Dreams of 18 Quotes

“My soul,” he whispers. “It was my soul waking up. The thing that keeps a man alive, came alive in me when I saw you. You woke up my soul, Violet.”
― Saffron A. Kent, Dreams of 18

“Love isn’t about asking someone to love you back. It’s about loving. It’s about finding that thing you love and letting it kill you because you’re going to die anyway. And what better way to go than at the hands of someone you love.”
― Saffron A. Kent, Dreams of 18

“It means I’m a masochist, Mr. Edwards. I like the pain. The pain doesn’t scare me. You don’t scare me. And let me tell you another secret – masochists like me? We have really tasty skin. You can eat me up all you want. You can eat me up a hundred different ways. I’m gonna like your teeth and your tongue and I’m gonna fall in love with the sting of it all. You’re my Strawberry Man. At least, that’s what I call you in my head.”
― Saffron A. Kent, Dreams of 18

“Because I always have. Right from the start. Because you make me feel safe. Protected and warm. And because love isn’t about asking someone to love you back. It’s about… loving. It’s about jumping off a cliff with both arms open wide and hoping that those arms become wings and you can fly. But even if you can’t and you hit the ground and you die, it’s okay. It’s okay because very few people get to die in love. Very few people get to die while doing what they love. Very few people get to be that shiny and luminous and bright and… and brave, you know? And…”
― Saffron A. Kent, Dreams of 18

“I can live my whole life on this little piece of him that he's giving me right now.”
― Saffron A. Kent, Dreams of 18

“To tell him that I love him enough for the both of us, that I don't want his love. I can survive on my love alone. I'm hopeless and I'm a romantic. I'm a masochist. I'm addicted to less.”
― Saffron A. Kent, Dreams of 18

“The girl who barely makes a dent in the universe is making a dent in him.”
― Saffron A. Kent, Dreams of 18

“And because love isn't about asking someone to love you back. It's about... loving. It's about jumping off a cliff with both arms open wide and hoping that those arms become wings and you can fly. But even if you can't and you hit the ground and you die, it's okay. It's okay because very few people get to die in love. Very few people get to die while doing what they love. Very few people get to be that shiny and luminous and bright and brave.”
― Saffron A. Kent, Dreams of 18

“what about the things that are imperfect? Things that might not be as pretty or as conventional. Things that might be weird, outdated or outcast? They’re not in much demand, are they? They’re not wanted. But I do. I want them. So they don’t feel rejected.”
― Saffron A. Kent, Dreams of 18

“Anxiety is so exhausting, you know and I just didn’t wanna be tired anymore. I guess, I was just weak. I liked taking the easy way out. But if you really think about it, I’ve always been weak, right? Shy and hiding away from the world and being busy with books and music and all that. So it makes sense that I’d be weak now, in the face of my illness.”
― Saffron A. Kent, Dreams of 18