Heather Singleton > Heather's Quotes

“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

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

“We can’t define people by their worst actions.”
― Paula Stokes, This is How it Happened

“We’re like magnets, you know. Only I’m spinning, so I keep pulling you in and then pushing you away. I like you, but then you hurt me, so I run. I like you, but then something makes things feel impossible, so I turn away. And you. You’re so constant. Your orientation never wavers. You feel what you feel and you want what you want without hesitation or doubt. God, I envy that. I feel like if someone stripped away my hesitation and doubt that there’d be nothing left.”
― Paula Stokes, Ferocious

“The truth never hurts worse than finding out someone you care about lied to you.”
― Paula Stokes, The Key to Everything

“The world needs more beautiful things.”
― Paula Stokes, Hidden Pieces

“Guilt is basically one of my superpowers. It’s been programmed into me from the moment I was old enough to know what it was.”
― Paula Stokes, Hidden Pieces