“I had to get over [him]. For months now, a stone had been sitting on my heart. I'd shed a lot of tears over [him], lost a lot of sleep, eaten a lot of cake batter. Somehow, I had to move on. [Life] would be hell if I didn't shake loose from the grip he had on my heart. I most definitely didn't want to keep feeling this way, alone in a love affair meant for two. Even if he'd felt like The One. Even if I'd always thought we'd end up together. Even if he still had a choke chain on my heart.”
―
Kristan Higgins,
All I Ever Wanted
“You asked why I couldn't forgive you," Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. "It was because you were the love of my life, Harper. And you didn't want to be. That's hard to let go.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“I'll tell you something, Harpy," he said, his voice almost a whisper now. "It never even occurred to me that we wouldn't make it. And it never occurred to you that we would. You were just waiting for us to go down in flames. I thought we could get through anything.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“She smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing.” ― Kristan Higgins, Somebody to Love
“If only…the saddest words in the English language.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“Commandment #1: Believe in yourself. Commandment #2: Get over yourself.” ― Kristan Higgins
“Stop smiling. Every time you smile, an angel dies.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“Granted, I'd waited a long time to hear those words. Would've sold a kidney-maybe two-to have heard them at one point. Now, though...they didn't have the same impact. They were, in fact, an overcooked noodle in the pasta salad of love.” ― Kristan Higgins
“sometimes our hearts just need time to accept what are heads already know” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“....And then I turned and saw a guy staring at me...."What are you looking at, idiot?" I asked, giving him the sneer that had served me so well."My future wife. The mother of my children.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“You shouldn't give him a ride, Grace!" Meme snapped. "He's likely to strangle you and dump your body in the lake.""Is this true?" I asked Callahan."I was thinking about it," he admitted.” ― Kristan Higgins, Too Good to Be True
“God! The sexiest three words in the English language, 'you were right'. What woman doesn't love to hear that?” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad.” ― Kristan Higgins, Catch of the Day
“Here's the thing, Grace," Cal said, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth. "Ever since that first day when you smacked me in the head with your field hockey stick-""You just can't let that go, can you?" I muttered.He grinned fully now. "-and even when you hit me with the rake and dented my truck, and when you were spying on me from your attic and your dog was mauling me, Grace, I always knew you were the one for me.” ― Kristan Higgins, Too Good to Be True
“And here I still think of you as the woman I loved more than I’ve ever loved anyone” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“God grant me the courage to date the men who aren't idiots, the serenity to accept the fact that many men are idiots, and the wisdom to know the difference” ― Kristan Higgins, Until There Was You
“Dance class, huh?" he said. "You don't look the type.""And what does that mean?" I asked."You're not built like a dancer," he commented."You should probably stop talking now," I advised."Got a little bit more meat on your bones than those girls you see on TV.""You should definitely stop talking now." I glared.” ― Kristan Higgins, Too Good to Be True
“Dearly beloved," Father Bruce began, "we are gathered here to witness the union of Nick and Harper as they pledge their love an devotion to each other for what we hope is the last time, because I don't know about you people, but I don't think any of us should have to go through this again.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“Tried be cheerful, tried be upbeat, tried not to let my feelings show, not to blame him, not to mind when day after day, week after week, his nonchalance eroded my heart. Sometimes, being an optimist was quite the fucking effort.” ― Kristan Higgins, All I Ever Wanted
“You asked why I couldn't forgive you," Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. "It was because you were the love of my life, Harper. And you didn't want to be. That's hard to let go.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“I'll tell you something, Harpy," he said, his voice almost a whisper now. "It never even occurred to me that we wouldn't make it. And it never occurred to you that we would. You were just waiting for us to go down in flames. I thought we could get through anything.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“She smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing.” ― Kristan Higgins, Somebody to Love
“If only…the saddest words in the English language.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“Commandment #1: Believe in yourself. Commandment #2: Get over yourself.” ― Kristan Higgins
“Stop smiling. Every time you smile, an angel dies.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“Granted, I'd waited a long time to hear those words. Would've sold a kidney-maybe two-to have heard them at one point. Now, though...they didn't have the same impact. They were, in fact, an overcooked noodle in the pasta salad of love.” ― Kristan Higgins
“sometimes our hearts just need time to accept what are heads already know” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“....And then I turned and saw a guy staring at me...."What are you looking at, idiot?" I asked, giving him the sneer that had served me so well."My future wife. The mother of my children.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“You shouldn't give him a ride, Grace!" Meme snapped. "He's likely to strangle you and dump your body in the lake.""Is this true?" I asked Callahan."I was thinking about it," he admitted.” ― Kristan Higgins, Too Good to Be True
“God! The sexiest three words in the English language, 'you were right'. What woman doesn't love to hear that?” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad.” ― Kristan Higgins, Catch of the Day
“Here's the thing, Grace," Cal said, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth. "Ever since that first day when you smacked me in the head with your field hockey stick-""You just can't let that go, can you?" I muttered.He grinned fully now. "-and even when you hit me with the rake and dented my truck, and when you were spying on me from your attic and your dog was mauling me, Grace, I always knew you were the one for me.” ― Kristan Higgins, Too Good to Be True
“And here I still think of you as the woman I loved more than I’ve ever loved anyone” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“God grant me the courage to date the men who aren't idiots, the serenity to accept the fact that many men are idiots, and the wisdom to know the difference” ― Kristan Higgins, Until There Was You
“Dance class, huh?" he said. "You don't look the type.""And what does that mean?" I asked."You're not built like a dancer," he commented."You should probably stop talking now," I advised."Got a little bit more meat on your bones than those girls you see on TV.""You should definitely stop talking now." I glared.” ― Kristan Higgins, Too Good to Be True
“Dearly beloved," Father Bruce began, "we are gathered here to witness the union of Nick and Harper as they pledge their love an devotion to each other for what we hope is the last time, because I don't know about you people, but I don't think any of us should have to go through this again.” ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
“Tried be cheerful, tried be upbeat, tried not to let my feelings show, not to blame him, not to mind when day after day, week after week, his nonchalance eroded my heart. Sometimes, being an optimist was quite the fucking effort.” ― Kristan Higgins, All I Ever Wanted
