Quotes of: Likely Keyword

If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Larry Bird looks like a bird, and Johnny Vagina looks like—hey, what is that in the sky?


This is the best book I've ever written, and it still sucks

My hands will get dirty holding your rose-like heart, because love is like gardening—it’s earthy and takes work to keep it alive.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Amy, she’s got a memory like an elephant, and a body like a meow.

This is the best book I've ever written, and it still sucks

Diversity is like a buffet, only with people. That’s why I like associating with individuals who are as close to macaroni and cheese as humanly possible.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Sometimes, having friends who were like family was a good thing, and sometimes, it was like having an endless supply of very nosy, very irritating siblings.

Taken by Storm

I don’t dress like I have any money. And I don’t have any money, which helps enable me to dress like that.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I don’t understand people who don’t like meatloaf. Your mom doesn’t make it like Michael Aday does.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Maturity doesn’t advance linearly, like you steadily and readily becoming more profound in your thinking. No, it staggers and stumbles like a drunk.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

The Nike Swoosh looks like a crowbar used to pry apart tight wallets. In other words, it looks like a politician’s smile.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I don’t like breakfast, because I like things fixed and slow. Let’s just take our relationship morning by morning.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I think trees should bloom earlier in the spring. They act like they are on a schedule. It’s not like they have anywhere to go.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

My legs are so skinny they’re like arms on a clock. And the stars are like 1-12, if you subtract infinity from the sky first.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Like a spy, I planted a bug. Like a farmer, I watched it grow into a politician that more than half the people chose not to step on.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I make love like a flamethrower would make a good ice machine. But that’s OK, because I like ice water.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Me mating with a midget is like a skyscraper having sex with a cathedral. But still I’d like to try. Just not while mass is in session.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Certain words roll off the tongue like frozen balls of saliva. Words like sure, positive, and definite—you know, words that are certain.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I don't sit on material like a sofa. I also don't sit on material like a sofa. I’m a stand on the couch kind of writer.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Be like a sparrow aspiring to be an ostrich, and I’ll be like a cowboy with no horse looking for a speedy land runner to ride.

This Book Has No Title

I object to that object that’s made of bronze and shaped like my clone. It should be made of gold, and shaped like me.

This Book Has No Title

But now, I know, how absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird.

The Time Traveler's Wife