Quotes by Caroline Kepnes

and if anyone was ever going to live eternally in the light, I think it would be you.

... and you start telling a story about accidentally stealing shoes from an outlet and weve been on the steps for almost twenty minutes and youre so nervous and excited that you keep talking about shoes as if you have to keep talking about shoes or you might jump me right here, on the steps. I chose this spot because my whole fucking life Ive walked by these steps and seen couples that make me feel alone, rejected. And now there are loners passing by you and me, jealous, and youre still talking and fuck, its hard to listen when I can smell your body wash.

What a shame to be so angered by what you dont have that you treat what you do have like its nothing.

And I will never again underestimate the power of anticipation. There is no better boost in the present than an invitation into the future.

The only thing crueler than a cage sosmall that a bird can’t fly is a cage solarge that a bird thinks it can fly.

Some good shit happens fast (a bestselling book), and some good shit happens slow (love).

But the most important thing I know is that I want the possibility of you more than the reality of [her].

“We dont come from places. We come from time. From traumatic moments that cannot be undone.”

“I cant wait to get out of here. My parents... they act like everything since high school blows, like theyd get in a time machine if they could. ITs so sad. I mean life is all about whats next, you know?”