Melt for You Quotes

“Being nice is the worst thing a woman can be. Nice means you have to swallow your own feelings and focus on everyone else's. Nice means you don't speak up when you're wronged. Nice means being a people pleaser and a conciliator and worrying yourself to death over others' opinions. Nice means never getting what you really want.... Authentic. Genuine. Live your truth. Let others live theirs. Don't kiss anyone's ass, but don't be an asshole, either.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“a real friend is someone who stabs you in the front.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Suddenly I'm filled with anger. "You know what? A wise woman once said, 'Fuck this shit' and lived happily ever after.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“The worst thing in life is to give yourself away in exchange for nothing.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Love? Hardly. If you were on a life support machine, I’d unplug it to charge my phone.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“A true friendship isn’t based on what you think you can get out of it. It’s based on respecting someone enough to let him be who he really is. A true friend is someone who says “I’m here for you” and proves it.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“I love you the way I love the smell of old books.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Ah, lassie. If it were anyone else but family who made you cry like this, they’d already be in an ambulance.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“People can be arseholes. Sometimes those arseholes are family. It sucks, but it doesn’t mean you have to take on their bullshit. Your mother’s BS is about her, not you. You’re perfect just the way you are, lass.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“I’m shit with good-byes and we’re not talking anyway, so I’m skipping that part and staying at a hotel tonight. My offer was serious. It still is. My door will always be open for you. Yours until the sun flames out and all life on earth is extinguished, Prancer Included with the note is a first-class ticket to Scotland.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Whatever it is you’re doin’, you better be sure. Take your time. Figure it out. But be sure. You owe it to yourself.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Food is fuel, but it’s also comfort. The trouble happens when it becomes more comfort than fuel. But that’s what hugs are for.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Your body isn’t a thing to be looked at and judged against some standard of perfection that doesn’t even really exist. It’s the vessel that takes you through life, allowin’ you to experience all the beautiful things life has to offer. Food. Sex. Sunsets. Music. Hugs. Laughter. A healthy body is a gift. Don’t take it for granted. Don’t treat it like some cheap one-night stand. Treat it like the love of your life. Treat it with respect and tenderness, but most of all, gratitude.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Yours until the sun flames out and all life on earth is extinguished,”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Love is war, darlin’. Only thing in life worth sheddin’ blood over.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Maybe I don’t have to be perfect. Maybe having one person who thinks I am is enough. Maybe his belief in me can be the seed that takes root in the stubborn, self-loathing dirt of my mind and grows into a garden of self-acceptance.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“The heart wants what it wants,” Cam says, watching me steadily. “But sometimes what you think is love is just a beautiful form of self-destruction. The worst thing in life is to give yourself away in exchange for nothing.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“A healthy body is a gift. Don’t take it for granted. Don’t treat it like some cheap one-night stand. Treat it like the love of your life. Treat it with respect and tenderness, but most of all, gratitude.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Carbs are proof that God loves us, don’t you think?”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Cam says, “Look at me, lass. Look at this body.” He throws out his arms, juts out his chin, and puffs out his chest. “You think I got this perfect physique by starvin’ myself? You think I became the world’s most famous, beloved athlete by tryin’ to be skinny?”
“I’m sorry, could you repeat the question? Your ego is blocking my ears.”
“The human body is a complex machine. A temple, as they say. You have to treat it like one!”
“Yeah, well, my temple is more like an abandoned ruin the jungle has taken over and a herd of billy goats is living in.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“And another thing. Learn to stop saying ‘Sorry,’ and say ‘Don’t interrupt me.’ Learn to say ‘No’ and ‘None of your business.’ Learn to be unapologetic for who you are and what you like and the opinions you hold. I”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“The number of fucks you should give about what men think of how you look is zero, lass. Every choice you make about your appearance should be about what makes you feel good, not what makes some random lad—or your mother—think you’re cute. Don’t set aside your preferences for anyone.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“By now I’ve mastered the art of noticing his bulge without looking directly at it, a Jedi-level skill.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Top Ten Reasons Why the Holidays Suck I’m fat.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Some women can cry prettily, with dainty little feminine tears and elegant noises of distress, but I am not one of those women. I cry the same way I eat: messily, loudly, and with total abandon. I am unruly in emotion and appetite. I’ve spent so much of my adult life trying to not be unruly, to be smaller, more contained, more acceptable, but underneath it all I’m still myself. All the passions and desires and tempestuous needs, all the wants and hurts and sorrows, all the ugly and wonderful things. I am just unruly, peculiar me, and I’m so tired of pretending otherwise.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“in the galaxies. Every few years, the bulk of your body is newly created by the regeneration of your cells, but you have things in you that are as old as the universe. We’re literally stardust. Every one of us is a little miracle. You’re a miracle, Joellen. Think about that the next time you’re standin’ naked in front of the mirror and want to focus on some stray dimple you don’t like.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“Cam shrugs. “Or don’t. It’s no sweat off my back if pretty boy tries to kiss you and winds up with a face full o’ slobber.” He starts to go back to the table, but I grab his shirt. “Wait!” He slants me a look. “Um . . . okay.” I take a deep breath. “But you can’t touch me.” “I see,” he says drily. “So it’ll just be our auras kissin’, then.” “Stop being sarcastic. This is serious!”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“I’m not a competitive eater, lass, you can’t expect me to shovel an entire pie down my throat in less than half an hour.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“We’re not having dinner together. We’ve been reduced to the worst of all possible worlds—fuck buddies, without the buddies part. The sex is incredible, but I really miss my friend. I miss laughing with him. I miss everything.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You

“He winks at me. “Butt crack juice. Sourced fresh this mornin’.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Melt for You