Wild Eyes Quotes

“For all the ones who have felt crippled by the opinions of others. I hope you learn to love what you’re doing so completely that all those critical voices cease to matter. And until then, remember that thriving is winning. Go forth and thrive.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“Breathing is overrated. I’d rather be drowning in you.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“There’s a man who will do everything for you. And then there’s a man who is secure enough to realize there are things you need to do for yourself—who steps back and revels in watching you soar. That’s the man who’s your biggest fan.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“You don't love someone only when it's convenient or easy. You love them when it's fucking awful and the world is falling apart around you.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“No, fancy face. Those”—he points at my face, finger flicking from side to side—“are wild eyes. The eyes of a woman who just chose fight over flight. Don’t smother that. Keep ‘em and you’ll come out on top. Trust me.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“It’s funny how I can be surrounded by so many people who profess to love me and still feel so utterly alone.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“That goose is not your friend.” “Then why is he friend-shaped?”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“And if anyone ever tries to put out her fire or make her feel like she’s somehow too much, I’ll break their face.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“Something about that guaranteed happy ending cheers me up.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“I think if you’re going to be in a solid relationship with someone, you need to be friends on some level. Like…enjoy each other’s company. You know? My parents are so solid that way. They bicker with each other, but at the end of the day, there’s no one they’d rather bicker with. Ford and Rosie are the same. Those two were peas in a pod before they even realized they were in the same pod.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“He’ll never know, but in that moment, he healed me. Just a little bit.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“I am done pretending that being your friend is enough”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“You done gawking? Or should I flex while I wait for you to pull that phone out and take my number?”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“So I turn and tug her against me, taking five more minutes to snuggle with my baby girl. I don’t open my eyes, but I smile when I feel Ollie’s quiet presence as he crawls in on the other side and presses his back against mine. I can hear the soft flick of the pages in his book as he turns them. It’s the coziest moment.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“My parents have come through for me at every turn. Even when I was at my wildest—at my worst—they bailed me out. They may not have always liked me, but they’ve always loved me, no matter what.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“Everyone around me is creating a life, and I’m just stuck here. Alone.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“THE SUN IS SHINING, THE LAKE IS SPARKLING, AND THERE’S ANOTHER fucking tourist on the side of the road trying to get a selfie with a bear.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“No. Bought it with my allowance. We just got back from the bookstore. It’s a gift.” I blink at the blue-eyed boy. And then back down at the book in my lap. People have given me gifts my entire life. Expensive gifts. Over-the-top gifts. But this… “This is my favorite gift I’ve ever received,” I tell him, my voice thick. His chin drops and he smiles shyly into his lap.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“I glance down and realize I’m wearing the “This Guy Rubs His Own Meat” apron that Rosie got for me last Christmas.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“They never laid a hand on me in their mission to mold me into the perfect doll. But they scarred me all the same.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“No orange ones.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“No, when I sit in the quiet for too long with only myself for company, my constant companions turn out to be regret, fear, and resentment.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“There’s no almost. No question, no doubt in my mind. I love you, Skylar Stone. I think I fell that day on a backroad. The first moment I laid eyes on you.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“Weston Belmont. Rose Hill’s very own Super-Crocodile-Dundee-Man at your service,” I reply with a dramatic salute.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“In the pines by, the water
In the arms of a lover
Little hands with big hearts find me
And I find peace”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“Should we shake hands or something? What’s the protocol when someone uses his body as a shield for you in an almost bear attack?”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“Skylar.” I can hear the warning tone in West’s voice and it just makes me smile. “That goose is not your friend.” “Then why is he friend-shaped?”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“With my thumb on her chin, I pop her mouth open. Hover over her lips. And spit. “You’re welcome,”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“The most full, carefree laugh I’ve ever heard. In a world that’s so manufactured, I’m not sure I’ve ever heard someone laugh as genuinely as West.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“Yeah, sorry. I lost my train of thought there for a second.” Now it’s his turn to bite down on his bottom lip, his cheeks pinching up in a knowing smirk. “Yeah, that train was a runaway all right.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes