Something to Talk About Quotes

“They kissed slowly. Gently. Like they couldn't believe they were allowed to.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“I like seeing my daughter in the news for dating a woman,” her mom continued. “There are much worse reasons to be famous.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“It was nerves but not nervousness, anticipation but not apprehension. Everything between them was a big ball of potential, and Emma couldn’t wait to see how it turned out.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“She hadn’t had to apologize out loud then, because her apology was changed behavior, never letting anything like that happen again. Jo needed to do the same. Emma has forgiven too many people in her life too easily. She was finally learning to stand up for herself.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“The idea that you’re going through some midlife crisis and that’s why you want to do Agent Silver! When you know it’s just sexism and racism—God forbid a woman write an established male character. What if she gives him feelings that aren’t punching and having sex?”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“Oh my God, I don’t care, just touch me.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“They say hindsight is twenty-twenty, and looking back, it seemed like it was always going to lead to this: Jo’s fingers on Emma’s skin an inevitability. Not like fate—not like they didn’t have a choice, but like in a thousand different universes they would always make the choices that led them here.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“I’m a hungover midlife crisis of a person in love with my assistant. Give me a break.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“I am definitely teasing you about it, and that’s only fun if it annoys you, not if it depresses you.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“Jo called her preferred coffee shop the next morning, the one where Emma picked up her latte every day. She added an iced chai to her standing order. It was something she did sometimes, after late-night shoots or before a long day. A little pick-me-up for Emma.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“This isn't about how people think you feel about her. This is about how you do feel about her. I'm not saying you do or do not love her. But don't talk yourself out of it if it's how you feel.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“No straight woman would’ve watched you walk away from that conversation the way she did.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

“She drooled when she slept sometimes, and if she’d drooled on Jo, she might have to kill herself.”
― Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About