That's Not What Happened Quotes

“It’s a good story. And you know what people like way more than the truth? A good story.”
― Kody Keplinger, That's Not What Happened

“Sometimes it’s okay to believe things that aren’t true. Sometimes it’s necessary.”
― Kody Keplinger, That's Not What Happened

“I don't like it when the sky is dark... when I lie back, the darkness is all I see and I feel... like I'm falling into nothingness. It's what I imagine death feels like.”
― Kody Keplinger, That's Not What Happened

“Reminding me that I have no control over when or where or how I will die.”
― Kody Keplinger, That's Not What Happened

“I was a concious being in my body, cursed with the knowledge that one day everything I'd done, every memory I'd made, would just vanish. And that I had no control over when or how that day would come. That I could die in pain, in terror, or in peace, and what difference would it make? I'd still be gone.”
― Kody Keplinger, That's Not What Happened

“Sometimes it's okay to believe things that aren't true.”
― Kody Keplinger, That's Not What Happened

“We've all had our stories used to advance someone else's agenda in some way or another.”
― Kody Keplinger, That's Not What Happened

“Coach Nolan saw the potential in all of us, and just like with Miles, he tried hard to get us to be the best versions of ourselves. Sometimes that meant pushing angry boys to get their act together. Sometimes it meant staying after class to mark up an essay. He provided the map, but we had to reach the destination on our own, so that, when we arrived, it meant so much more.”
― Kody Keplinger, That's Not What Happened

“vocational”
― Kody Keplinger, That's Not What Happened