Always the Last to Know Quotes

“Love isn’t always the thing that fills up the room, or your heart. Sometimes, it’s what sneaks into the in-between spaces.”
― Kristan Higgins, Always the Last to Know

“Love didn’t have to be romantic to encircle you in its arms. It didn’t have to make your heart race or your toes curl. Love could be just this, the sound of laughter on a warm night, the absolute comfort of being exactly who you were with the person who knew you inside and out.”
― Kristan Higgins, Always the Last to Know

“He’d clean up the kitchen, which to him meant putting the dishes in the dishwasher and running tepid water into the pans. He wouldn’t wipe off the counters or empty the drain catch . . . The bits of food would just sit there until I took care of it. Inevitably, I couldn’t take the mess, so I’d start cleaning the pots and pans, and John would say, “Oh, I meant to do that! I’ll do it now.” But of course, he didn’t. If he’d meant to do it, he would’ve done it.”
― Kristan Higgins, Always the Last to Know

“repairs.”
― Kristan Higgins, Always the Last to Know

“Love was not all you needed. You needed to match, to fit, to want the same things”
― Kristan Higgins, Always the Last to Know

“Parenthood was ninety percent forgiveness, ten percent lies and a hundred percent love”
― Kristan Higgins, Always the Last to Know

“The past isn’t a compass for the future”
― Kristan Higgins, Always the Last to Know

“Love is not all you need. Don’t believe that lie”
― Kristan Higgins, Always the Last to Know

“. Men didn’t understand how hard it was to get in the mood. I hated movies when one kiss was enough for the woman and three seconds later they were doing it. Men thought that was normal. They took it personally if you weren’t like that, and please. I wasn’t twenty-five anymore. Men didn’t realize that we women had to talk ourselves into the mood a lot of the time, had to go through the motions until they were sincere, had to deal with the consequences of an aging reproductive system. Dryness. Hot flashes. Urinary tract infections. Less sensitivity. Cysts. All men had were penises that were or were not erect.”
― Kristan Higgins, Always the Last to Know