Live Wire Quotes

“Do you hear the difference? That leaves the ball in the other person’s court. Whereas “No, that doesn’t work for me” takes the ball out of the court altogether and runs it over with a bus.”
― Kelly Rippa, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories

“As it turns out, “seniority” is a masculine word.”
― Kelly Rippa, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories

“pull the sheet over my face.”
― Kelly Rippa, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories

“If cisgendered men had vaginas and uteruses, there would be no mystery. There would certainly be a cure for periods, yeast infections, ectopic pregnancies, and menopause. Certainly, abortions would be available everywhere books are sold.”
― Kelly Rippa, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories

“Even my spouse can’t be counted on for making the right call when it comes to 911. The year was 1997”
― Kelly Rippa, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories

“Somehow, even staying awake crying all night and then dousing myself with toxic chemicals didn’t quench my thirst for revenge.”
― Kelly Rippa, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories

“discerning”
― Kelly Rippa, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories

“Not because spouses need to give one another diamonds, but because they need to acknowledge and appreciate that what they are pulling off is not for wimps. I’m using the word “marriage” here, but I’m really talking about all long-term partnerships, because not everyone gets married. That,”
― Kelly Rippa, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories

“The days are long but the years are short.”
― Kelly Ripa, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories