Quotes By Author: Jennifer Crusie

“North is a powerful man, and you’re still connected to him.” Flo frowned. “Probably sexual memory, those Capricorns are insatiable. Well, you know. Sea Goat. And of course, you’re a Fish. You’ll end up back in bed with him.”Andie slammed the car door. “You know what I’d like for Christmas, Flo? Boundaries. You can gift me early if you’d like.”

“I could shove this swizzle stick through his heart, Min thought. She wouldn’t do it, of course. The stick was plastic and not nearly pointed enough on the end. Also people didn’t do things like that in Southern Ohio. A sawed-off shotgun, that was the ticket.”

“He loved her all he could; but he couldn’t love her very much.”

“Bet you ten bucks we make it.”What are the odds? she thought, and realized with sudden, blinding clarity that she wouldn’t take the other side of that bet, that only a loser would bet against them. This is really it, she thought, amazed. This is really forever. I believe in this.”Min?” he said, and she kissed him, putting all her heart into it. “No bet,” she said against his mouth. “Your odds are too good.””Our odds are too good”

“Emilio appeared with wine before Cal could say anything, and Min beamed at him, grateful for the rescue. “Emilio, my darling. I forgot to mention cake boxes. Two hundred cake boxes.””Already on it,” Emilio said. “Nonna said you’d need them. She said to get four-inch-square boxes for three-inch-square cakes.””I’m getting the boxes,” Min said, nodding. “Sure. Great. Fine. Your grandmother is an angel and you are my hero. And of course, a genius with food.””And you are my favorite customer.” Emilio kissed her cheek and disappeared back into the kitchen.”I love him,” she told Cal.”I noticed,” Cal said. “Been seeing him behind my back, have you?””Yes,” Min said. “We’ve been having conversations about cake.””Whoa,” Cal said. “For you, that’s talking dirty.”

“His sentences didn’t seem to have any verbs, which was par for a politician. All nouns, no action. ”

“You want sensitive and understanding, stick with the therapist.You want great,headbanging sex, get off the fucking phone and come with me.”

“Nobody in my life has ever known me the way you do. Nobody in my life has ever made me feel as good as you do. You know me, you know everything about me, and when you leave me, you’re going to be leaving the real me, the me nobody else has ever seen, that’s who you’re going to be rejecting.”