#ties

He was nice. And he was hot. And he didn't seem to mind that I was borderline mental. ↗

— Lucy Robinson

#love

The Female Orgasm. The Big O. That elusive, reclusive Loch Ness of the labia. Does it prove the existence of God, or just His twisted sense of humor? ↗

— Kirstie Collins Brote

#first-love #love #new-adult #new-adult-lit #new-adult-romance

The dining hall in our section of campus was like something out of an Ayn Rand novel: big, utilitarian, and impersonal. ↗

— Kirstie Collins Brote

#humor #new-adult #new-adult-fiction #nineties #love

Weight has always been one of those issues for me that won’t go away. I know, not terribly original, but what can I say? McDonald’s introduced the Happy Meal in my hometown on my seventh birthday, for Christ’s sake. ↗

— Kirstie Collins Brote

#humor #mcdonalds #new-adult-fiction #new-adult-lit #nineties

Those East Coast rich kids are a different breed, on a fast track to nowhere. Your friends in Seattle are downright Canadian in their niceness. None of you has a cell phone. The girls wear hoodies and big cotton underpants and walk around with tangled hair and smiling, adorned backpacks. Do you know how absolutely exotic it is that you haven’t been corrupted by fashion and pop culture? A month ago I mentioned Ben Stiller, and do you remember how you responded? ‘Who’s that?’ I loved you all over again. ↗

— Maria Semple

#niceness #pop-culture #priorities #love

People in small towns, much more than in cities, share a destiny. ↗

— Richard Russo

#destiny #more #much #people #share

The family is the school of duties - founded on love. ↗

— Felix Adler

#family #founded #love #school

As a father, my first priority is to help my sons set and attain personal goals so they will develop self-confidence and individual strength. Engaging in regular fitness activities with my children helps me fulfill those responsibilities. ↗

— Alan Thicke

#attain #children #develop #engaging #father

There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others. ↗

— J. Donald Walters

#emotional #food #individual #kindness #language

I prefer a three-piece suit myself. Very sixties rock and roll. But they're not too quirky. Businessmen could wear them. ↗

— Scott Weiland

#could #i #myself #prefer #quirky