Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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Susan Elizabeth Phillips (born December 11, 1944, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a romance novelist from the United States. She is the creator of the sports romance and has been called the “Queen of Romantic Comedy.”

Quotes from Susan Elizabeth Phillips

If you think I'm going to cry all over your chest because you don't feel the same way, you're wrong. I don't beg for anybody's love.

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips in This Heart of Mine

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Any fool can love somebody who's perfect, somebody who does everything right. But that doesn't stretch your soul. Your soul only gets stretched when you can still love somebody after they've hurt you.

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips in Hot Shot

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Chasing after a guy who's not interested in you will rip the hell out of your self-respect. Better to face facts now because the longer you put it off, the harder it'll be.

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips in Call Me Irresistible

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I hate to admit this, but some days hearing about other people's problems actually cheers me up.

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips in The Great Escape

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You know what I want? I want peace. I want a good job and a decent place to live. I want to read books and listen to music and have time to make some female friendships that are going to last. When I wake up in the morning, I want to know that I have a decent shot at being happy.

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips in Ain't She Sweet

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It was a kiss made in lonely dreams. A kiss that took its time. A kiss that felt so right she couldn't remember all the reasons it was wrong.

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips in This Heart of Mine

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