Jody Gehrman Quotes

I despise the rituals of fake friendship. I wish we could just claw each other's eyes out and call it a day, instead we put on huge radiant smiles and spout compliments until our teeth hurt from the saccharine sweetness of it all.

~ Jody Gehrman

Maybe illusion and artifice—lies, even—are a necessary part of romance.

~ Jody Gehrman

These guys may not talk too much about relationships, but they sure do blush at telling moments, don’t they? Maybe that’s the key to understanding the opposite sex; I could invent a science, call it blushology.

~ Jody Gehrman

Supposedly, guys think about sex every eight seconds. If that's true, how can they talk to their grandmothers?

~ Jody Gehrman

I tried all kinds of approaches: sexy, friendly, intimidating—nothing worked. I’m starting to think there’s an invisible force field that prevents honest communication between X and Y chromosomes.

~ Jody Gehrman

Sometimes, a girl just has to dive under the duvet and regroup.

~ Jody Gehrman

Are you mad? I ask.I was. He glances at the ceiling then back at me. Or confused, anyway. The whole thing threw me through for a loop. I thought I'd finally met a guy at Underwood I could relate to, and it turns out he wasn't a guy at all.I swallow. I can see how that would be weird. In a way though, I was relieved.Relieved? I echo. Why?He looks around embarrased. Let's just say you had me questioning my sexual orientation.

~ Jody Gehrman