This Is Wild Quotes

“I want you to be proud of me. I want you to be proud to stand by my side. I want to be the man you beam with pride at when you introduce. I want to be the man who holds your fucking hand because I can.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“So, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel?” I ask him. “After the dark, there is light.” He nods his head. “There is light, Viktor. You just have to work to get there. Then you have to work harder than everyone else to keep it. Some recover easier than others, but every day that you fight is an extra day with the light.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“Don't give up on yourself. No matter how much you think you don't deserve it, you do. We all do. Yesterday is gone, so make today count.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“Being an addict doesn’t define who you are.”
“It doesn’t,” I agree with her. “Accepting it and having the courage to face it defines who I am.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“See you later,” he says, smiling. He leans down and kisses my lips.
“Dude,” Matthew says. “Seriously, that’s my sister.”
“Dude,” Viktor says. “Seriously, that’s mine.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“He’s a broken man.” I stand in front of him, and I let it all out. “A man I knew was broken yet still fell for. He also warned me that he can’t get involved. He can’t go there with me, and I agreed with him.”
“But love is love,” he says, leaning back. “It happens when it wants to happen and not when it should.”
.. “He’s a broken man, there is no doubt about it, but even broken men love.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“She deserves a man who will put her first,” Matthew says. “She deserves a man who is going to love her with every single part of his being.” I listen to the words. “She deserves a man who is going to fight for her.”
“She deserves someone else,” I tell him, the pain of those words cutting right through me.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“I can’t be your friend,” I tell him, walking out of the elevator, and then stop, taking what little bit of strength I have inside me. He watches me, his own tears in his eyes. “I can’t be your friend because I’m in love with you.” I say the words out loud instead of just in my head, and his breath hitches, and he opens his mouth. “I’m in love with you with everything that I have,” I tell him, “but it’s not enough. I can’t love you for both of us.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“Evan comes over.
“Zoe, that dress is a bit much,” he says, looking at the deep V. “You need to burn that dress, actually.” He looks around. “M&M!” he shouts to the side and both Matthew and Max turn around. “Look at Zoe!” He points at me, and the smile on Matthew’s face disappears, and then Max throws his head back and bursts out laughing. It’s no surprise that Matthew charges over.
“Are you crazy?” he says, taking off his jacket and throwing it on me.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“He walks with so much baggage that he can’t stand up straight,” she starts to say.
“Mom,” I say, looking down. “He’s a friend.”
“Yet you can’t seem to stop yourself from being drawn to him. You can’t seem to look at him and not want to be next to him. You want to help him carry all his baggage.”
“Isn’t that what you taught us?” I ask her, blinking away the tears. “Help people when they are down.”
“Yes,” she answers. “And to carry the ones we love.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“I do spot Zoe, though, and she is standing there in a black latex outfit. And if that wasn’t bad enough, she has thigh-high boots on. “I spot Zoe,” I tell him, and everyone looks up at her.
“What the fuck?” Matthew says from behind me. “Who let her in like that?”
I roll my lips, trying not to laugh. “She’s practically naked,” Max adds. “This is not good. It’s a kids’ event, and now half the guys are going to be walking around with semis.” He looks around also. “If she brought a whip, she’s grounded.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“I never thought letting go of the drug would be this hard mentally for me. I expected to have a couple of days with tremors. I wasn’t expecting the soul searching I would have to do in order to beat it away.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“I’m thinking about the broken man who fights every single minute to be the better person. The one whose eyes hold the key to his soul, yet it’s locked up so tight no one can get in.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“I’m a broken man.” I close my eyes and lean my head back. “I take it back; I was a broken man. Now I’m trying to piece all the pieces together, and I don’t have time for this.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild

“Hi there. You must be the new guy.” She holds her hand out. “I’m Zoe.”
I don’t say anything, or better yet, I can’t say anything because Matthew knocks her hand down. “He doesn’t need to touch you.”
“Oh, good God,” she says.”
― Natasha Madison, This Is Wild