Alexandra Potter Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Too many people miss out on real love because they're too busy waiting for the ONE to show up”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2011). “You're (Not) the One: A Novel”, p.269, Penguin
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“When men see an attractive woman, they fantasize about sex. When women see an attractive man they fantasize about a relationship.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2005). “Do You Come Here Often?”, p.191, Simon and Schuster
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“...when you decide you want to be with someone forever, you want forever to start right now.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2005). “Do You Come Here Often?”, p.369, Simon and Schuster
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“And so taking the long way home through the market I slow my pace down. It doesn't come naturally. My legs are programmed to trot briskly and my arms to pump up and down like pistons, but I force myself to stroll past the stalls and pavement cafes. To enjoy just being somewhere, rather than rushing from somewhere, to somewhere. Inhaling deep lungfuls of air, instead of my usual shallow breaths. I take a moment to just stop and look around me. And smile to myself. For the first time in a long time, I can, quite literally, smell the coffee.”
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“It is always the silly things that remind me”
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“If the worst is going to happen, it'll happen. Worrying can't protect you from that. And if it doesn't happen then you've missed out on all the time that when you could have been having fun”
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“If only men were like New York taxi-cabs and had a light that they can switch on when they're interested and off when they're not available. Then you'd know exactly where you were and you wouldn't have to worry about getting it wrong and being horribly embarrassed. --- Lucy”
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“We are the sum total of our memories. Memories are the most precious things we have. Good or bad. That's what make us who we are. What would we be without them?”
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“If you want a man who's commited, go look in a mental hospital.”
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“Time has a funny way of airbrushing relationships, removing all the things that were wrong so when you look back it looks much better than it really was.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2005). “Do You Come Here Often?”, p.261, Simon and Schuster
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“Life doesn't hang around, it keeps moving and if you don't keep up you can lose things.”
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“Not doing anything can be worse than doing the wrong thing.”
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“My chest tightens: seeing him so upset breaks my own heart. 'Don't you ever wish you could make that bit go away?" I say, feeling angry at the past. 'That you could erase those painful memories, forget they every happened, just remember the happy times you had together?' 'You must never say that,' he reprimands sternly. 'But why not?' I look at him in surprise. 'Because it's the bad memories that makes you appreciate the good ones. Don't ever wish them away. it's like your nan always used to say, "You need both the sun and the rain to make a rainbow".”
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“I am a hopeless romantic. A silly, ridiculous, foolish romantic. I live in a fantasy land. I need to get real. And now, for the first time, I want to get real. I want a real relationship with a real man in the real world–-with all the real problems, faults, and whatever comes with it.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“Men, Grace learned, seemed to think women were all frustrated nurses.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2005). “Do You Come Here Often?”, p.182, Simon and Schuster
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“"Maybe I just don't want another rejection," he shrugs. "I've had enough of that in my so-called acting career." Oh, so this is what it's all about. "But you're not auditioning for a role," I try to persuade him. "Aren't I?" he raises his eyebrows.”
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“You can't make yourself fall in love, just as you can't choose who you fall in love with.”
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“If, by some miracle, you're lucky enough to meet the One, whatever you do, don't let them go. Because you don't get another shot at it. Soulmates aren't like buses; there's not going to be another one along in a minute. That's why they're called 'The One'.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2010). “You're the One that I don't want”, p.17, Hachette UK
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“Oh yeah, the heartbreak diet.... Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2004). “Calling Romeo”, p.310, Simon and Schuster
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“It's not getting what you want that's the hard part, it's deciding what you want.”
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“Why is it that when you discover you can't have something, you want it even more?”
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“consider the implications. We think we know what we want, but we can never really know until we've got it. And sometimes when we have, we discover we never really wanted it in the first place - but then it's too late”
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“And like a soprano shattering glass, Juliet heard something snap deep inside. It was the sound of her heart breaking.”
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“He hadn't lost Grace. Because she'd never been his to lose in the first place.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2005). “Do You Come Here Often?”, p.340, Simon and Schuster
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“Forget men, I want to marry my MacBook. It’s dependable, reliable and you can even go shopping with it.”
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“Life can change in the blink of an eye. All you have is right now. So don’t ever put off telling someone how you feel about them, don’t assume that they know, because they might not and it might be too late.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2010). “You're the One that I don't want”, p.223, Hachette UK
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“For a split second they stared at each other. A fleeting, lasting moment. One person noticing another person out of a whole crowd of strangers.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2004). “Calling Romeo”, p.13, Simon and Schuster
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“Their eyes met. It had begun. They had begun.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2004). “Calling Romeo”, p.113, Simon and Schuster
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“Juliet shook her head. The thought of eating anything made her feel nauseous. "No thanks, I'm not hungry." "Oh yeah, the heartbreak diet," nodded Trudy sagely. "Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.”
-- Alexandra PotterSource : Alexandra Potter (2004). “Calling Romeo”, p.310, Simon and Schuster
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