513 Quotes by Penny Reid

Anger was essential because otherwise I was just tremendously sad. Bitterness and anger provided harvestable energy, something on which to focus, something through which to work. Sadness simply left me adrift. But.

No. I have plenty of reason. But without honor and goodness, reason isn’t worth much.

Saying someone would make a great politician is like saying someone would make a great serial killer. It’s not a compliment.

Everything about her was unexpected and unique. She was my bright light of eccentricity in a very predictable and ordinary world. She made everything new and interesting or funny.

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.

I gagged instinctively, covering my mouth with my hand, but I also laughed. Through my fingers I mumbled, “It’s like there’s a party going on in my mouth, and everyone is throwing up.

They’ve got to have backups on the cloud, or the mist, or whatever it’s called.

So I buried myself under my covers and cried like it was my job and I was hoping for a promotion.

Sorry I’m late. I got caught jaywalking and had to give the policeman a hand job or pay a seventy-five dollar fine.