Top 500 Penny Reid Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “He wanted me. I wanted him. This was a frightening and thrilling prospect, because when I pushed him, he pushed back.”

— Penny Reid

102. “I swear whatever pheromones Quinn Sullivan secreted were the equivalent of Janie-cat-nip.”

— Penny Reid

103. “Hurting is just as much a part of life as joy, maybe even more important. Falling down teaches you how to stand up.”

— Penny Reid

104. “Kummerspeck, of course, being the German word for emotional weight gain; literally translated, it means grief bacon.”

— Penny Reid

105. “The beauty of human relationships is sharing burdens?” “More or less. But burdens don’t grow lighter if both people are contributing equally. Life isn’t a fifty-fifty split, that’s just being lazy. Burdens are weightless, worlds change, and love endures when both people are contributing their maximum.”

— Penny Reid

106. “I can’t wait to taste you.” He whispered against my stomach, allowing his hot breath to spill over my chest, sharpen the goose bumps pricking my skin. “I’ve always wondered what you taste like.” I could tell he was speaking mostly to himself, but his words drove me a lot insane.”

— Penny Reid

107. “The truth is, as an adult, I am always waiting to be left behind. I’m always ready to be discarded and, therefore, I spend a significant amount of time preparing for this eventuality. I lower my expectations, I don’t seek out meaningful relationships, and I don’t engage in any sort of real intimacy, physical or otherwise. Engage is the key word here.”

— Penny Reid

108. “Bethany Winston once told me that time was like a closet. No matter what you do or how good your intentions are, you will always fill your time and closets with things that don’t matter. “That’s why funerals are so important,” she’d said. “They force you to clean out closets and reevaluate how you spend your time. Without death, we’d never have empty closets.”

— Penny Reid

109. “Attending to injustice, no matter how small, is always a worthy cause.”

— Penny Reid

110. “Life is a struggle for relevancy.”

— Penny Reid

111. “Pride is just another word for insecurity and fear – again, having no strong sense of self or worth. If pride is the driving force behind your decisions, then your life is going to suck.”

— Penny Reid

112. “Books are friends. You don’t just – just – just give away friends!”

— Penny Reid

113. “I will die happy here, today, in this spot,” she sighed. “In your puddle of lust.” “Leave my puddle of lust alone. Get your own puddle.”

— Penny Reid

114. “I’m sure you’re used to the deafening sound of underwear hitting the floor every time you enter the room.”

— Penny Reid

115. “You have stolen my heart and soul, if such things exist for a creature like me. I’m yours. Forever. If you’ll have me.”

— Penny Reid

116. “We are most awake to the world and to our own longings and desires when we suffer.”

— Penny Reid

117. “I’m a firm believer that if a person needs a hug, you give that person a hug. So many times I’ve been in a situation where I needed a hug, and instead had to settle for a good cry on a pillow at the end of the day.”

— Penny Reid

118. “Another toast to Alex. May he live long and prosper, and have lots of prospering, long-living babies!” Elizabeth raised her glass; all the toasts she’d led so far had been Star Trek related, and this was the second live-long-and-prosper toast, which was how I knew it was time to cut her off.”

— Penny Reid

119. “Just because someone is an idiot doesn’t mean they’re a bad person. And just because someone is smart doesn’t mean they’re good.”

— Penny Reid

120. “I love you wildly, madly, completely, Fiona Archer,” he growled, then groaned on a broken breath. “I love you always.”

— Penny Reid

121. “It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.” – Chuck Palahniuk, Diary.”

— Penny Reid

122. “Cletus sneered. “You are the opposite of boastful, and your humbleness verges on infuriating.” “Gee, thanks.” I rolled my eyes. “Look, all I’m saying is that if a person is great at something, she shouldn’t have to pretend she’s not, and she shouldn’t have to downplay her hard work. There’s nothing wrong with humility or modesty, Jenn. But – for heaven’s sake – take credit for being a badass.”

— Penny Reid

123. “I was starting to understand why the blood of a thousand virgins had been sacrificed at his altar of sexual prowess.”

— Penny Reid

124. “This came from Sandra. “Roses are red, violets are blue, rhyming is hard. Wine.”

— Penny Reid

125. “You are loveliness personified; you are grace and fascination. I think of you and I stop breathing. I worry that any movement will steal the image of you from my mind’s eye. But the memory is a pale, hollow specter to luminous reality.”

— Penny Reid

126. “I’m pointing out you’ve been missed. Being present is one hundred percent more meaningful than being there in spirit.”

— Penny Reid

127. “Forget men and romance. The answer to my aching loneliness would be all the cats.”

— Penny Reid

128. “Because you’re youthful and fun, and yet level-headed and practical. You are an optimist. If anything, you remind me that I’m still young, that my life isn’t over. And I trust you. You feel like a beginning to me.”

— Penny Reid

129. “I’m madly in love with you, my Jennifer,” he said. I.”

— Penny Reid

130. “Is a chameleon a coward because it can change its color? No. It’s evolved and awesome. I like to think of myself in a similar fashion. There is nothing wrong with having a strong sense of self-preservation.”

— Penny Reid

131. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston S. Churchill.”

— Penny Reid

132. “Because the world could be unpleasant and overwhelming. A demanding place full of uncertainties and expectations and fears. I was coming to realize retreating, hiding from the world on occasion, was not a bad thing to do, as long as I didn’t do it too often or because I was afraid of living my life.”

— Penny Reid

133. “There’s a reason we eat popcorn during a movie. If I want to zone out, be brainless and entertained, then I watch TV, go to a movie. If I want a good story, then I read a book.” “Ah.”

— Penny Reid

134. “Because knowledge is only a cage if you dwell in isolation.”

— Penny Reid

135. “I’d always been a big fan of kissing when done right.”

— Penny Reid

136. “Only you get to decide how you stand, what you stand for, and when you do it.”

— Penny Reid

137. “If she doesn’t learn to weld here, she’ll just learn it on the streets.”

— Penny Reid

138. “I sputtered for a minute. Then I consulted the ceiling. It was silent on the matter and, strangely, didn’t seem to share my outrage.”

— Penny Reid

139. “Yeah. I can see that. I feel like sidekicks aren’t as well developed as the main character in a story, but they’re essential in defining that main character. And the protagonist needs the sidekick more than the sidekick needs the protagonist.”

— Penny Reid

140. “How could I have looked at her with anything but wonder and respect and desire?”

— Penny Reid

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141. “Sugar, I’d be honored to catch you anytime you’d like to fall.”

— Penny Reid

142. “You’ll always have the advantage of me, Jenn. Because I’m lost without you.”

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143. “It’s not spandex, it’s a Kevlar blend.” His voice lowered to a growly whisper. “I’m so turned on right now.”

— Penny Reid

144. “She was a superhero. She was my hero. Therefore, moments when she allowed herself to display vulnerability were distressing. It was like watching Superman struggle through a bout of kryptonite exposure.”

— Penny Reid

145. “You’re it, Jessica James. And that’s the truth. Not racing or going fast. Not fixing up old cars. I want to spend my life with you. And maybe that makes me wrong in the head and unhealthy, or old-fashioned, but when I think of my future and what I want, all I see is you.”

— Penny Reid

146. “I love getting lost in someone else’s story, thinking about life from their perspective, living their experiences.” “Why don’t you live your own experiences?” I wrinkled my nose at this question. “Why would I do that when I can be a hundred different people a year? Live a hundred different lives.”

— Penny Reid

147. “I’m going to take this from you, but you shouldn’t be surprised because you know I’m a selfish bastard.” His voice was low, gravely, almost a whisper, his lips just inches from mine. “But I also want to make sure it’s done right. I don’t know this Mark from art history. He could be a rubbish kisser, scarring you for life. It might take me years of kiss-therapy to undo the damage.”

— Penny Reid

148. “And by Bunsen burner I meant, literally, my Bunsen burner. Not the figurative Bunsen burner in my pants.”

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149. “Yep. His epic good looks without succumbing to the adorable label had made him a man-unicorn in my mind. Or a merman. Or a Loch Ness Monstman. He was a mystical creature.”

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150. “Thanks for being such a bully.” I flattened my expression. “I wasn’t a bully. I was merely a persistent peddler of holiday cheer.”

— Penny Reid