Charming as a Verb Quotes

“City life tends to breed rudeness. Or at least a level of comfort with open displays of rudeness.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“Montreal is nothing like Manhattan; it’s smaller and more concentrated, and unlike the city that never sleeps, Montreal feels like a city that’s gotten a good night’s rest and woken up in time for a bike ride alongside the Saint Lawrence River.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“Cobblestone streets are coded into the genetic material of the western definition of romance,” she says coolly.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“Real advice, though? Stop trying to imagine what the other person wants to hear; that’s actively dumb.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“All children are charming as an adjective, but you’re charming as a verb.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“I tend to picture HarperCollins as an assembly line of hyper-literary raccoons, which now just sounds adorable. Little glasses on their noses and everything . . . Where was I? Oh, right. Acknowledgments.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“It has nothing to do with what college you get into, dang it. You’re not some trophy to me. You’re—you’re my kid, and I adore you. Your mom says I should say it more. And I think she’s right.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“It makes sense; we’re all dealing with the looming trauma of graduation. Any weekend is a good excuse for a party, and any party is a good opportunity to create a memory. There’s something new ahead, of course, but life as we all know it is in countdown mode.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“I wonder how many simultaneous tabs she keeps open in her brain.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“Everyone deserves a second chance. The question is what will you do with it.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“Maybe this is just the new status quo between us, this weird distance because some things can’t be taken back and hugged away once they’ve been said.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“We’re all vibrating at the same frequency of anxiety.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“There’s no use complaining about it and wishing the world was different. This isn’t how we change things for ourselves.”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

“Your mother wanted us to stay in New York City because she didn’t want you to be the only little Black boy in some small town. And she wanted you to see snow. What was the point of coming to this country if you didn’t show your kid snow?”
― Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb