Theresa > Theresa's Quotes

“Time doesn’t heal anything. It’s like drinking. The best it can do is help you forget, if you’re lucky.”
― Paula Stokes, Girl Against the Universe

“We are not killers,” Gideon says firmly.

“In my experience everyone is a killer.” Baz’s eyes go cold. He leans back against the wall. “Or a victim. Some people just need a little coaxing to choose a side.”
― Paula Stokes, Vicarious

“If you speak the truth, the monster whispered in his ear, you will be able to face whatever comes.”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

“Where does seeking justice end and seeking vengeance begin?”
― Paula Stokes, This is How it Happened

“Our “protective bubbles”—our houses, our cars, our friends, our online identities—might make us feel secure, but most of it’s just an illusion. It’s easy to get hurt, just like it’s easy to hurt other people.”
― Paula Stokes, This is How it Happened

“Monsters don’t get happy endings.”
― Paula Stokes, Ferocious

“There is something intoxicating about ending a life, about wiping bad people off the face of the earth. But it’s also a dark and deadly pull. After all, who am I to decide who lives or dies?”
― Paula Stokes, Ferocious

“It’s terrifying to realize your own decisions are shaping your destiny.”
― S.J. Kincaid, The Diabolic

“Our ancestors sought knowledge, but we, their descendants, glorify ignorance.”
― S.J. Kincaid, The Diabolic

“We are all of us bust stardust shaped into conscious being.”
― S.J. Kincaid, The Diabolic

“I don’t think you can just choose to believe in God. You either do or you don’t, and no matter what camp you’re in, it would take something life-changing to truly lead you into the other one.”
― Paula Stokes, This is How it Happened

“I remember a time when all I wanted was a gun and to learn how to use it. I thought a gun would make me feel safe. I thought a gun would make me feel powerful. But right now I just feel . . . heavy. Like I live in this world of death and destruction and I’ll never escape alive.”
― Paula Stokes, Ferocious

“You have more power than you think. Be careful what you do with it.”
― Paula Stokes, This is How it Happened

“Love is the kind of thing you have to nurture and care for. You can’t just lock it up in some faraway place if you want it to last.”
― Paula Stokes, Ferocious

“People are always clinging to what they want to hear, discarding the evidence that doesn’t fit with their beliefs, giving greater weight to evidence that does.”
― Paula Stokes, The Key to Everything

“There’s nothing abnormal about loneliness.”
― Paula Stokes, Hidden Pieces

“You're the one who decides what you deserve, Ginny. Not him.”
― Jessica Pennington, Love Songs & Other Lies

“Say yes to what exactly?" Ginny asks. "To everything . To anything.”
― Jessica Pennington, Love Songs & Other Lies

“With a final click of the door, I know she's gone. It feels like that moment when the end credits run at a movie, and you wish there were just a few more minutes left before you have to dump your popcorn in the trash. A few more moments before you return to your real life, leaving the imaginary world and characters of the movie behind, trading them in for your own reality.”
― Jessica Pennington, Love Songs & Other Lies

“....tonight I'm the world on fire. I'm end-of-days, burning water, apocalyptic beauty.”
― Jessica Pennington, When Summer Ends

“Stars are crazy romantic. Like, show - me - a - sky - full - of - stars - and - I'm - taking - my - shirt - off - levels of romantic.”
― Jessica Pennington, When Summer Ends

“And I didn't realize until it was over that even when we were together, we didn't fit.”
― Jessica Pennington, When Summer Ends

“I might not agree with what he did or who he is now, but everyone deserves to be heard.”
― Paula Stokes, Stronger Than Words

“I need help sometimes. I deserve help.
We all deserve help.”
― Paula Stokes, Stronger Than Words

“Never depend completely on other people, but take help when you need it, and give help when you can.”
― Paula Stokes, Stronger Than Words

“I’m stronger with Cheyenne. Sure, I never settle for less than my best, but my best is better with my sister beside me. The realization brings me a weird sense of calm. Not peace, exactly, but resolution.”
― Paula Stokes, Stronger Than Words

“Just because you two care about each other doesn't mean you need to have some big serious relationship. Who knows why Dalton came into your life? Maybe it was just so that you'd have someone else to support you as you transition back into being around other people. Or maybe your paths crossed so you could help him, you know?”
― Paula Stokes, Stronger Than Words

“But my history isn’t something I should hide from or be ashamed of. Everyone has dealt with things in their past. It’s not our struggles that make us who we are, it’s how we respond to them.”
― Paula Stokes, Stronger Than Words

“Because they recognize the only thing that separates them from us is bad luck, or making the wrong choice at the wrong time,” the woman said. “Most rich people feel like there’s a divide between them and us. They don’t see we’re all the same kind of human.”
― Paula Stokes, Stronger Than Words

“I understand the impulse to downgrade your own issues when you’re confronted with others who have struggled more, but you shouldn’t invalidate your pains and experiences. It’s okay to feel sad, even if you’re not homeless, even if you've never had a stroke.”
― Paula stokes, Stronger Than Words