On the Fence Quotes

“Sometimes we expect more that people are capable of giving at the moment”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“We can't let boys define how we feel about ourselves. You have to know who you are before you should let any boy worth anything in.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“Hey guys,' I said. 'Don't be idiots. This is Evan. Evan, the angry-looking one is Jerom, the constipated-looking one is Nathan, and the goofball on the right is Gage.'
Gage laughed. 'Constipated, Nathan? We said to look fierce.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“I don’t know how to get over it.” “You can only go through it.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“I knew why I cared. Why this mattered so much. Why his opinion was the only thing that mattered. I was more than crushing on him. I loved Braden.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“I looked up recurring dreams.

Dreams are messages, things our minds want us to learn. Recurring dreams can be really important messages. The often come in the form of nightmares. Recurring dreams could represent real-life problem that hasn't been dealt with or resolved. Overcoming or resolving that problem could help one move past the recurring dream.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“There was nothing that made a girl feel better about a guy humiliating her than a different cute guy asking her out.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“-You gotta do your best to be the best, right?”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“I can do both at the same time," he assured me. "I'm talented like that.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“Bedazzled? What the heck was a bedazzle?”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“What are you doing and why did you have a goofy grin on your face when you came in here? You sneaking around? Is there some boy I need to beat up”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“Dancing wasn't quite the same as running . . . or any sport, for that matter. I didn't feel like I had a purpose, a goal. But after a while I let my mind relax and realized not everything had to have a point. Some things could just be for the fun of it. I looked over at Amber dancing next to me. She smiled, then hooked her arm in mine and twirled me around. My surroundings blurred and I soaked the moment in, deciding this night was something I could do again.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“Maybe I should go to the concert. I was a sporting-event type of girl, not a loud-music event one. At least that's what I had always thought. But here I was standing in this store, in these clothes, hearing the sound of laughter in the back room, and realizing that maybe there was more to me than I realized.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“Is this going to change everything?” “I sure hope so.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“She wears sparkly words across her butt. You told me not to date anyone who did that.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“we can’t let boys define how we feel about ourselves. You have to know who you are before you should let any boy worth anything in.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“Um . . . just . . . girl stuff. You know.” He lowered his brow for a moment, then his eyes went wide. “Oh. Right. You got that covered? Everything good?” I tried not to laugh.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence

“Sometimes we expect more than people are capable of giving at the moment.”
― Kasie West, On the Fence