything without him. Fear that he wouldn’t give me the choice. That he would demand my obedience. And I would give it to him. Again.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“That’s my latest Yelp review,” he explained. “Posted by someone with the screen name Nanananabooboo.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“He hadn’t asked me to trust him; he’d just always been trustworthy.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“Come on, we’re chefs. So, we cook. Not for them, not for the people judging us. We cook for us. We make whatever reminds us of how fucking amazing we are”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“This wasn’t just a meal, it was a religious experience. I would never be the same after this, unequivocally altered by the sheer genius of each bite.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“This was a trick. I knew it was a trick. He hinted at fun things to get me to say yes to the un-fun things. But it worked.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“You like me, Vera. And if you haven’t figured it out yet, you should know I like you too. I like you a lot. Get over this ex-boyfriend of yours so we can explore where this thing between us goes.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“Would you like me to thank the chef for you?” “No.” I tore my eyes from the feast in front of me and smiled apologetically at Shane. “Thank you, but no. I don’t want you to thank him for me.” “You’d like to do it yourself?” he guessed. “I’d like to punch him in the throat, but I’ll have to settle for icy silence.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“Sorry. Sometimes I get so sucked into the drama here, I can’t remember what’s real and what’s foreplay between two insane chefs.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“Lesson learned, never send a man to get a woman’s revenge.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“Now I was going to do the two things I was great at—hide, and make damn good food.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“It’s here.” He put my hand flat against his chest. “You’re here.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“I found you, Vera, because I was supposed to find you.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“the best things in life are all of those things. You can’t reap big rewards if you don’t take big risks.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“He was the opposite of my plans. He was the opposite of the kind of guy I thought I wanted. But he was everything I needed.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“He’d picked up all the pieces of me, all the puzzle pieces I’d been trying to sort through and put back together, and dropped them on the ground in a confused mess.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“I hate you almost as much as I hate salt.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You

“It was impossible to breathe at this point. This man, this brilliant talented, gorgeous man had just poured out his heart tome, and I was going to die before I could respond because I'd stopped breathing. He continued "At some point, we'll fight. In the future, things might get difficult. I'm never going to be an easy person to get along with. But Vera, on the other hand, we can fight for each other. Life will likely get difficult whether we're together or not, so why not tackle it together? And I might be an asshole, but I'm an asshole that cares a very great deal for you. In fact, I might even love you."

Basically it was impossible to breathe now. I had probably turned purple. "You what?"

His hands moved up my forearms, gripping for support. Whether it was for him or me, I didn't know.

"I love you, Vera. I do. I love you.”
― Rachel Higginson, The Opposite of You