The Boyfriend Candidate Quotes

“I never realized how much I loved the color green until I met you," he said quickly, and my heart raced.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“Fuck leading anyone. I want to follow you on my hands and knees across the desert.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“Love is always political. Especially for women. Who you care for and believe in, what you do with your body, who you’re dependent on, the extent of your autonomy.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“The crowd cheered and Logan waved. I clutched my notes, thrilled to be done, and beelined in his direction. When we met, he folded me into a giant hug like the campaign team had instructed. Performance or not, I breathed a deep sigh of relief as his arms closed around me. He hugged me tight.
"I would follow you anywhere," he whispered, his lips brushing my cheek, and then he was striding forward and waving at the crowd.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“This is why I read all day. To escape the blasted world.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“People are constantly telling you who they are if you’re willing to step back and listen.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“if I was really honest, part of what I was doing when I curled up with my books was waiting. Waiting for someone else to swoop in and take care of the hard stuff... or waiting to meet the right guy would would magically solve all my problems.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“Usually, I liked to mull things over in private, preferably while reading a book. My feelings usually dawned on me hours or even days later, like watercolor paint slowly blooming on a canvas.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“I thought back to what Nora said, that love was political, whether you acknowledged it or not. I added to that: simply existing is political - taking up space in the world, on bookshelves.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“When I was very nearly asleep and the world was warm and hazy, I felt him kiss my temple softly. Then he whispered, so faint it was barely more than a breath, "Whatever it takes, let me keep her.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“As an introverted Virgo, I often had to remind myself to not let speculations and anxieties about other people’s thoughts and feelings derail my life. In general, I was used to it taking a long time for my brain to let go of a hurtful comment.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“Ever since the night we met, I've been trying to figure out what your eyes reminded me of. i finally decided they're honey brown with green flecks. A constellation trapped in amber. The gold is brightest when you're happy.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“You look like some Victorian heroine come off the”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“Books presented the perfect solution: you could follow friends on scores of adventures without having to worry about saying the wrong thing.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“How exactly did one negotiate a one-night stand? Did you lead with it in conversation so all your cards were on the table (“Hi, I’m Alexis; you might be interested to know I’m trolling for a stranger to ravish me”), or did you hold back, let your intention slip out at just the right moment (“I see you’re ordering an Uber home; could I interest you in going splitsies back to my place for a wild night of sex”)?”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“I looked at him-my dream man-and slowly smiled. I'd been waiting so long for a love I could keep, a love that felt secure and exhilarating in equal measures. And now that I had it, I could say: the reality was far better than I'd ever imagined.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“Do you have somewhere you need to be?" he whispered.
"Only wherever you are." I pulled him against my chest and he curled around më, breathing deeply, until hë finally closed his yes.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“Sometimes the unexpected thing is the right thing.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“He stroked my hair away from my face, lightly skimming my temple. "Have I told you I like that your're an animal person?"
I smiled. "I liked that you're tall. Makes you an excellent floor cushion."
His grin grew wider. "You know, when you really smile, you do it with your whole face. I can see your smile in your eyes. It's the best thing.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“You're shaking."
"I'm fine," I said, unable to tell him it was ten percent rain, ninety percent his proximity.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“You are shaking."
"I'm fine," I said, unable to tell him it as ten percent rain, ninety percent his proximity.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“Yes, I’m one of those classic British Texans you see everywhere. My childhood home was a hobbit hole on a cattle ranch and we ate nothing but fish, chips, and brisket growing up.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“wanted someone to burn for me so white-hot his handprints branded my skin. I wanted someone to tongue his name into me, to carve his feelings into my skin with his teeth.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“Politicians have ignored educators for years,” I told the crowd. “They’ve taken away retirement benefits, cut workforce numbers, and let salaries flatline.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate

“Love is always political. Especially for women. Who you care for and believe in, what you do with your body, who you’re dependent on, the extent of your autonomy. Strange to me that people pretend you can separate the two.”
― Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate