Jenny O'Connell Quotes

“[H]iding how you really feel and trying to make everyone happy doesn't make you nice, it just makes you a liar.”

— Jenny O'Connell

“I guess relationships are just funny like that. It's impossible to figure out why some work out and others don't. Why someone can be so imperfect and still be the perfect person for you. Maybe, in the end, it's not about changing the person you care about. Maybe it's about learning what you can live with. Or maybe it's really about learning what you can't live without.”

— Jenny O'Connell

“Sometimes change was good. Sometimes it was even exactly what you needed.”

— Jenny O'Connell

“Maybe it's not about having a plan, or even a plan B. Maybe it's about seeing where life takes you and learning to enjoy the ride.”

— Jenny O'Connell

Do not blame my tone of voice, my lack of patience, or my bad mood on PMS. It's not my period that's my problem.

— Jenny O'Connell

“GUY TIP #18:
Just because you can urinate anywhere you want doesn't mean you should-even if your aim is so good you can spell out "Red Sox Rule" in capital letters with once taking a break.”

— Jenny O'Connell

“I knew he was a prick, but a part of me wanted to hear what he'd say, to hear him say how sorry he really was that he'd screwed up. I wanted groveling for forgiveness and pledges of undying love. As dumb as I knew it was, I wanted him to fight for me, to prove that I hadn't made a mistake by believing in him. Or us.”

— Jenny O'Connell

“As ugly as the truth is, it's even uglier when someone says out loud what you've been thinking to yourself.”

— Jenny O'Connell

“Your penis will not shrivel up and die if you admit you want an umbrella instead of standing in the rain acting like a little water never hurt anyone. It's an unbrella, not a purse.”

— Jenny O'Connell

“How was it possible to hate him so much and still need him so much at the same time?”

— Jenny O'Connell

“People can have nicknames. Body parts should not.”

— Jenny O'Connell

“It wasn't like I was expecting Senior year to be some amazing experience. If anything, I was prepared for it to be pretty much a letdown. Everyone would be looking ahead to college and getting sick of seeing the same faces we've been looking at for the last three years.”

— Jenny O'Connell

“He was Pinocchio to my Gepetto.”

— Jenny O'Connell

“Reed: "What's up?"
Vanessa: "There must be an accident or something."
Reed: "I'm the accident."
Vanessa: "I couldn't agree more."
Reed: "What I meant was, those people out there are waiting for me.”

— Jenny O'Connell