A Touch of Jen Quotes

“It’s amazing how people live day to day without hurting each other.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“He asks Alicia if she wants to go to a movie, but she says that her horoscope told her she needs to concentrate on her work. “So you don’t want to let money be a tyrant in your life, but it’s fine if astrology is?”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“Her laugh is unapologetic, like a theater kid’s.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“Can you afford to spend money on this?” “Maybe I’m refusing to allow money to hold a tyrannizing position in my life.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“Forgiveness is a powerful medicine, both for yourself, and for others.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“She posted a picture at midnight last night to act like she doesn’t care about peak engagement times, but she knows that a picture with several tagged people will do well regardless. It’s an illusion of indifference.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“Remy laughs and says, “How fucked up would it be if I broke up with you in the middle of this trip?”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“What rehearsal? He doesn’t know why this phrase appeared in his head, except that lately he has difficulty believing that this is his life now and not some prank that will be called off soon.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“He’s always enjoyed plotlines mediated by on-screen experts, since when things go horribly wrong, eventually there’s an explanation. There’s no ambiguity or confusion when science is involved.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“Andrea packs up her briefcase and Remy says, “So you’re just leaving? What was the point of all these tests if you’re not even going to help me?” Andrea reaches out and squeezes his shoulder. There’s nothing sexual about the touch. “Because the next time I see you, it’s possible you’ll be dead. And when I steal the autopsy results to do my own analysis, I’d like to have as much preliminary data as possible.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“You know how dreams are--they're less about the visual information than they are about the emotion.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“She called women with eyebrows like these “victims of the nineties.” He would never notice this type of thing if Alicia hadn’t been obsessed with the flaws of other women.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“don’t think you should feel like you have to present yourself…or perform a certain way. You should feel completely accepted.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“How much can you have really changed? Aren’t you, like, over thirty by now? And still working in service?”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“Alicia says that maybe she should print out a photo of Jen’s face and tape it over her own while they have sex. “I could cut little holes in the eyes.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“Remy hadn’t realized that so much of his waking and dreaming life was characterized by a sense of urgency, but now that this urgency has drained away, he feels gratified by the empty thing that’s replaced it; a delicious reprieve from the endless dramas and decisions that are sure to crowd in again if he lets down his guard.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“He checks his phone, more as a result of muscle memory than out of a desire to interact.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“Stop fixating and be open to whatever happens.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“It sounds to me like you’re projecting.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“You were regular. It’s ambiguous. It could mean You were perfectly normal or You’re always weird, so it was regular for you to be such a freak.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“I don’t mean to sound enigmatic,” says Alicia, “but my object will be both decorative and functional. At least in its final iteration.” “Is it…a rocking horse?”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen

“Her eyes got as big as a labrador's when she looks at Alicia's books, all with bookmarks halfway through.”
― Beth Morgan, A Touch of Jen