Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game Quotes

“Sometimes we just have two sides to us, Noah. One that we're willing to let the world see, and then the other that we hide deep within ourselves.”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game

“I mean, your whole life you want to be older. Old enough to drive, to smoke, to drink, to graduate, and to go to college. Then when you finally make it, you find out it all kinda sucks!”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game

“Life is hard, but it's even harder when you don't wanna face it.”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game

“The life of one we love is never lost. Its influence goes through every life it ever touched.”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game

“You've been my beacon of light in my storm of grief, and I don't know if I could live without you.”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game

“Don't be ashamed of your emotions, Noah. Experience them and embrace them. They're what make us alive and strong.”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game

“Closing my eyes, I then focused in on the lyrics. I couldn't help thinking how much the song meant to me because of Maddie. She had caught me when I'd fallen and saved me from the epic storm of grief just like the lyrics said. I wasn't drowning in sadness anymore. Instead I was drowning in her-her smile, her beauty, her giving heart and beautiful spirit.”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game

“The world I'd known had shattered around me in an instant, and now everything seemed so surreal. People went on doing exactly what they'd done before while I tip-toed through this new reality.”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game

“I'm not going anywhere, Maddie. You mean everything to me-you saved me from the darkness and brought me to the light. And I can't imagine a future without you in it. I intend on spending the rest of my life with you.”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game

“I just wanted to name you after someone who was looked at negatively by the world but who was favored by God.”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game

“Mr. nelson sighed and stalked across the room to me. He thrust the velvet box into my hands. I cracked the box, and the sound echoed through the room. A glittering diamond stared back at me. But it wasn't just any diamond. It was two carats of commitment in a platinum setting.”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game

“I've never thought Mr. Nelson had much use for me since I wasn't an athlete. He probably considered me a failure to the male species, and I'm sure he harbored questions about my sexuality. To him, I was some artsy-fatsy guitar playing fairy. Like I said, the man was an asshole.”
― Katie Ashley, Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game