Top 100 Kristan Higgins Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “So tell me what brings you here,” Laney says. Adam and I look at each other. He says nothing. Ass-hat. That’s one of Jenny’s favorite words, and it’s becoming one of mine, too. I wait him out, staring steadily, wondering if he can feel the poison seeping out of my heart.”

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52. “I fold my laundry discretely, putting my jeans and tops on anything I don’t want the guys to see. I sneak a look at Malone every once in a while, and each time I do, he seems to know. Blushing becomes my permanent facial state. I pretend to watch the game, though the Sox could have all been murdered and left disemboweled on the field for all the attention I truly pay.”

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53. “New York City is a good place to come to forget your misery. So many people, so many ages and races and stories. Virtually everyone had had, was currently nursing or would have a broken heart. There were a thousand stories worse than mine.”

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54. “Not everyone has to be in a relationship to feel good about themselves. Some people are better off on their own.”

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55. “We’re trained to help damsels in distress.” “If you ever call me that again, I’ll kick you in the soft parts.”

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56. “When things went right, it was generally because the woman had cleverly manipulated the guy into good dating behavior. He’d call when he said he would. Put some thought into dates. He’d ask questions about her life because she didn’t vomit up all her personal history in the first ten minutes.”

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57. “Sometimes it takes a few years before you understand what you’re worth. And who’s worth your time.”

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58. “He had all the rough and sultry appeal of Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront. Clive Owen in Sin City. Russell Crowe in everything he did.”

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59. “Men never had to deal with this, Faith thought. Men didn’t hide in bathrooms and wrestle microfiber and pantyhose. Totally not fair. Men had it easy. Did men get bikini waxed and wear uncomfortable underwear? No, they did not. Faith would bet her life that a man had invented thongs. Men sucked.”

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60. “Real love would be when no matter how happy you were at any given moment, it would be better with the person you love. Like having that person there would make it perfect.”

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61. “Yes, I was clad in yoga pants that had never seen a yoga studio and a T-shirt covered in rabbit and dog hair. But I’d been reading. There was no reason to dress up for reading. Books didn’t care. Books were just happy to be read.”

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62. “It wasn’t uncommon. Treated, bipolar disorder could be managed quite well in most cases. Two of my med school professors had talked openly about having it. But for some people, the medication made them feel flat. Gray. The mood swings and mania were the price they paid for a life full of color.”

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63. “An ass lift? At eighty-two? I plan on proudly letting my ass drag when I’m eighty-two. I sure as hell wouldn’t –.”

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64. “It’s not you. The stupidest line in the history of lines.”

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65. “Nothing makes our mother happier than discussing the troubles of those around her – even her daughters, and sometimes especially us – so long as she can come out the winner.”

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66. “What some people don’t understand about new clothes is it’s not about the clothes. It’s the promise of how happy you’ll be when you wear them, the wonderful things you’ll be doing in them, how people will look at you and say, yes, there’s a woman who really likes herself.”

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67. “He had the kind of looks that made breathing irrelevant.”

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68. “And the thing is, that’s all fantastic. I’m glad they work at the soup kitchen and care about their causes. It’s the self-congratulatory sense they have, so gravely discussing their commitment and level of knowledge.”

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69. “She wondered if he could see himself in a mirror. If he sparkled.”

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70. “In most marriages, lust and love become tempered by normalcy.”

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71. “It doesn’t matter how old you are, what level of schooling you’ve had or where you live – stalking is innate to the female psyche. We’ve all been there.”

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72. “You need a ride, Abs?” he asked. “No, no, I’ve got Mom’s car. You know what I found in it last week?” “Do I want to?” “No, but I feel like someone should share my pain, and you could use a distraction. You ready?” She paused for effect. “A riding crop.” “Please tell me she’s taken up horseback riding.” “She has not.” “You’re a cruel child, Abby.”

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73. “Like the locked room upstairs? Listen. I’ve read Jane Eyre. That better be a red room of pain up there, and not your ex-wife.”

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74. “So because of their affair, Emmanuelle gets a promotion and a raise, Adam gets a vacation, and I got an STD panel.”

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75. “Liam’s face grew serious. “I’ll take good care of you, Cordelia. I promise.”

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76. “Here are some facts about getting older. You hate young people because their manners, clothes and speech, as well as their taste in books, music, film and television, are all inferior.”

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77. “You didn’t break my heart, I say. “You filled it up.”

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78. “What’s more appealing than a guy who gets down on his knees and lets your dog lick his face?”

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79. “He’d drop by her place later, see if she was still up. If not, he’d stare at her window, because why not, right? He was stupid with love. No shame in that.”

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80. “My idea of outdoor activity is taking my book outside.”

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81. “Then she smiled, just a flash, and something moved in Liam’s chest. Something warm, and something he hadn’t felt in a long time.”

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82. “The one thing I hate about the wedding industry is that it focuses so much on the one day. People become obsessed with details, enraged with those they love, worn out from planning a few hours of a day that may not mean that much in the grand scheme of things. Even as I’m designing a dress that will cost thousands and thousands of dollars, I’ve always tried to work that message in. Don’t forget that after this day comes thousands of other days. Be careful. Cherish each other. Don’t blow it.”

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83. “Funny thing about prom; no one ever had as much fun as they were supposed to.”

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84. “The last time I had this done, it felt like the doctor used an elephant tusk.” “We got rid of all our tusks last year,” I said, smiling.”

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85. “Levi always said if you heard hoofbeats, expect to see horses, not zebras.”

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86. “She was gifted at charm. I never valued that in her before, but I felt like kissing her hand now. I should write to Eric and thank him for being a self-centered idiot.”

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87. “I was hit by a car, and according to the Hallmark Channel, I’m supposed to come home.”

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88. “He has quite an array of T-shirts. This one is faded gray with faint blue letters spelling out Starfleet Academy. Such a dork. Then again, I know exactly what Starfleet Academy is, so I’m in the same dork boat.”

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89. “Then he slid his hand into my hair and pulled me closer, and when he kissed me, my heart hurt from happiness, if such a thing was possible. “I missed you,” I whispered against his mouth.”

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90. “He turned on the radio, and sure enough, the meteorologists were practically peeing themselves with joy. “Wind gusts up to fifty miles per hour, heavy rains, some local flooding. Stay inside, folks!”

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91. “But why did you upgrade me?” “Because you’re not a skinny dwarf.” “Is that an insult?” “Is it? Would you like to be a skinny dwarf? Because even though you’re acting like Grumpy –.”

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92. “I’m trying not to wet myself with excitement,” I murmur back. “It’s harder after having the triplets.”

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93. “Just once, I’d love to be heartbroken because someone loved me and left me, instead of heartbroken because I never got on that train at all.”

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94. “Ev wasn’t the crunchiest chip in the bag.”

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95. “Cordelia, ” he said quietly, his smile fading. “I seem to be in love you.”

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96. “And because he loved her, it wouldn’t matter that she wasn’t twenty-two or thirty or forty anymore. In his eyes she was truly the most beautiful woman in the world. The thought brought tears to Parker’s eyes. A sucker for love indeed.”

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97. “And stop whispering into my hair. You might chip a tooth, I’ve got so much crap sprayed in there.” “I know,” he whispered, sending a shiver down her side. “You smell like ethanol. I can feel my brain cells dying.”

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98. “Life is good, even without all the elements in place.”

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99. “Wrong,” he growls in a voice I’ve never heard. “Very, very wrong, Chastity. If we were together and didn’t work, I’d be out you. You’re the one I can’t lose.”

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100. “You never realize it until you’re pregnant, or holding your baby in your arms, but your heart, soul and peace of mind will never be yours again. The tiny hijackers take over before they draw their first breaths, and you would do anything to keep them safe. Anything.”

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