The Chemistry Test Quotes

“The idea that some people have baggage and some don’t is a myth. The weight may vary, but no one makes it through life baggage-free.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“Loving people and being loved is a privilege that’s worth the hurt and worth the risk.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“They say the grief doesn't get smaller, your life just gets bigger and so it doesn't feel as crushing and all-consuming anymore- but that doesn't seem to be happening to me.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“Because I’d rather look stupid while I’m trying to learn something, than not try to learn it at all.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“that awful phrase ‘rotting in bed’ which personally makes my skin crawl. Because when is it rotting and when is it resting? Recuperating. Recovering, even.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“Firstly, I want you to know that just because all the tests have come back negative so far, it doesn’t mean there’s nothing wrong. There are thousands of medical tests, as well as those that haven’t been invented yet, so even if you had twenty and the doctor said there’s nothing wrong, I want you to know that what they really mean is that you simply don’t have one of the twenty things they tested for.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“...simply not having something before doesn’t automatically mean that it wasn’t needed.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“I knew I wouldn’t be able to fix everything (or probably anything), but if I could at least help one person feel a little bit closer to where they wanted to be, that would be enough.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“when is it rotting and when is it resting?”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“chortles,”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“People don’t seem to realise that a lot of wheelchair users can walk,”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“Good old karma, proving that she may be a bitch, but only if you are first. And in this case, I guess I was.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“There’s no need to be scared – or rather we can be scared and do stuff anyway. Because it’s worth it.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“Chasing your dreams is scary, but so is living them. Being a bit apprehensive – or even scared – is a sign the dream’s big enough,’ I”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“referee. Mobility aids are all just big toys unless you actually need them, after all.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“And to be honest, I wouldn’t really care if it wasn’t – the way others perceive us, just living our lives and doing our everyday things, is none of our business. And, quite frankly, not our problem to worry about.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“I have this phrase I like to say to myself whenever someone thinks I’m bad at something,’ she says, gauging my reaction as she speaks. ‘Especially if it’s something I’m still learning. I still listen to what they have to say, but in my head, I just think to myself, Don’t mock the process.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“with the idea of doing one thing every day that the old me would do without hesitation. No thinking, just doing. Whether I want to or not. To fake it until I make it, until I (at least, in theory) start to come back to myself.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“knot for her properly”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“The whole strangers to not-quite lovers to strangers again shitshow.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“Elias’s, which discusses how healthy we’d all be if we came off social media more. But it’s not true for me. Social media is my lifeline on my worst days – when I can’t otherwise be a part of the world. It’s not doomscrolling for me, it’s hopescrolling. It’s feel-less-alone-scrolling. And it’s my-key-to-the-outside-world-and-everyone-I-love-scrolling.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“Chasing your dreams is scary, but so is living them. Being a bit apprehensive – or even scared – is a sign the dream’s big enough,”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“Hang on, I think I have a shovel in here somewhere.’ She grins, leaning down to get her bag. ‘Because this is getting deep.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test

“My mum walked in on me the night I received my first message and asked what I was doing as I sat in front of my laptop with my hands clasped and eyes closed. Back then, I didn’t even know if I could call it praying since I seemed to believe in the power of my own compassion more than the higher being I was seeking guidance from. But Mum reminded me that God is also in His people, and so even if or when my faith was rooted in myself, that could also be considered a prayer if I wanted it to be. And I did.”
― Georgina Frankie, The Chemistry Test