Beyond the Horizon Quotes

“Wow, Caitlin’s dating. Caitlin’s going to the movies with a boy, where it’s dark.” Max shook his head and patted me on the shoulder. “You know what they say, man. With boys, parents only worry about one penis, but with girls, they worry about them all.”

My lungs backed up and for a minute, my vision got hazy. Giving in, I bent at the waist and breathed air in nice and slow. Jesus Christ. “Thanks, Max, that’s really helpful.”
― Kristen Kehoe, Beyond the Horizon

“Because no one person changes a relationship."
--Margaret Evans, BTH”
― Kristen Kehoe, Beyond the Horizon

“I know you were mad and scared, and I guess I don’t blame you. But you were my dream, too, Mia, for a long time. I thought that if I had you, I could do anything. And then when I had you, I knew I had everything. It took you walking away to make me realize that a dream doesn’t change even if you can’t have it. It just waits.”
― Kristen Kehoe, Beyond the Horizon

“[...]avoiding mistakes, looking for a way to make life perfect isn't reality. Reality is mistakes, failures, and heartache.”
― Kristen Kehoe, Beyond the Horizon

“It's always easier to wonder, to ask yourself what if, to think you could have done it differently, should have done it differently.”
― Kristen Kehoe, Beyond the Horizon

“I met someone who showed me exactly how it felt to let go, to leave the person I've become for the person I wanted to be.”
― Kristen Kehoe, Beyond the Horizon

“There’s nothing wrong with following the rules, Mia,” I said at length. “I think what you might not realize is that not all consequences are bad, and sometimes breaking the rules is necessary. Not just because it can be fun,” I said with a grin, and pulled away to look at her. “But because you have to figure out who you are, and sometimes that means being someone different than who everyone else wants you to be.”
― Kristen Kehoe, Beyond the Horizon