On the Way to You Quotes

“I want that kind of love that leaves you breathless when it hits you, and makes you want to throw up at the thought of losing it. The kind that makes you so happy that it hurts at the same time, like it’s painful to think that out of all the people in the world, you somehow found the one meant for you.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“It isn’t death that’s scary. It’s living without actually living at all, breathing without purpose, existing without essence.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“I don’t know. I want someone I can laugh with, and go on adventures with. Someone who will challenge me to be better but also support me when I’m weak. I want someone who shares their deepest fears with me, shows me their scars willingly — someone who trusts me to heal them, just as I trust them.” I bit my lip. “And I want to feel a rush every time our skin touches. I want to lose entire afternoons with them under the covers. I want someone who I can’t wait to share good news with, and someone who I know will hold me when the bad news comes.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“He kissed me like it was a privilege, like he didn’t want to rush, like we had forever. I think I knew even then that we didn’t.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Careful, your nerd is showing.”
“I like my nerd.”
“So do I,”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“And I don’t want to die before I’ve even had the chance to live.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Sometimes we’re okay, sometimes we’re not, and the truth of the matter is that in both times — we are human.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“So, I guess the biggest thing I want you to take from this is that you are not alone — and you will be okay, even if it doesn’t feel like it right now.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Because even though marriage brings us together as a unit, there are still two individuals who make that whole. And they need to be able to have their own things, their own time, their own privacy.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Again, thank you for reading my book, for continuing on long enough to read this note, too. I hope as you file this book away on the “read” shelf, you take a piece of it with you and hold it close to your heart, as I hold all of you close to mine.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“It was the first letter, the first word, the first sentence with no punctuation mark in sight. It was a beautiful, messy beginning, an honest truth written in script, in a handwriting with loops and curves only we could decipher. It was real. It was painful. It was healing. And most of all, it was ours.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Life isn’t supposed to be safe,” she added with a laugh. “If it was, they wouldn’t call it living. They’d just call it existing. And you’ve existed long enough, baby girl. It’s time to live.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“To the voyagers, looking for answers in the shadows of the darkest of nights. May the promise of the sun on the horizon always bring you back home.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“The way the sun always manages to come back, no matter how dark the storm, made me happy.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“They needed a home, and we had one to give. It's just that simple”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Then you better at least give me the best damn casual sex of my life.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“I’m Emily. I’m a drop-dead gorgeous exotic free spirit with long beautiful hair who eats doughnuts and still manages to have a six-pack,”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Stay. Stay with me. Live with me.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Try, Emery. That’s all I’m asking. Let me in on the bad days, in here,” I said, tapping his temple before my fingers trailed down over his chest. “And maybe, in time, here, too.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“and even though I was hurt, my heart ached for him.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“I think when we let go of the materialistic shit we think we need, the stuff we grew up looking for because we thought happiness existed under their price tag, that's when we start living a better life. A free, meaningful existence.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“But the truth is we’re just humans. We’re just animals. And when we die, we become food for the earth and the bugs. The circle of life.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“It wasn’t just sex with Emery — it was passion unleashed. It was every fantasy I’d ever had answered in a language I didn’t know, one I was learning to speak with every new touch.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Do you need me to break under someone else’s hands so you don’t have to be the one to do it first?”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“I want someone I can laugh with, and go on adventures with. Someone who will challenge me to be better but also support me when I’m weak. I want someone who shares their deepest fears with me, shows me their scars willingly — someone who trusts me to heal them, just as I trust them.” I bit my lip. “And I want to feel a rush every time our skin touches. I want to lose entire afternoons with them under the covers. I want someone who I can’t wait to share good news with, and someone who I know will hold me when the bad news comes.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Sometimes, we have to trust the ones we love, the ones who love us, even when it’s hard to do.” Her eyes skirted to my tent, to the journal, before they found mine. “Because even though marriage brings us together as a unit, there are still two individuals who make that whole. And they need to be able to have their own things, their own time, their own privacy.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Emery was like a firework with the fuse burnt all the way down to the end, momentarily paused, temporarily safe — and I didn’t know if he would remain in tact or blow to bits if I took even one step closer.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“And he’s not going to kill me,” I added, scrunching my nose. “I don’t think.” “Real comforting.” “At least, if he does, you’ll know where to find the body.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Except it wasn’t the end at all. It was the first letter, the first word, the first sentence with no punctuation mark in sight. It was a beautiful, messy beginning, an honest truth written in script, in a handwriting with loops and curves only we could decipher. It was real. It was painful. It was healing. And most of all, it was ours.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You

“Living is hard, it’s the more difficult choice, but I can’t not choose it,” he said, his golden eyes sweeping over mine. “My grandmother told me if I took this trip and didn’t find anything that made me feel alive, I could join her, I could choose to leave this world and she would understand. But I can’t,” he said, brows bending inward as he leveled his eyes with mine. “Because I found you.”
― Kandi Steiner, On the Way to You