Quotes from Erynn Mangum

My cell rings. I answer it without looking at the caller ID. "Hannah, I'm sorry." My voice is a moan. "It's Ryan, actually.'' "Oh. Hey, Ryan." I grin. "What'd you do to Hannah?" I try to be evasive. "What are you talking about?" "Uh-huh. Good try. What did you do?" "She'll thank me for it one day." "Oh man! It was that bad?" "Will you relax? It is not bad." "Is? Present tense? It's still going on?" "Calm down, Ryan!" "I have known you too long, Laurie Holbrook, to relax.

My mouth is full of Oreo, ice cream, fudge, and Cool Whip, so I just nod. This is heaven. I'm moving into one of their guest rooms. So, Laur, do you want to come with us tomorrow? You can help me plan out furniture while Nick and Ryan dig for grubs,' she says, licking her fork. Can we keep the rest of this dessert?" She grins. 'Sure.' Then I'll come.' She watches me put another bite in my mouth and close my eyes.'You're pitiful.' No, just a chocoholic.' She shakes her head. 'Same thing.

Jen's been hiding the sugary cereals behind the granola, so I forget we have them. It's not a very nice thing to do. Jen likes the granola that feels like crackling leaves. I like cereal with taste as opposed to feelings.

I love Mr. Darcy

This is what I say: "Leave me alone!" This is how it comes out: "Leefmaown.

Mom is talking to Jack. "I hear you're interested in zoo animals." I snort. There's a sentence you don't hear too often. I fake an insulted sigh. "Well, thank-you, Mother. Yes, I'm hungry, but you don't have to be so honest about it. Your tact is amazing.

There comes a time in every woman's life when she is desperately desires to be married. At least, this is what I have always been told by my father. I am beginning to doubt his word of the subject. I am officially, as of one week, twenty-three years old and haven't the slightest inkling of matrimony or desperation

Jack's height comes from his mom. She has one of those weird "I'm taller than my husband" things going on. I find it weird anyway. Probably because I'm five foot two, and in order to marry someone shorter than me, I'd have to start searching the ranks of little people.

What time do you need to be at work tomorrow, Hon?' Lexi asks. Well, Ruby's back, so nine o'clock.' What does Ruby being back have to do with anything?' She's the human stopwatch, remember? Marriage doesn't change everything.

What's with the hair today?" He pokes it for good measure. "I was tired this morning." "Uh-huh. I can tell. You look like you brushed it with a fork." "Worked for Ariel." "Doesn't work for you.

Philippians 4. "Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praise worthy-think about such things.

Nothing like an orange and olive green-striped couch sitting on orange carpet and surrounded by dark wood paneling to get the inspiration rolling.

Stephen Weatherby, still filling in for Nick, clears his throat at the podium. "Hey, good to see all of you," he says, which is church-speak for "Please shut up and sit down.

I don't like lazy rain. If it's going to rain, I want it to fall from the sky, screaming in terror as it bounces off the earth. Which sounds more morbid than it is.

When I get married...well, if I get married," I start, staring out the window, "I want to walk down the isle carrying a basket filled with coffee beans and Hershey bars.

I listen to it ring as I back out and start driving toward the nearest Panda Express. Cheap Chinese food--is there a better lunch?

I grab a sticky note from my bedside table. Reasons It's Okay to Be Me: 1. This is exactly how God wanted me to be. 2. We don't all have to be doctors! 3. If everyone were a genius, we would have no normal people, and then geniusness would be a normality. Without me, Zach is not a genius. 4. Even though it is for Zach, I still get Cheesecake Factory too! Yay!

Roo!" Calvin jumps off my lap in a happy dog dance. I know some people who argue that dogs can't understand English. I figure their dogs are just a lot dumber than Calvin, because there is a definite understanding of the words ice cream.

When life feels broken and the heat gets turned up, just remember: You're being made whole again.

I left the house to go throw away my chance at financial freedom someday ( i.e. Fill up my gas tank

I sat down at the table, took a deep breath, smiled at Detective Masterson, and nodded at Deputy Slalom. It was going to be a great summer. Normal.

She pats my knee. I'm going to tell you something my grandmother told me when I was fifteen years old. `Eliza, you won't ever be content with someone if you can't learn how to be content by yourself first.

Sometimes I think the greatest things God teaches us are only found when we realize that we were never in control in the first place. I think your need to control things is just your fear of the unknown. Don't miss out on the blessings He has for you just because you're scared.

Yay!" I say for the both of us, since Jack is now sleepily staring into his coffee mug.