Exes and O's Quotes

“My entire life, I thought I needed to hold on to love with an iron fist. It was a feeling I needed to trap, to smother, so it wouldn’t slip through my fingers. Little did I know, when you’re with the right person, being in love never feels like the bottom is going to fall out. It’s solid, stable, and indestructible.”
― Amy Lea, Exes and O's

“Also, it's offensive and demeaning to be written off as crazy. Especially given the stigma of mental health. And maybe the real issue here is that some men can't confront their emotions. Instead of taking responsibility for your own behavior, it's easier to screw us, write us off as loons, and forget about us.”
― Amy Lea, Exes and O's

“I'm sorry you feel so threatened by depictions of fictional men doing more than the bare minimum.”
― Amy Lea, Exes and O's

“My dear, you have a lot to learn about relationships if you think all problems can be solved by a single conversation.”
― Amy Lea, Exes and O's

“when you’re with the right person, being in love never feels like the bottom is going to fall out.”
― Amy Lea, Exes and O's

“men south of sixty who regularly read fiction are an endangered species that must be protected at all costs.”
― Amy Lea, Exes and O's

“Love, as we’re told, is not something you actively seek out. The best love stories just magically fall into the laps of those who don’t expect or want them.”
― Amy Lea, Exes and O's

“I’m probably the clumsy sidekick who cracks blunt jokes at all the wrong times. The disheveled one who provides emotional support to the more desirable and levelheaded heroine.”
― Amy Lea, Exes and O's

“I’ve always been a bit of an anomaly, finding purpose not through what I do but through my relationships with friends and family. But when everyone is absorbed with their own lives, where does that leave me at the end of the day?”
― Amy Lea, Exes and O's

“The seams of my proverbial corset threaten to burst with suppressed delight. I’m not a horror reader, but men south of sixty who regularly read fiction are an endangered species that must be protected at all costs.”
― Amy Lea, Exes and O's

“When I was growing up, there was only one Disney princess who looked like me. And Mulan was great, don't get me wrong. But just because I didn't have blond hair like the other princesses didn't mean I couldn't be who I wanted to be.”
― Amy Lea, Exes and O's