Quotes from Liane Moriarty

We're not all beautiful , just like we're not all musical, and that's fine. And don't give me that inner beauty shining through crap either

The angrier Madeline got, the more freakishly calm Ed became, until he reached a point where he sounded like a hostage negotiator dealing with a lunatic and a ticking bomb.

If Janie Crowley had lived, she would have traveled and dieted, danced and cooked, laughed and cried, watched a lot of television and tried her very best.

She'd been gone for nearly a year and her hair was longer and she was wearing an entire outfit Gemma had never seen before. Even her shoes were different.

Self-hypnosis was such a wonderful tool. She could always tell when a student or client actually got it. They were awestruck by what their minds could achieve. The first time that levitating sensation happened to her it was like she'd discovered she could fly.

People would consider it excessive and rather Italian if you started wailing at the death of an elderly person. Instead, you say things like, 'Well, he had a good innings, didn't he!' No

she wasn't sure if she was even that enthusiastic a fan of God anymore. He seemed to have dropped the ball a long time ago. Appalling things happened to children, across the world, every single day. It was inexcusable.

Hank didn't know that Lyn had no right to feel anxious when everyone knew her life was so wonderful, while Cat's was falling to pieces and Gemma couldn't seem to make one.

it," finished Susi. "It's almost worth it." Celeste met Susi's raccoon eyes. "Yes." The blandness of Susi's gaze said nothing at all except, Got it. She wasn't being kind and maternal, and she wasn't reveling in the delicious superiority

she wore a beautifully cut suit, her blond hair elegantly styled, her makeup flawless.

I'll tell you something, something important. Write this down. You ready?' 'Yes, yes, I'm ready.' 'Love is a decision.' 'Love is a decision?' 'That's right. A decision. Not a feeling. That's what you young people don't realise. That's why you're always off divorcing each other. No offence, dear.

It felt as if Gemma had moved up to a higher, more complex level of human emotions that Lyn couldn't even hope to understand. She didn't know the rules. She didn't know the right thing to say to make it better. It was like Gemma possessed a secret, terrible knowledge that Lyn could only clumsily guess at.

that television series together anymore. It was such a pity. 'Did something happen while I was in hospital?' Joy had asked

Madeline," said Nathan, "don't yell at her, will you? Because—" "Are you kidding? Of course I'm going to yell at her!" yelled Madeline. "She's selling her virginity on the Internet!

Funny how words disappeared, became quaint and ridiculous, like fashions and opinions you once held dear.

Men often used that phrase: "drop some weight." They said it without shame or emotion, as if the weight were an object they could easily put down when they chose. Women said they needed to "lose weight," with their eyes down, as if the extra weight was part of them, a terrible sin they'd committed.

She reminds herself that everyone has thoughts they wouldn't care to share with the world.

Once you knew everything there was to know about someone, you were generally ready to divorce them.

Eat when you're hungry. That's a privilege, you know, to eat when you're hungry, when there are people starving in this world.

He made her more confident, funnier, smarter. He brought out all the things that were there already and let her be fully herself, so she seemed to shine with this inner light.

her brother had not just gone into another room, he was gone, so gone, so silent, not a text not a post not a tweet not a word, and next thing she was struggling for breath and all she could think was, Get out.

Bisexuals are like agnostics, trying to have it both ways.

avail. I choose my mood, she told herself as she stood in the kitchen, tossing back evening primrose capsules like Valium.

You will eat slowly and mindfully and only what your body needs.