Top 500 Penny Reid Quotes (2025 Update)
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451. “They’re stackable, like Tetris. All beverages should be stackable.”

— Penny Reid

452. “I suppose it’s part of why we seek out a partner. Why we’re driven to build a new family, pursue new friendships. There’s freedom in being a blank canvas to another person and having some control over what is painted on that canvas.”

— Penny Reid

453. “It’s ok to be gifted at using people if you’re using them for good.”

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454. “My mother was awesome. I loved her dearly and respected her even more. She and my dad had been tough on us as kids, the good kind of tough, the kind of tough that came with high expectations. Her favorite thing to say to us had always been, “Why are you so anxious to build yourself a ceiling? Why don’t you build a rocket instead?”

— Penny Reid

455. “That’s right. A chauffeured car, for a twenty-year-old college student. If I hadn’t felt so pensive I might’ve looked for the Grey Poupon Dijon mustard.”

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456. “You infect me, body and soul, with primitive thoughts of claiming and conquering. I do not know who I am when I touch you. I am no longer civilized, I am blood and heat and lust. I barely recognize myself.”

— Penny Reid

457. “In all honesty, I’d enjoyed the horse ride more than the man ride. At least the horse had been a stallion.”

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458. “Duane’s mouth parted slightly and his eyebrows lifted high on his forehead. All hints of his earlier frown had vanished. Unless I was misreading his expression, he appeared to be a little lost, like maybe I’d stolen his breath and his wallet and his passport and his memories. Really, he looked stunned.”

— Penny Reid

459. “Musicians are like lightbulbs, they burn hot and bright, but can’t be screwed more than once.”

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460. “Sometimes, when I look at you, all my thoughts, all the plates I’m spinning in my head, they stop. And for a few seconds, it’s peaceful. You make me witless.”

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461. “You have a big heart. I would never trade your mammoth, irrationally generous heart for a smaller, more frugal one. I love every square kilometer of it.” A laugh tumbled from my lips and I lowered to the couch. “Really? It’s that big?” “It should have its own zip code. And it’s my third favorite thing about you.”

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462. “Nothing was worse than a handsome guy who became an ignorant toad when he spoke.”

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463. “If you can’t hold your temper in society, then you don’t get to be part of society. Those are the rules.”

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464. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates.”

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465. “As time together grows scarce, it also becomes more precious.”

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466. “Which, if you ask me, just means it’s not where you belong. If you can be replaced so easily in a person’s life, then you probably don’t need to be a part of that person’s life.”

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467. “Past, present, future. I’ll never regret any Moment loving you.”

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468. “You’re appalling.” His eyes twinkled with mischief, but his face and tone remained serious. “It’s pronounced appealing, Darling.”

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469. “I’ll tell you what I told Shelly when she was going through a hard time in middle school.” He returned my smile with a small one of his own. “Be beautiful for yourself, Janie. And only if you want to. If a man is worthy of you, he’ll see more beauty in who you are than in what you look like.”

— Penny Reid

470. “I had to accept that there was something wrong with me and stop making excuses for my behavior. A mental disorder is not like a physical one. My mind and I are not one and the same. I don’t trust myself all the time, but I am working on that. I’m working to rewire my brain.”

— Penny Reid

471. “Humans are at their worst when they’re in the role of spectator. We eagerly watch as others receive comeuppance, yet we reject simple truths about ourselves even when the truths are gently administered.”

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472. “I guess, what’s wrong with the world never changes. Selfishness, greed, brutality. There will always be stupid, brutal people. There will always be intelligent, brutal people too. And that’s depressing.”

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473. “Do you really have no idea how I feel about you? Do you not understand that, even as I sit here, worried about you, livid and plotting revenge on your behalf, I’m trying to figure out how to prove you can trust me? Always. I love you with every part of myself, you’ve invaded every corner, every secret place, and I only want – I’ve only ever wanted – your happiness. If you want me to stay, then with you is always where I want to be.”

— Penny Reid

474. “History – the good kind of history – is seldom made by those who keep their head down.”

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475. “I would want forever with you.”

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476. “Well, don’t un-weird yourself on my account. I like you weird.”

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477. “A thing has no value except through use and the accumulation of memories from its use,” she’d said. “What good would it do to leave such a thing in the china cabinet collecting dust? What value would it have? I remember my grandmother and my mother every time I use this teapot, and I use it with my children, so they’ll remember me.”

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478. “After all, the brightest object in earth’s night sky was usually our little moon. Whereas the majority of the dim, twinkling lights in the distance, the ones we barely noticed, were not only stars but something altogether more awe-inspiring once you took the time to investigate. To know.”

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479. “You measure success of a life in the difference made, not in the amount of money or fame earned, and not in terms of the freedom you’re afforded.”

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480. “And you are more than the mistakes of your youth. You are more than the label you’ve been assigned by people who might love you, but don’t really know who you are anymore.”

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481. “One thing I don’t know is why you’re drinking coffee from a Hello Kitty thermos.” Cletus sounded both interested and irked. “And why haven’t you bought one for me? You know I like that Hello Kitty.”

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482. “I’d tried dating. In fact, I’d even tried marriage. Everything about it was a horrific disaster, on so many levels.”

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483. “How you treat others defines you more than how others treat you.”

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484. “If he soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts, then my soul was Scarlet.”

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485. “Okay, that makes sense. But just so you know, I have no warts. I am an ethereal goddess of perfection.”

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486. “Seeds sown in dread never bloom because fear makes for shallow soil.”

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487. “When you’re certain, when it’s the heart and mind you’re after, then you lay it all out. But if it’s empty, just physical, then there’s nothing to say.”

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488. “Women are not seen as equals, young women in particular. And if you’re at all attractive, it’s an impediment. I’ve been called a distraction. Do you know what that’s like? I’ve been called emotional when I raised my voice to match that of my male colleagues, I’ve been called bitchy and conceited and judgmental for recognizing my own intelligence, and not just by men.”

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489. “In fact, I’m doubting that love exists. Maybe, as a society, we made it up to explain and justify our unhealthy desire for co-dependence.” He.”

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490. “It’s just as hard to alter an idea as it is a first impression.”

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491. “Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.” – Albert Einstein.”

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492. “When you manage people, figure out what your employees need from you in order for them to be their most successful selves. Some folks need praise, some folks need criticism, some folks need structure. Some folks just need small talk, knowing you care, and that’s it. It’ll be different for each person.”

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493. “Some girls who excelled at academics all through elementary school will purposefully start doing poorly around the age of twelve – especially with math, science, engineering, and technology since those have traditionally been considered male-dominated subjects – not wanting to be perceived as smart.”

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494. “Honestly, yes.” I nodded heartily. “I like Dr. West. It’s like having a – a – a relationship coach. Or a good mechanic on staff, keeping our engines cool and well oiled.” Shelly’s.”

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495. “You’ve always been a superhero.” Byron slid his nose against mine, brushing our lips together and whispering, “You’re a teacher, aren’t you? The only difference is that teachers don’t wear capes.”

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496. “Between people who love each other, there is no debt, only surplus.”

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497. “I wondered if, fundamentally, the world was made up of people who either sought justice at the expense of redemption, or those who sought redemption at the expense of justice.”

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498. “If one persists in asking oneself, “Why does it matter?” the answer always eventually becomes, “It doesn’t.”

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499. “I might change, but that doesn’t mean I can change people’s minds about who I am, because the idea persists, even if it’s faulty.”

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500. “I didn’t want one of her moments, I wanted all of them. I wanted an invasion, not a visit.”

— Penny Reid