Mr. Wrong Number Quotes

“He swallowed again, his throat moving hard before he said, "I love you. I know I screwed everything up and I know we were going to keep it casual, but I somehow fell in love with you. I can't believe it myself, but in spite of our lifetime of hatred for each other, I am completely lost without you in my life.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“It was like the line in You've Got Mail.
"All this nothing has meant more to me than so many somethings.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“When things don't go as planned, we can either pout and behave like a reticent child, or take some time to reconsider our choices. Ruminate over what we've done in our past, and how best to move forward in our future.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“You aren’t a hot mess at all, Livvie. You’re just this . . . this . . . human tornado who is so alive, so filled with the energy of the moment, that there occasionally is a little collateral damage.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Instead of handing it over, I tossed it onto the floor and said, "I keep telling Mr. Wrong Number I don't need him anymore but he just won't let me go." He tossed his phone beside mine and rolled on top of me. "Can you blame him? When you find your perfect Misdial, you can't let her go.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“All this nothing has meant more to me than so many somethings.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Maybe I should move. To another country.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“But it was a screaming reminder that eventually, the whole thing really was going to go down in flames. It was only a matter of time, but instead of focusing on the downfall, I was concentrating on enjoying the ride.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“He let go of my arms and I saw him flex his fingers before his hands dropped to his sides. Seriously? He was flexing his hand like he was Mr. Darcy at freaking Netherfield? He gave me a dickish smile and said, “How dare I?”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Dear God. Did the man ever look less than perfect?”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“But you’ll always wonder if you should’ve talked to him if you don’t.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Colin kissed me like he was the hero in an action movie and our world was about to end. He kissed me like I was his greatest obsession and he couldn’t believe he finally had me.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“I’d gone from finding her the most annoying girl on the planet to being inexplicably obsessed with her.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“When I turned back around, they were both staring at me in shock. Specifically, they were staring at the lighter in my hand, two frozen dudes who appeared to be holding their collective breaths. “Oh, my God, would you two relax? My one fire was more than enough.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“She was less shitshow and more about living in high-definition, wide-awake, full-on color. Or something more poetic than that. But once I’d seen it, I couldn’t unsee it. It was in everything she did, and it was why everyone was drawn to her the way they were.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“I love you. I know I screwed everything up and I know we were going to keep it casual, but I somehow fell in love with you. I can’t believe it myself, but in spite of our lifetime of hatred for”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“I was totally in love with Colin.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Tell me what it says, Marshall.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Yeah, I definitely had perverted librarian issues.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“I suppose that explains the phenomenon of men pulling a "Dutch oven" on their partners. The adorable little boys have grown into men, and they've managed to find spouses who, like their mothers, love them enough to not murder them for their precociousness.
I do not believe my partner would be so lucky.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“And no, I didn’t have a drinking problem. I had a life problem. As in, my life sucked and I needed to fall into a coma variety of sleep if I were going to have any shot at formulating a plan for my future when I woke up.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Because everyone knows if it’s under seventy, sweaters and boots are acceptable, right?”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“he seemed totally normal since it happened, behaving the way he had since I’d moved in. Entirely unaffected.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Because in my opinion, there are two types of people. Those who are so happy to be spending time with you that they’re down for anything, and those who are not. If she says she can’t because of her hair or her shoes or because she has to be up early in the morning, she isn’t a girl who will ever just roll with it.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Small men, tall men, lazy men, soft men; the reality was that most of them—if they wanted to—could overpower me. They’d never know what it was like to not be able to walk alone without being on watch,”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“He let go of my arms and I saw him flex his fingers before his hands dropped to his sides. Seriously? He was flexing his hand like he was Mr. Darcy at freaking Netherfield?”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“I’d seen every episode of MTV’s Catfish; I knew the facts.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Listen, Wrong Number, you seem like a damned delight, but I don’t have any interest in an internet friend. I’ve seen Catfish and 90 Day Fiancé, and that is not my jam.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Jack had agreed (after much begging) to let me stay with him for a month—enough time to get a job and find my own place—as long as I agreed to be on my best behavior and stay out of his roommate’s way. He seemed a little too old to have a roommate, if you asked me, but who was I to judge?”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Today was the first day of the New and Improved Olivia, the one who would exercise regularly, eat well, use a planner, and land a job. As soon as I had money, I was even going to implement a skin-care routine like a bona fide adult.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number