Rainbow Rowell Quotes

A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they're not really dealing well.

Most men act so tough and strong on the outside because on the inside, we are scared, weak, and fragile. Men, not women, are the weaker sex.

Well that's actually happened to me a couple of times... but I really think that men, when it comes to falling in love, are less... I guess you could say less aggressive.

It's good to raise awareness that men and boys are struggling, at least many of them are. But why say men are finished? It's too harsh, too sweeping, and it happens to not be true.

Quirky is what a guy would call a girl he doesn't understand.

We hide so well. This is the bottom line: how hidden is male subjectivity? Name five books where male subjectivity is produced in an honest way.

I'm not really a relationship expert but... I'm an expert on manhood and what men think.

It's intimidating for guys to hear women complain about their boyfriends. Guys imagine that girls are thrilled to have them around, and this is what they really talk about.

In terms of the emotional underpinning, if you've been in relationships, you understand what's happening.

Every guy is different, but just prepare to know him in a different way and be OK with it, because the times I've lived with girls, and I've lived with some very sweet girls, I felt bad that they had to live with me.

Everybody all over the world takes a wife's estimate into account in forming an opinion of a man.

Don't you know, that all wives are in the right? It may be you don't, for you are yet a young husband.

Guys, we spend our whole lives trying to get pussy, so when pussy comes to us, it's like, "Whoa, this is amazing!" At 27, I thought nothing could be better than that, but at 35, I've come to understand the darker side of it.

Being by myself, that is to say, without a man - it's been a long time - is allowing me to know what it feels like - to live in my own skin, to remember what I miss and don't miss about a relationship.

We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.

Most people experience love, without noticing that there is anything remarkable about it.

The truth of the matter is we don't understand our women; we blame on them and it's all our fault.

I really loved ["The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P" by Adelle Waldman]. It's having a really hot moment. Unlike many hot books, it's actually really wonderful. I tend to have that reaction: I don't want to read it if everyone thinks it's cool. It was a really interesting insight into being young and male. Now that made me feel really thankful for my boyfriend and really thankful because he wasn't like that protagonist, but I know so many people who are like that protagonist.

You should write a book," Ron told Hermione as he cut up his potatoes, "translating mad things girls do so boys can understand them.

My whole life was about her, what if her whole life wasn’t all about me?

Love is always changing and unless we stay aware and change with it, it eludes us.

All of my books have an element of a man who is in love with somebody and needs them desperately, not just for procreation but for being able to fully unbosom himself. He only feels comfortable discussing things with women. Which is funny, because 80 percent of readers are women!

See?” I’d whispered to Bones, nudging him with a grin. “He never argues with her. Isn’t that sweet?” A snort preceded his response. “Keep dreaming, pet.

When men break up they want to remain friends. Why? Why can't they just get lost?

Love: woman's eternal spring and man's eternal fall.