Leslea Tash, Bird After Bird Quotes

For the first time in ages I felt a tiny pinprick in my heart--not like it was breaking, but like something small and unseen had begun sewing it closed again.

What better time to be kind to a beautiful stranger than when she’s weak, and rocking a schnoz like the Godfather?

I want you to say it, so I know you'll never forget. I want to hear you say my name.

Happier than a bird with a french fry.

You're too young to be so old.

It felt terrific. It felt deeper and richer than laughter. It felt like opening a door and tumbling headfirst into a pile of feathers.

Oh, Troy? He’s no one. He wanted something more from me than I could give.”“Friends with benefits?” Laurie asked, blushing as he said it.“More like frenemies with benefits.

You're not a nuthatch, Laurie.""Oh, but I am. I'm totally upside down. I'm a very backward kind of guy.

If he would see me again, I would die happy. In the meantime, I was merely dying.

Maybe he would see me as weak and stupid. Maybe he was right.

For a moment, I felt like myself again. Not the new me, not the old me, just the real me.