The Ex Quotes

“she’s got one hand on a stroller that holds an adorable little boy. The boy’s soft blond curls make my ovaries eject three eggs at once. I can feel it happening.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“They say there’s a thin line between love and hate. In those few seconds between when Joel stood up and when the door to the restaurant slammed behind him, my love for Joel Broder started to morph into hatred.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“As long as they don’t ever cross me again.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“You just camp yourself outside the news station until he comes out,” she says, rubbing her palm over her chest. “Girls do that all the time. Nothing wrong with it. How else are you supposed to find yourself a husband?”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“There’s blood all over the door. All over the door and all over the glass windows. The entire entrance to her store is soaked in dried crimson.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“Every time she got a new shipment of books, she would lift each volume, bring it to her nose, and inhale. She said different book brands had different smells—for example, Penguin books smell like vanilla. But then the journey the books would take would give it another unique odor on top of that. Cigarettes, she would say. Or maybe Chanel. She would come up with stories about who owned certain books. Cassie loved listening to those stories as much as she liked reading the books.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“Except if the police come, they’ll want to go into her apartment. They won’t just stand outside the door, will they? And if they come inside, they might find what Grandpa Marv left behind.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“I wanted to get back at him for what he did to me. And her. That was my intention from the beginning. When Joel dumped me that night, he took away my entire life—my home, my friends, my dignity. I could never get any of that back. All I wanted was to even the score. I never meant to kill anyone.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“They’ve exchanged “I love you’s,” even though every time Cassie says it, she’s never quite sure if she means it.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“It’s not what you think. My mother… she likes books to have a story. Like, she wants to imagine who owned it before and what journey it’s been on and…”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“I have had enough! Enough!”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“It’s too easy to plunk down my credit card, knowing I can deal with the bill at another time in the future.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“The girl’s mouth drops open. At first, Cassie is certain she’s just going to take it, but it seems like the girl’s had a rough morning with one too many picky customers, because she pulls the muffin off the counter, throws it on the floor, and says to Lydia, “Get out.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“I need to either do something to get rid of Olive or I need to get the hell over it.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“Cassie hears the screaming as she backs away from the closet. It takes her a moment to identify the voice as her own.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“It was the violin that decided me,” Lydia says. “It’s because of that incredibly thoughtful present that we made Francesca Violet’s godmother.” Francesca is Violet’s… what?”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“It took all my self-restraint not to drag him upstairs by his collar. Nonna would have cheered me on.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“back. All I wanted was to even the score. I never meant to kill anyone. I swear.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“Getting dumped so I completely lose my appetite. I don’t say that though. “Good genes, I guess.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“says. “Hello,” Cassie croaks.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“I’d never considered myself a weak woman. Begging a man not to leave me—I still feel the sting of humiliation from that one.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“Or that’s what he told me. After the fact, I have to wonder.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“I think she’s the one who broke into my store,” Cassie says before she loses her nerve. “She threw paint on the door. She wrote ‘slut’ on the door to my apartment. And… she’s been calling me on the phone and hanging up. Or worse.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“I think she’s the one who broke into my store,” Cassie says before she loses her nerve. “She threw paint on the door. She wrote ‘slut’ on the door to my apartment. And… she’s been calling me on the phone and hanging up.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“She wonders if she will in the near future. She wonders how he’ll react when and if he learns her secrets.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“But she can’t shake the feeling that one of these days, the policeman will be coming here with a warrant for her arrest.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“I can’t describe how it feels to see the man you love—the man you were certain you would marry and spend the rest of your life with—kissing another woman. It’s a sick, horrible feeling, like the entire world is falling out from under me.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“can’t describe how it feels to see the man you love—the man you were certain you would marry and spend the rest of your life with—kissing another woman. It’s a sick, horrible feeling, like the entire world is falling out from under me.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“should delete the app. I definitely should. It’s not healthy to be tracking my ex-boyfriend around the city. I’m no psychologist, but I know that much. I’ll delete it. Soon.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“Is that why you got your buddy to ask me out?” Joel blinks a few times. “What are you talking about?” Either he’s telling the truth or he’s a fantastic actor. I study his face, searching for a flicker of jealousy. There’s none.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex