Imperfect Match Quotes

“We’re not right for each other on paper, I’ll be the first to admit that, but then why does my heart refuse to agree? Because while there are probably a hundred good reasons to walk away, I can’t make myself do it.
I want her too much.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“What do you want, Reid?”
“You, this, everything.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“His dark brown hair is pushed to the side and he’s wearing a very expensive black suit with a crisp blue shirt underneath, which makes his eyes appear even bluer. Broad shoulders with thick arms and a tapered waist make most women get all tongue-tied around him. I like to tease him about looking like the male version of Xena the Warrior Princess—dark and brooding with that hint of danger … you’re not sure if you”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“His dark brown hair is pushed to the side and he’s wearing a very expensive black suit with a crisp blue shirt underneath, which makes his eyes appear even bluer. Broad shoulders with thick arms and a tapered waist make most women get all tongue-tied around him. I like to tease him about looking like”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“I mean, this is our first date. What kind of message would I be sending if I gave it up so soon?”

“That you have pity on me and want to make me happy”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“Of course you did. I could sense the anticipatory sexual tension between the two of you last night, and the five brightest planets in the sky were aligned and visible, including Venus and Mars, and we all know what that means.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“We were supposed to,” says Aspen, who sounds as if she’s choking up, “but I just plain forgot. It’s a last minute trip, you see, and we’re trying to fit everything in.” She lowers her voice to a stage whisper. “My sister’s only got a couple months to live.”

The girl gasps. “Oh, no.”

“Yes.” Aspen nods sadly while I try to disappear into the woodwork. “Look at her face. That ashen color—it’s terrible. And those bags under her eyes. She used to be so pretty.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“It wasn’t a fucking mistake. It was everything. Mistakes are when you leave the toilet seat up and fall in later when you’re half asleep. Mistakes are forgetting to lock the door or drinking too much the night before a meeting. This date tonight is a mistake.
Not kissing Willow.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“Fear does not stop death. It stops life.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“Yes, Reid. I do want things to change” I admit. “I want to start the next phase of my life, raise a child, and have…something.”
He stops walking and looks at me. “You do have something. You have us.”
I look up into his blue eyes and touch his chest. “I have us. I know. You’ve my best friend, and I love you. Always will. And I want you by my side through everything. But…”
“But you want a Butterball.”
“What?”
“A turkey-baster baby.”
I sigh heavily. “This is why we can’t ever have a serious conversation. You’re an infant.”
He pulls me close. “See? You don’t need a kid, you got me.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“His forehead rests on mine. “I don’t know how I ever lived without you like this, Wills.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“His kisses give me air. His touch gives me life. His heart gives me hope. I want everything that he’s willing to share because it’s Reid.
All of him.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“We’re just getting started, Wills. Stay with me, right here in this moment, and let’s just enjoy it for a while.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“He stirs behind me, and I feel a little tap-tap-tap on my ass. It makes me snicker, and even though I try to smother it, he hears.
“Are you laughing at my erection?” he asks, his voice gravelly.
“I would never,” I say, putting a hand over my mouth.
“Good, because there is nothing funny about my dick. It is a very serious, very large, very important thing.”
I burst out laughing. “Is that so?”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“I love you,” someone says as we’re catching our breath.
Holy shit. I think it was me.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“I will never forget last night, not in a million fucking years. It meant everything to me.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“They say guys and girls can’t just be friends, but we were – until we weren’t. I don’t know when it changed, but I thank the Lord that it did.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“This is Reid. Reid, my stupid best friend who I cuddle on the couch with. The one who makes weird faces and eats my food. He’s not the guy that makes my heart race.
He’s never been that guy. Not even shirtless.
But right now, my chest is tight and my pulse is through the roof.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match

“This is crazy, but I don’t care. It’s right. It’s everything that finally makes sense. I wondered what it would be like and now I know – it’s fucking perfect.”
― Corinne Michaels, Imperfect Match