{"author":"Susan Elizabeth Phillips","author_id":"Susan+Elizabeth+Phillips","total_quotes":83,"quotes":[{"text":"It was a bitch living with your old English teacher, especially when your old English teacher wasn’t old at all, and he had exactly the kind of body that most appealed to her, tall and lean, broad in the shoulder, narrow at the hip. Then there was his brain. It had taken her a lot of years to find that particular part of a man appealing, but she’d finally gotten in the habit, and she couldn’t seem to give it up.","author":"Susan Elizabeth Phillips","tags":["body","brains","crush","teacher"],"id":2176,"author_id":"Susan+Elizabeth+Phillips"},{"text":"I paid you five thousand instead and promised the balance only if you made the match. As it turns out, this is your lucky day because I've decided to write you the full check, whether the match comes from you or from Portia. As long as I have a wife and you've been part of the process, you'll get your money.' He toasted her with his beer mug. 'Congratulations.'She put down her fork. 'Why would you do that?'Because it's efficient.'Not as efficient as having Powers handle her own introductions. You're paying her a fortune to do exactly that.'I'd rather have you.'Her pulse kicked. 'Why?'He gave her the melty smile he must have been practicing since the cradle, one that made her feel as though she was the only woman in the world. 'Because you're easier to bully. Do we have a deal or not?'You don't want a matchmaker. You want a lackey.'Semantics. My hours are erratic, and my schedule changes without warning. It'll be your job to cope with all that. You'll soothe ruffled feathers when I need to cancel at the last minute. You'll keep my dates company when I'm going to be late, entertain them if I have to take a call. If things are going well, you'll disappear. If not, you'll make the woman disappear. I told you before. I work hard at my job. I don't want to have to work hard at this, too.'Basically, you expect me to find your bride, court her, and hand her over at the altar. Or do I have to come on the honeymoon, too?'Definitely not.' He gave her a lazy smile. 'I can take care of that all by myself.","author":"Susan Elizabeth Phillips","tags":["arrogance","humor","matchmaker","romance"],"id":6001,"author_id":"Susan+Elizabeth+Phillips"},{"text":"If I could put my brain in her body, the world would be mine for the taking.","author":"Susan Elizabeth Phillips","tags":["body","brain","power","powerful"],"id":7570,"author_id":"Susan+Elizabeth+Phillips"},{"text":"I hate to admit this, but some days hearing about other people's problems actually cheers me up.","author":"Susan Elizabeth Phillips","tags":["cheering-up","problems"],"id":19429,"author_id":"Susan+Elizabeth+Phillips"},{"text":"The engine roared to life. He ran toward her. She shot our of her parking space. He rushed to the side of her car. 'Stop it, Kristy! You're overreacting! Let's talk about this.' That was when she did the unthinkable. She rolled down the window, thrust out her hand, and gave Reverend Ethan Bonner the bird.","author":"Susan Elizabeth Phillips","tags":["contemporary","romance","sep"],"id":22465,"author_id":"Susan+Elizabeth+Phillips"},{"text":"Chip, I know you don't understand this, but I'd take it as a personal favor if you'd stop trying to marry your mother off to my brothers.","author":"Susan Elizabeth Phillips","tags":["brother","brothers","favor","marriage","marry","mother"],"id":34235,"author_id":"Susan+Elizabeth+Phillips"},{"text":"This is a perfect example of how entirely out of hand the women in this country have gotten. You act like men aren't anything more than extraneous amusements, little toys to keep you entertained.","author":"Susan Elizabeth Phillips","tags":["amusements","entertainment","men","toys","women"],"id":50305,"author_id":"Susan+Elizabeth+Phillips"},{"text":"I guess we're oil and water. (Phoebe)I'd say we're more like gasoline and a blowtorch. (Dan).","author":"Susan Elizabeth Phillips","tags":["cute","funny"],"id":52713,"author_id":"Susan+Elizabeth+Phillips"},{"text":"I finally figured out that not every crisis can be managed. As much as we want to keep ourselves safe, we can't protect ourselves from everything. If we want to embrace life, we also have to embrace chaos.","author":"Susan Elizabeth Phillips","tags":["chaos","crisis","life","protection","safety"],"id":62397,"author_id":"Susan+Elizabeth+Phillips"},{"text":"I happen to be immature, undisciplined, and self-centered, pretty much a little boy in a man's body, although I'd appreciate it if you didn't quote me on that.-Bobby Tom.","author":"Susan Elizabeth Phillips","tags":["humor","men"],"id":67229,"author_id":"Susan+Elizabeth+Phillips"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":83,"pages":9,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}