69 Quotes by Merrill Markoe

Whatever behavior you’ve experienced from people in the past, expect them to do it again and again and again.

Of the things I know to be true in life, right at the top of the list of irrefutable truths is, “No one ever listens to anyone.” It might even be No. 1.

Beware the cute, hot guy who kind of reminds you of the parent you don’t get along with: your cold, distant father who left when you were a kid or your hot-tempered mother whom you could never please.

Beware the old man in young guy’s clothes. If he’s over 35 and comes to pick you up looking as though he’s headed for a skateboarding competition while you are dressed to go to a nice restaurant, this is not a good sign.

They were soul mates, my mother and father. They claimed to adore each other, as if the word ‘adore’ meant ’argue with ceaselessly.

Beware the man who doesn’t ask you any questions about yourself on your first date.

I don’t like the celebrity gossip culture, and I certainly don’t want to contribute to it. I don’t care about the Kardashians, or any of them.

Since – in my belief system – we each get only one go-round here on planet Earth, it is the task of the writer to interpret, examine, and reflect on the specifics of their one and only life experience.

Some people know that they are so adorable looking, all they have to do is smile and dress up and they get plenty from that. Then there are some of us who, early on, see that that doesn’t work. So we joke about it.