The Ex Quotes
"In my eyes, there was nobody better than him. No better doctor. No better man. No better person to spend the rest of my life with."
"How do you get the meatballs to taste so good? (The secret ingredient is buttermilk—a tip from my Italian grandma."
"After we leave the apartment building, Cindy rushes off to another appointment."
"I’m too old to deal with a strange roommate, and even renting out a room in Manhattan is pricy."
"You think I can’t recognize a paste-eater when I see one?"
"Joel won’t let her see the number on the check when it arrives."
"I am not a person who attacks a young woman on a deserted street."
"This black cocktail dress is definitely a battle of wills."
"I wish I had quietly slinked out of the store while I had the chance."
"I don’t have to tell Lydia she looks good because she knows she looks good, in her expensive dress with that white-blond hair swept up in a loose French twist."
"I look down at the black cocktail dress I’m still clutching in my right hand."
"Why did I say that? I hadn’t intended to ask about Joel."
"I should tell you, he’s been dating. Other women. One in particular."
"I have," I insist. "There’s one guy who I’ve had… well, our fifth date is coming up. He’s great."
"I’m moving in with my grandmother in Brooklyn."
"I’ll put in the report. But… you know, this kind of stuff happens."
"This is the best day ever. I got to meet a girl who looks just like my favorite actress."
"Just the opposite—the last thing she needs right now is to be haunted by some guy."
"And after it was over… Well, that was a question mark."
"I promise I won’t stalk you anymore, if you promise you won’t throw this away in the nearest trash can."
"It’s a whole industry, and you should cash in!"
"That’s true, but it’s hard to explain how personal this feels."
"He’s making a mistake. She’s not going to make him happy."
"You need to get over Joel. It’s over. You need to move on."
"I was under the impression I was aging in reverse."
"It’s not a big deal. It’s literally just peanuts."
"It’s not like you can buy a dress without buying shoes too."
"That’s for sure. At least they didn’t break anything, right?"
"You are so beautiful. Stop doing this to yourself."
"And after Officer McNeil leaves, Cassie lets out a sigh of relief."
"It’s a beautiful day, the kind that makes you happy to be alive."
"I’m sure he’d scrub that paint off with a toothbrush if you asked him."
"You have to when you own a restaurant, don’t you?"
"I was having a perfectly pleasant dinner with a friend on the upper west side."
"In Cassie’s experience, men who are that drunk are not great people to engage in serious discussions."
"It takes like every other champagne she’s ever tried."
"Cassie hasn’t seen her the whole night. Is she stashed away somewhere?"
"Cassie’s mouth falls open as she studies the Cleopatra in the photo."
"Cassie looks from the photo to her own costume."
"Cassie’s eyes fill with tears. She is done looking for Joel."
"Cassie stands in the lobby, contemplating her next move."
"Cassie’s heart slamming in her chest."
"We’re not having a petting zoo in the bookstore. That’s a terrible idea."
"It’s about this man named Heathcliff. When he’s a child, he falls in love with a girl named Catherine."
"I’m not letting a goat in our store. It will make a giant mess."
"You’re just sitting there, reading... ‘Wuthering Heights?’"
"He’s a Hot Doctor. He’s sweet, funny, responsible, and intelligent."
"The greatest love story of all time? It sounds like a story about a psycho who gets obsessed."
"Tell me what to do, Grandma Bea? Grandpa Marv?"
"The best revenge is making sure the people who wronged you lose everyone they love and die miserable and alone."
"I didn’t want to betray my grandparents’ vision of the bookstore, but this is what’s going to keep the doors open."
"God, they had enough pills in there to kill a horse."
"I removed one of the burner phones from my purse with a tissue from her vanity table and dropped it into one of the drawers."
"I emptied three-quarters of the bottle of sleeping pills into my hand."
"I doubted anyone would notice when I dropped them into the bottle of wine I brought."
"There was, of course, a chance Pete might have finished off the bottle of wine that evening and never woken up."
"I was surprised by the anger I felt for Lydia as I emptied the pills into the wine bottle."
"Lydia saw a few cracks in my otherwise solid relationship with Joel, and encouraged him to end it."
"I believe Joel would have asked me to marry me if Lydia hadn’t intercepted."
"I led her to the bathroom. I found her razor."
"The police were lazy. Joel was questioned, but the death was ruled a suicide."