Top 500 Penny Reid Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “But that wasn’t how I rolled. Prolonged irrationality wasn’t in my wheelhouse. Recrimination was not my homeboy.”

— Penny Reid

302. “Who thinks, I’m going to cheat on my girlfriend, but I’ve got too much of a social conscience to leave my condom wrapper on the floor – heaven forbid I litter.”

— Penny Reid

303. “How are we supposed to teach our children compassion if we remove all inconveniences from the world around them?” “But.”

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304. “A beautiful man is the devil’s most potent weapon.”

— Penny Reid

305. “Bravery was still bravery, no matter how clumsy the execution.”

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306. “Best to leave farts and the past behind you.”

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307. “Never try to be other than you are. You are perfection, just as you are.”

— Penny Reid

308. “That’s right. I’m looking for an escape. Drew is out there. And – oh God – Cletus, I’m the worst. I’m so awkward, my awkward is embarrassed by my awkward.”

— Penny Reid

309. “In a day, when you don’t come across any problems – you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path” – Swami Vivekananda.”

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310. “People say comparison is the thief of joy when it comes to success, right? But it’s also the thief of compassion when it comes to suffering.”

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311. “I’ve come to understand clothes matter to most people because society decrees how a person is ‘packaged’ reflects the internal values, abilities, and personality of that person. This packaging is often called ‘personal expression.’ Since deciphering this, I’ve resented the concept of personal expression.”

— Penny Reid

312. “Why did it have to be Sir McHotpants? Why couldn’t they have sent Colonel Mustard le Mustache or Lady Jelly O’Belly?”

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313. “I don’t want a beautiful week with you. I want a beautiful lifetime.”

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314. “There will be no bananas!” “There will be entire tropical rainforests of bananas! And coconuts!” I gestured to my breasts. “And, hopefully, bananas rubbing against coconuts.”

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315. “Make no mistake, what just happened between us was momentous for me. My life and heart have been forever transformed. You are the architect and artist of my own personal paradise. Now, when I close my eyes, I won’t need to imagine what heaven feels like. I’ll know.”

— Penny Reid

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

— Penny Reid

317. “I want to touch you and kiss you, frequently, and I want you – ” he shifted on his feet as though steadying himself then his hand reached out; he stepped closer and he cupped my cheek in his palm, “I want you to touch me.”

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318. “You’re the girl that guys like us, if we’re smart and if we’re lucky that is, you’re the girl we marry. You’re the marriage girl.”

— Penny Reid

319. “He’d drunk the “my government can do no wrong” Kool-Aid.”

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320. “Drew sighed. “I’m going to need a chart to keep up with y’all. I can’t remember who is related to who these days.”

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321. “I tried my best to pretend unkind words were actually just erroneously expressed compliments, as it just made everything nicer for everybody.”

— Penny Reid

322. “Kaitlyn Parker has popped Martin Sandeke’s spooning cherry.” I felt his smile grow just before he said, “It’s only fair. I hope to pop your forking cherry.”

— Penny Reid

323. “I’m just saying, if you can’t have an adventure where you are, what makes you think you’ll have an adventure anywhere else?”

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324. “I’ve never been a fan of funerals for more than the obvious reasons. Of the emotions, mourning in particular feels like something that should be sacred and intensely private.”

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325. “Even in my relationship with Jon we’d both recognized that I required a generous amount of space and alone time in order to behave with appropriate affection when we were together.”

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326. “I once tried being dramatic when I was fourteen. My mother told me to add it to the calendar.”

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327. “In my defense, it wasn’t my monster truck. It was my mother’s.”

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328. “I allowed my mind and heart to hold hands for a bit and tell me what they wanted for Christmas next year, and every year after.”

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329. “I’m not like that. I’m not going to enter a race I can’t win.”

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330. “I know it hurts, honey.” Mom flipped off the gas stove and wiped her hands on her apron, turning to face me fully. “And it’s okay to hurt. 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

331. “You want to meet Jon?” Instinctively my gaze searched for Elizabeth and I think I must have looked as stricken as I felt. She just stared at me with wide eyes.”

— Penny Reid

332. “Because when a guy sees a car he likes, all he can think about is getting under the hood or taking her for a ride.”

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333. “Right now, it feels like I’d be completely erasing who I was before,” he blurted, swallowed, and then lifted his eyes to mine. They weren’t so sharp. “And I liked that person, even if no one else did.”

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334. “You don’t think all this weeping makes me weak?” “No. I think it makes you brave, because it also makes you soft, and sweet, and honest. And those might not be parts of yourself that you value – or other people see as valuable – but those are the real, raw, essential pieces of you. You deserve to share them with someone, and if that’s me, I’m honored to be that person. I will always, always treasure this side of you.”

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335. “What?” I whispered, suspicious, still fighting my flare of hormones. Or, more precisely, whoremones. That’s.”

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336. “Undies on, undies on, high ho the dairy-o, I’m going to keep my undies on!”

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337. “Explaining the kiss away via alcohol-induced madness made my head feel better, as though the world had been righted on its axis, and inalienable truths still existed. It also made by heart plus all the girly parts of me fee bad, like when you find out Santa is a myth or that Superman doesn’t really exist.”

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338. “Jethro’s sarcasm was cool whip on whipped cream – completely unnecessary.”

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339. “Oh, gah! Right in the feels!”

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340. “What was one more debit of mortification when my balance sheet was already in the red.”

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341. “Being quiet can be louder than shouting.’” I.”

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342. “Only you can compare a relationship to a disease and make it sound both romantic and terminal.”

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343. “Since most of my time was spent in unchecked soliloquy, I held out hope for some wisdom.”

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344. “Why is that weird? Honestly it was kind of nice. We were both adulting like adult adults who behaved like adults.”

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345. “I once went on a date with a guy who chewed with his mouth open. It was like sitting across from a garbage disposal.”

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346. “No matter what happened in your past, what ghosts might lurk there, the road you take is ultimately up to you,” I squeezed him back, “but – selfishly – I hope it’s always the road I’m on.”

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347. “Clowns, in my experience, are like cats. They can sense when a person isn’t into them and then go out of their way to interact with that person.”

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348. “I didn’t tell her, because I didn’t think it would help, but all people are lost, to varying degrees. I suspected that it’s only when we love others – through purpose, friendship, romance, or any combination thereof – that we become found.”

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349. “I’m not talking about the girl who wants to have fun and a good time with no strings attached. I’m talking about the girl who’s looking for a free ride after the ride ends.”

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350. “Maybe Jethro, Claire, and I can live together in harmony. Maybe she can be my sister wife. Yes. That was the answer. She could have her pretty farmhouse and custody of Jethro on Sundays. I could have him the rest of the week. And if she touched him, I would claw her eyes out. Perfect.”

— Penny Reid