The Perfect Wife Quotes

“Suddenly it all felt so ridiculous. She was playing some sad game of dress-up. But when it came down to it she was just another pathetic housewife waiting for her man to come home and give her life meaning”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“You never know what you’re capable of until the moment comes,”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“person?”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“My hero,” she said as she took the one he handed her. “Is that all it takes these days?” he asked. “Ten thousand years ago I would have expected you to bag an elk or something. But these days, a strong cup of coffee makes you a mighty fine provider.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“again about fifty yards ahead and winds down to the harbor,” Mel said, sensing Jessie’s reticence. “We could go that way instead of the steps but it takes”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“their husbands’ indiscretions because they didn’t have the financial freedom to say no. Women with dreams shelved them to satisfy the demands of self-involved spouses.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“Professor Warren Hosta, a tall, thin, fifty-something man with narrow, suspicious eyes and a lone, sad tuft of grayish-black hair on top of his head,”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“He’s got a lot of energy,” she said, trying to sound admiring. “I’d like to bottle it.” “Yeah,” Mel agreed. “He’s a piece of work. But I love him. It’s weird how stuff that annoys other people is charming when it’s your kid. You’ll see what I mean when it happens to you. Assuming that’s what you want, I mean.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“She was certain that someone in a position of power was pulling the strings to let her make these visits. But for what purpose, she didn’t know.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“was actually a little worried about what was behind that door,” Kyle admitted as they moved into the bedroom. “But it turned out to be essentially a really well-appointed sports bar. They had games on the TVs, a waiter walking around”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“dents”
― Blake Pierce, La Femme Parfaite

“wondering why you’re asking me a question you already know the answer to.” Jessie had an answer for that one. “Suspecting and knowing aren’t the same thing, Mr. Crutchfield,” she said. “I was hoping you could help me make the leap from one to the other.” “Indeed I might.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“There doesn’t have to be a ‘good reason’ for these feelings to take hold. What you’re dealing with can appear out of nowhere.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“Eso es porque eres toda una amazona,” dijo él, pretendiendo no ponerse celoso al escuchar su leve provocación. “Cualquier chico que mida menos de 1,80 tiene que romperse el cuello para mirar al pedazo de mujer que eres.” “Pero tú no,” murmuró”
― Blake Pierce, La esposa perfecta

“the kind of asshole I’ve tried to avoid my whole life.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“Jessie Hunt, exhausted and sweaty, dropped the last of the packing boxes on the dining room carpet. She could already feel her muscles starting to cramp up and knew she was going to be in serious pain tomorrow.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“managed”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“The fedoras weren’t a great call, I have to say. I could barely see”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“Wives put up with their husbands’ indiscretions because they didn’t have the financial freedom to say no. Women with dreams shelved them to satisfy the demands of self-involved spouses. And she was almost one of them.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“officially”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“It’s a good thing I got you out of LA. I was tired of all those fedora-wearing hipsters hitting on you.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“That’s because you’re an Amazon woman,”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“on his face told her he was thinking the same thing. His shirt was drenched but she didn’t care as he came over and wrapped her in a bear hug.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“I know you’re right,” she said, determined to end the night on a good note. “I’m sure it will be great.” “It will,”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“pinkish moon-shaped scar that ran five inches from her upper arm to the base of her neck.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“I love you too,” Jessie said, unsure if he’d heard her before he drifted off.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“It’s not about where we live. It’s about how we live. And I want to live with you, wherever we hang our hats at the end of the day.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“We’re not even fully moved in and he’s starting to turn into the kind of asshole I’ve tried to avoid my whole life.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“Kyle walked into the room, holding beers and Gatorades. He had peeled off his wet shirt. Jessie pretended to be oblivious to her husband’s impressive abs and chest.”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife

“Of course, that was nothing compared to what it was like back in downtown Los Angeles, where they’d lived until this morning. Surrounded by the asphalt and concrete and shiny skyscrapers, Jessie would often walk out of their condo into the late summer heat to face temperatures above one hundred. In comparison, this felt like a respite. She reminded herself that this was exactly the sort of perk that would justify moving away from the familiar life she’d grown”
― Blake Pierce, The Perfect Wife