Sunkissed Quotes

“Sometimes staying in the box we’ve made for ourselves is so easy. It’s comfortable and familiar in there. And a lot of times, the people around us want us to stay in there, too, because that’s how they’ve always known us: in that box. But sometimes we start to change, grow, and the box begins to get small and cramped. And yet we fight to stay inside because the walls are high and climbing out seems harder than staying.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“Life is messy. It’s better when we try to get through it together.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“What’s tomorrow look like from over there? Because from here it looks a lot like yesterday, and I can’t rewrite history.”
― Kasie West , Sunkissed

“For the first time since I got here, I realized how bad I missed her. My anger had been masking it before, but it was there. I missed my best friend. And what scared me more than anything was that maybe I’d never get her back; maybe things would never be the same between us again.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“He gave me a slow smile. 'If she likes me back, she probably doesn't do a lot of thinking.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“Sometimes staying in the box we’ve made for ourselves is so easy. It’s comfortable and familiar in there. And a lot of times, the people around us want us to stay in there, too, because that’s how they’ve always known us: in that box.” Mom patted Dad’s arm like she might be referring to him in that moment. “But sometimes we start to change, grow, and the box begins to get small and cramped. And yet we fight to stay inside because the walls are high and climbing out seems harder than staying.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“Hey, you’ll still like me even if we don’t win today, right?” I asked. “I’ll still like you even if we lose every day for forever.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“I melted a little. His public declaration was going to derail me because it was so sweet and it made me want to hug him and not make his life complicated with my demands. I fisted my hands. No.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“Mom took hold of my hand. “I love you so much and think you’re amazing. I’m not saying you need to do anything differently. But if you aren’t feeling like yourself lately, if you’re feeling uncomfortable and a bit cramped, maybe it’s time to start climbing.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“My boy who normally wrote soul-sucking lyrics wrote a love song?”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“I saw that the notifications on my phone were nonexistent. In other words, nobody had texted or Snapped or DMed me in weeks. Nobody had even tagged me in a post. I didn’t want to be disappointed by this, but I was.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“He smirked. “So next time you barf, you’ll let me hold your hair?”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“He offered me his magic smile and every nerve in my body relaxed”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“Well, even if you lose, at least you’ll look good doing it.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“I’m not trying to force you, Av. I thought you wouldn’t want to throw our entire history away.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“Make me feel better about spilling my guts. What scares you, Brooks Marshall?”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“I smacked his arm lightly. “I mean, anger is better if nonexistent, but it’s not about that. She’s my best friend.” “So then she should be the one to fix this.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“He laughed. “Nobody is allowed to be mad ever?” “In my perfect world.” “Your perfect world sounds exhausting.” I shook my head even though I was still lying back on the couch. “No, it would be amazing.” “So you’re ready to forgive your friend because anger is better if nonexistent?”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“Because I don’t like to be mad. And honestly, I don’t like it when people are mad at me.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“Yes, actually. I think you think I choose to have stage fright.” “I think you choose not to do anything about it.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“You’re sunkissed,” Brooks said, his eyes traveling my face. “What?” Hearing Brooks say the word kiss in any form made my stomach flutter. “My mom always tells me that’s the nice way to say sunburned.” He held his suntanned arm next to my pink one.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“Time to rescue my stranded guest.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“I gave a quick nod and as my chest expanded with happiness, I decided that getting myself in check was overrated.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“That’s not why you’re leaving. You’re leaving because you’re scared. You’re scared that if you let me in, if you really trust me, you’re going to get hurt. You always run away when you’re scared.” “I didn’t run away from trying out for the festival, did I?” He smiled. “That’s because you had me.” He reached out like he was going to give me a hug.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“Love is just child’s play for the dreamers and the fools. Out loud”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“smile.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“Give me your phone number and I’ll text you a pic when I find them.”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed

“I do,” he said. “After this summer, I was going”
― Kasie West, Sunkissed