Beautifully Unexpected Quotes

“His laughter sounds almost surprised, and I wonder if having fun during sex is unusual for him. Rolling around in the sheets and laughing together had always been one of my favourite things back in the days when I'd tried relationships.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected

“Is he sick?” the driver asks querulously. “If he throws up, you’ll pay for it.” “Why would I want to buy his vomit?” I ask.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected

“He’s a bit like a wildcat. Lovely to look at, but he will never be curling up in front of your fire.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected

“Sneaky things, possessions,” I observe.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected

“Why? Because we aren’t friends?” “No. Because it’s five thirty in the morning.” He looks behind him when there’s another screech. “And your dog just pissed up our curtains.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected

“The root of the problem, though, is that I’ve done a ridiculous thing. I’ve fallen in love with Laurie, and he patently doesn’t feel the same. He doesn’t see the real me, and I thought he did. That is what I cannot forgive.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected

“Without your art, you’re still you. Laurie. And he is a man worth knowing.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected

“You’re everything, Laurie. You’re funny and clever and kind. You’re like sunshine to be with, and only a tiny portion of that is connected with your art.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected

“want me to have an operation.” “Well, that’s good, yes?” “Is it, Mags? Really? Do tell me how good it is in your relevant profession of a barrister,” he snaps.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected

“The dog pulls on his lead and makes an alarming choking noise. After we’ve stopped to ascertain that he isn’t dying but is instead apparently stupid, we set off again.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected

“It's ironic and probably big-headed to admit it, but I've always thought that if a miracle occurred and I fell for someone and wanted more, then that person would be very much in fovour of it and welcome me with open arms. Not be blithely unaware and unconcerned.
It seems fairly typical of Laurie that he appears to have subverted my life entirely without any strong desire or reason to do so.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected

“I feel you’re rather trivialising the work that the Famous Five did in reducing the UK’s crime statistics.”
― Lily Morton, Beautifully Unexpected