Alexander Rybak (1986) Norwegian singer, actor, violinist, composer, pianist
"Funny Little World" (2009).
A collection of quotes on the topic of boyfriend, herring, girl, want.
Alexander Rybak (1986) Norwegian singer, actor, violinist, composer, pianist
"Funny Little World" (2009).
Cher (1946) American singer and actress
"Cher Genius", an interview in You magazine, the Mail on Sunday (UK) newspaper (28 November 2010), interviewed by Elaine Lipworth in Las Vegas.
John Green book Looking for Alaska
Miles "Pudge" Halter about Alaska Young, p. 88
Looking for Alaska (2005)
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
2017, Final News Conference as President (January 2017)
Lady Gaga (1986) American singer, songwriter, and actress
Cosmopolitan (April 2010). https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lady-gaga-ex-boyfriend-quote/
Jonathan Bailey (1988) British actor
"Jonathan Bailey: Jonathan Bailey Is Giving Us the Vapors" in GQ https://www.gq.com/story/gq-hype-jonathan-bailey (9 March 2022)
Cassandra Clare book City of Ashes
Variant: And what about us? Do you want a vampire boyfriend?” He laughed bitterly. “Because I foresee many romantic picnics in our future. You, drinking a virgin piña colada. Me, drinking the blood of a virgin.”
-Simon to Clary, pg.217-
Source: City of Ashes
Ann Brashares book Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
Source: Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
“A true heiress is never mean to anyone - except a girl who steals your boyfriend”
Paris Hilton (1981) American socialite
“Check you out,' said Magnus. 'My famous boyfriend, inspiration to the masses.”
Cassandra Clare (1973) American author
Source: Born to Endless Night
Jeff Lindsay (1952) American playwright and crime novelist Jeffry P. Freundlich
Source: Dexter By Design
Candace Bushnell book The Carrie Diaries
Variant: In life, there are only four kinds of girls:
The girl who played with fire.
The girl who opened Pandora's Box.
The girl who gave Adam the apple.
And the girl whose best friend stole her boyfriend.
Source: The Carrie Diaries
Miranda July (1974) American performance artist, musician and writer
Source: No One Belongs Here More Than You
“Really? Is he running for Worst Boyfriend Ever?"
"In the subcategory of Completely Awesome.”
Rachel Caine (1962) American writer
Source: Ghost Town
Ally Carter I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
Source: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
“That’s why girls have boyfriends. So you have someone to take you to boring functions.”
Cassandra Clare book City of Fallen Angels
Source: City of Fallen Angels
Jane Smiley (1949) American novelist
Source: A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
“Your boyfriend's dead. Thought you should know.”
Cassandra Clare book City of Heavenly Fire
Source: City of Heavenly Fire
“My boyfriend was insanely sexy, vampire or not, and I couldn't keep my hands off him.”
Richelle Mead book The Fiery Heart
Source: The Fiery Heart
E. Lockhart book The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Source: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo
Source: Magic Shifts
“My boyfriend and I are badasses.”
Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer
Source: The Pagan Stone
“Your boyfriend's crazy,” he said to Clary.
“Yeah, but he’s hot,” said Clary. “So there’s that.”
Cassandra Clare book City of Heavenly Fire
Source: City of Heavenly Fire
“Give a girl a boyfriend and she becomes a total expert on relationships”
Cecily von Ziegesar book You Know You Love Me
Source: You Know You Love Me
“I want to get an abortion. But my boyfriend and I are having trouble conceiving.”
Sarah Silverman (1970) American comedian and actress
Jesus Is Magic (2005)
John Oliver (1977) English comedian
After quoting a BBC report claiming that most "Big Pharma" companies spend more money on marketing than research and development <br class="br"> Last Week Tonight: Marketing to Doctors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQZ2UeOTO3I (8 Feb 2015) <br class="br">Last Week Tonight (2014&ndash;present)
“Hell is other actors,” Kirsten said. “Also ex-boyfriends.”
Emily St. John Mandel book Station Eleven
Source: Station Eleven (2014), Chapter 10 (p. 49)
Torrey DeVitto (1984) actress, model, violinist
"‘Chicago Med’ star Torrey DeVitto takes holistic approach to health, life" https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/chicago-med-star-torrey-devitto-takes-holistic-approach-to-health-life/, interview with Chicago Sun-Times (24 January 2018).
Susanna Kaysen book Girl, Interrupted
“I have nothing to say on any historical topic.”
Girl, Interrupted (1994)
Camille Paglia (1947) American writer
Source: Vamps and Tramps (1994), "No Law in the Arena: A Pagan Theory of Sexuality", p. 36
Bernie Sanders (1941) American politician, senator for Vermont
"The Revolution Is Life Versus Death" https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2157415-sanders-revolution.html, in Vermont Freeman (1969), as quoted in "The origins of Sanders' ideology, in his own words" http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/29/politics/bernie-sanders-own-words/ by Brianna Keilar, CNN (29 February 2016) <br class="br">1970s
Gillian Anderson (1968) American-British film, television and theatre actress, activist and writer
On her teenage punk years and being arrested on graduation night — NPR "Gillian Anderson On 'The Fall' And Getting Arrested In High School" http://www.npr.org/2013/12/07/249240231/gillian-anderson-on-the-fall-and-getting-arrested-in-high-school/ (December 7, 2013) <br class="br">2010s
Sarah Silverman (1970) American comedian and actress
I always think I should get on it if I want to have kids. Because once you hit thirty it can be difficult to conceive — it can be dangerous. The best time to conceive is when you're a black teenager.
Source: Rolling Stone (3 November 2005)
Miley Cyrus (1992) American actor and singer-songwriter
US Magazine http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/miley-cyrus-sings-about-ex-nick-jonas-cant-let-you-go-2010305 (March 2010)
Maia Mitchell (1993) Australian actress
As quoted in "Maia Mitchell: My Audition For ‘The Fosters’ Was ‘Crap’" by Sean Daly at The TV Page (20 January 2014) http://thetvpage.com/2014/01/20/maia-mitchell-interview-fosters/
Mark Riebling (1963) American writer
The New Paradigm: Merging Law Enforcement and Intelligence Strategies (2006)
Dan Savage (1964) American sex advice columnist and gay rights campaigner
Mary's Uterus http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=118733, Savage Love column, The Stranger, 14 December 2006
“No, I don't have a boyfriend, […] I don't want one.”
Emma Roberts (1991) American actress
Lipworth, Elaine (2005), "Recognise That Smile?", YOU Magazine, July 24, 2005, p. 30.
“No girl wants a secretly gay boyfriend, every dude wants a secretly gay girlfriend.”
Joe Rogan (1967) American martial artist, podcaster, sports commentator and comedian
Shiny Happy Jihad (2007)
Alan Sugar (1947) British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor
Episode 9
The Apprentice, Series 4