Not Pretending Anymore Quotes

“Because I’d take three-hundred-and-sixty-four bad days a year just to have your mother for one good one, Declan. Your mother makes me happy. We have our ups and downs, maybe more so than most, but she’s the light of my life. I’d have thought you knew this, considering how many kids we have.”
― Penelope Ward, Not Pretending Anymore

“You know you're in love if every little thing you've ever been scared of suddenly doesn't seem half as terrifying as not spending the rest of your life with that person.”
― Penelope Ward, Not Pretending Anymore

“You said a moment ago that you struggle to feel normal. What is normal anyway? Is normal some societal expectation that we all have to be perfect? Happy? Successful? I personally think it’s more normal to have flaws.”
― Penelope Ward, Not Pretending Anymore

“I’d fallen in love with her.”
― Penelope Ward, Not Pretending Anymore

“if we can let go of our plans, we can do anything.”
― Penelope Ward, Not Pretending Anymore

“My sights were set on Will, but for some reason, as the night wore on, it was Declan I couldn’t stop thinking about.”
― Penelope Ward, Not Pretending Anymore

“Everything with men is about reverse psychology. If we think we can’t have something, we want it ten times more. We’re like toddlers that way.”
― Penelope Ward, Not Pretending Anymore

“From the short time I've known you, I'm positive you don't need anyone stroking your ego and making it bigger."

"You're right. I got something better than my ego that grows when you stroke it." I winked.”
― Penelope Ward, Not Pretending Anymore

“Sparkle only gets a person's attention. It doesn't keep it.”
― Penelope Ward, Not Pretending Anymore