You Ruin It When You Talk Quotes

“As we were walking back to his, I asked him to pay me a compliment.

'No,' he said. 'I am terrible at it.'

This was not what I wanted to hear, but you're supposed to give people a chance. 'Try.'

'I don't know what to say.'

'You like me because I am...'

He spluttered and flailed until he said, 'I like you because you're spirited.'

'Like a horse.'

'No! That's not what I mean. I mean, you're forceful.'

'Like a rapist horse.”
― Sarah Manvel, You Ruin It When You Talk

“We had a couple of dates, which were fine. She was a very politically active lesbian, working for international agencies on human rights issues, and while my queerness is very real and important, I am not that gung-ho. It meant I wondered what she saw in me. It turned out she was new in town and hoping I could integrate her into the scene. She also, in every single one of her texts, pretended to be a robot.

'Boop beep,' she'd add. 'Beep boop.”
― Sarah Manvel, You Ruin It When You Talk