Quotes from Faking It

Jennifer Crusie ·  448 pages

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“If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible warning."
-Gwen Goodnight”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“Everybody's crooked. The trick is to find out how they're bent.”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“If you can't be a good example, then be a terrible warning.”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“Dempseys are never in trouble. We just have stretches of life that are more interesting than others.”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“When Eve ate the apple her knowledge increased. But God liked dumb women so Paradise ceased. Gwen Goodnight. Her Work.”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It



“You've lived in America for twenty years. Eat badly, damn it.”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“This is making me crazy. I hate relying on other people to save me, I hate being clingy, I hate it, and every time you show up, I lean on you. - Matilda Scarlet Veronica Betty Vilma Goodnight”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“Very few people mate for life with the people they fall for at twelve. Doesn't mean is isn't real, doesn't mean it doesn't hurt, doesn't mean it doesn't matter, but basically, we're talking a practice swing in the big game of love.”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“Once you know the truth, it's always obvious”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“Davy's kiss tasted like vodka and disaster, and even while she kissed him back, Tilda thought, I'm never going into a closet with this man again. He slipped his hand under her T-shirt, and she said, "You know," as his hand slid up to her breast, but the only thing left to say was, I'm not that kind of girl, and of course she was.”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It



“have you ever met a woman you wanted to give everything to?
just turn over everything you had?
-Davy Dempsey-”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“He was not looking forward to breaking the law. He was straight now. He'd matured. Crime no longer excited him.

What?' Ronald said.

I didn't say anything.'

You're breathing heavy.”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“If you can't be a good example, settle for being a horrible warning”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“Mason was leaving her for a fifty-four-year-old woman who didn't moisturize”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“I'm an open Minded Man. How about a threesom? You, me and the machine?”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It



“Nitko nije savršen. Svi koji
su ikada ikoga voljeli morali su prijeći preko nečega.”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


“If you can’t be a good example, you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.”
― Jennifer Crusie, quote from Faking It


About the author

Jennifer Crusie
Born place: Wapakoneta, Ohio, The United States
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