Top 500 Penny Reid Quotes (2026 Update)
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201. “Tuesday Horoscope: Your happily ever after begins today, as long as you remember there is no such thing as happily ever after.”

— Penny Reid

202. “They weren’t making decisions; they may as well have been curtains. There.”

— Penny Reid

203. “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.”

— Penny Reid

204. “I did not want to dwell on my past. These people typically wished to swap stories. I had no desire for commiseration.”

— Penny Reid

205. “I embraced it. Actually, I tackle-hugged it.”

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206. “So the man told you the truth, and now you’re surprised to discover he didn’t lie.”

— Penny Reid

207. “Seriously, big guy, you just need to make like a shepherd and get the flock out of here.”

— Penny Reid

208. “Sir McCoolpants Von No Touchy.”

— Penny Reid

209. “Non-knitters just didn’t understand the dynamics of a knitting group. It wasn’t just a good time or a fun time; it was the best time.”

— Penny Reid

210. “Don’t give up on your alphabet.”

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211. “The only items she approved of in my wardrobe were my shoes. In fact, she borrowed a pair of orange faux-crocodile leather wedge heals with a turquoise bow at the toe. I wore a zebra printed spiked heal; the rest of my outfit came from her closet. She said I owned the clothes of a radiologist and the shoes of an OBGYN; which is like the medical doctor equivalent of saying that I dressed like a librarian with a propensity for fuckmeboots.”

— Penny Reid

212. “Furthermore, I preferred to only have cravings I could satisfy without the requirement or assistance of another person. This was, after all, the definition of self-reliance.”

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213. “Why do people care about each other? What is attraction? I can’t give you a list of reasons why I react to you like I do. This isn’t an equation to balance. You’re the one I’m always thinking about. It’s you. It just is.” “You.”

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214. “I exist as many things. All of them are in love with you.”

— Penny Reid

215. “Boys are stupid. I needed to explore becoming a lesbian.”

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216. “When I was younger, I wanted plenty of things, plenty of people, until I realized there was no point in wanting. Since then, I’ve never had something I wanted, not really. Not ’til you.”

— Penny Reid

217. “But when Marie laughed, when her mouth curved in a perfect arch, when her eyes became the combined colors of hydrogen on the visible light spectrum, when the manifestation of happiness as perfect music passed her lips, then time stopped.”

— Penny Reid

218. “I will do anything to prove that to you. I will do anything to prove that what we have is worth a battle. What we have is worth a war.”

— Penny Reid

219. “The six Winston boys had inherited their father’s ability to charm snakes, the IRS, and women.”

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220. “He was so handsome I felt like filing a civil lawsuit against his parents, claiming punitive damages, pain and suffering to my psyche.”

— Penny Reid

221. “Just because you don’t feel calm, doesn’t mean you can’t be calm.”

— Penny Reid

222. “Breathless and Wretched, the new fragrance by Calvin Klein.”

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223. “Realization of his philandering arrived via an empty condom wrapper tucked in the back pocket of his jeans as I, the dutifully dumb girlfriend, decided to do him a favor by throwing some of his laundry in with mine.”

— Penny Reid

224. “Anger was essential because otherwise I was just tremendously sad. Bitterness and anger provided harvestable energy, something on which to focus, something through which to work. Sadness simply left me adrift. But.”

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225. “They’ve got to have backups on the cloud, or the mist, or whatever it’s called.”

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226. “We’re not pumpkins. We’re stunning autumn gourds.”

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227. “Cell phones, like the other social media constructs of our time, encourage the collecting of so-called friends and contacts similar to how my grandmother used to collect teacups and put them on display in her china cabinet. Only now, the teacups are people, and the china cabinet is Facebook.”

— Penny Reid

228. “Why are you so anxious to build yourself a ceiling? Why don’t you build a rocket instead?”

— Penny Reid

229. “Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” – Betty Friedan.”

— Penny Reid

230. “It’s not the wanting part that makes you crazy. It’s the blackmailing-me-into-marrying-you-and-giving-you-a-baby that brings your mental health into question.” Jennifer.”

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231. “Why do you love it?” I had a sense that I would enjoy her answer. I knew it would be unexpected and unique. Everything about her was unexpected and unique. She was my bright light of eccentricity in a very predictable and ordinary world. She made everything new and interesting or funny.”

— Penny Reid

232. “If they don’t learn about launching rockets at home, then they’ll just learn about it on the streets.” I glowered at him. “That sounds like something Hitler would say.”

— Penny Reid

233. “Sometimes doing nothing is what we’re called to do, I think. Does that make sense? In any relationship, sometimes we play the lead, and sometimes we follow.”

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234. “The rain, like the flame, is dangerous. But you don’t realize its power until it’s too late.”

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235. “I studied the smile, couldn’t decide if it looked sincere or rehearsed. And that thought troubled me. I was good at reading people and their intentions, but only if I wasn’t too invested. Once invested, I couldn’t separate what I wished to be true from what was actually true.”

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236. “Very clever of him to give me something my heart didn’t know it wanted in exchange for a promise.”

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237. “Do you honestly think God would make a creature as lovely and talented and good as your sister, and then make the way she looks something sinful? Something to be ashamed of? No. He wouldn’t. If anything, your sister – her face, her body, her mind, and her heart – give glory to Him. And she shouldn’t be hidden. You don’t hide something that remarkable away from the world, like your parents have done, like you want to do. That’s the true sin.”

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238. “Quinn, that’s the ring from downstairs!” I hissed in a loud whisper because I was afraid of the answer. “Did you steal that ring?”

— Penny Reid

239. “Conversely, if a person didn’t place value on what they lacked, then they would never strive to be better.”

— Penny Reid

240. “Please let me know if I can ever be of service pushing you in a similar fashion.” I watched him take a deep breath, his gaze moving over my features – still warm with affection – and he said in a near whisper, “My momma once told me, you don’t need to be pushed in order to fall. I don’t think you’ll need to do much pushing, Jessica.”

— Penny Reid

241. “A sinister giggle escaped my lips. I’m not much of a giggler unless I’ve done something sinister.”

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242. “Shelly considered me for a few seconds, then lifted her chin and kissed me once more softly, whispering, “You’ve seen me at my worst and you love me anyway. Give me the same chance. Show me who you are, and trust me to stay even if there are dark parts. But also, trust me to stay because of them.”

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243. “Greg ceased stomping around the room turned toward the open door, as though just noticing we had company. Both Dara and Hivan’s eyes widened and, in unison, the couple took a step back. Greg charged toward them, chasing them out of the room while continuing to shout-recite, “Oh, that deceit should dwell in such a gorgeous palace. Shame. Shame on thee!” And with that, he slammed the door in both their faces.”

— Penny Reid

244. “Every stray deserves a chance at love, a home and a warm bed to sleep at night.”

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245. “I’m not scary, I’m ridiculous.” I.”

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246. “For some reason it always irked me when people felt it necessary to draw attention to my height as though I wasn’t aware of my larger than average stature. I once responded: “Yes, and you’re very small.” but that didn’t go over very well, even though in that situation it was true.”

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247. “Although it seemed like such a simple thing, for the first time in my life I realized the importance of an introduction. An introduction by a mutual friend buys instant credibility, especially when the mutual friend was universally liked – as.”

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248. “I might cry later, at home, while watching Steel Magnolias and dressed like a homeless person. Sometimes I applied mascara before crying just to heighten the experience.”

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249. “He’s the man equivalent of a gun to the head, except without the fear for my life aspect.”

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250. “Oh, Jennifer!” She said my name low and rough, as though it were a swear word. “A lady does not wear overalls.”

— Penny Reid