A biography for Leslea Tashhasn’t been written yet.
“You're too young to be so old.”
“What better time to be kind to a beautiful stranger than when she’s weak, and rocking a schnoz like the Godfather?”
“Never heard you talk about a man this way. Usually you rattle off their attributes like you're fixing to fricassee the poor sons of bitches. God help the poor bastard you ever fall in love with.”
“For the first time in ages I felt a tiny pinprick in my heart--not like it was breaking, but like something small and unseen had begun sewing it closed again.”
“Oh, Troy? He’s no one. He wanted something more from me than I could give.”“Friends with benefits?” Laurie asked, blushing as he said it.“More like frenemies with benefits.”
“It felt terrific. It felt deeper and richer than laughter. It felt like opening a door and tumbling headfirst into a pile of feathers.”
“I want you to say it, so I know you'll never forget. I want to hear you say my name.”
“Happier than a bird with a french fry.”
“You're not a nuthatch, Laurie.""Oh, but I am. I'm totally upside down. I'm a very backward kind of guy.”