Quotes by Kasie West

My bookcase is all yours.I walked to the door. Ive just decided that those are my favorite five words in the world.

Mrs. Spence picks up a roll of toilet paper from the counter and scrunches her nose.“Ask Caymen about that,” Xander says.Great, now I have to explain to his mother about my vandalism? “Your son called me with a toilet paper emergency. I rushed right over.”She looks confused so Xander says, “She’s kidding, Mom.

Even though I knew this might end in heartbreak, that he might make my life scary and complicated and unpredictable, I knew I couldnt let him walk away. Because I knew hed also make my life happy and comforting and full.

He shrugs. Doesnt help to waste my time thinking about wouldve-beens.Laila whispers, He says to the girl with a mind full of them.

Hayden?Yes,Gia?Nothing I just wanted to say your name

I can pay you.He raised his eyebrows. Im sure there are services for that.Maybe you can try calling 1-800-HOOKERS or something?You know the number well?

The was something very satisfying about a smile that had to be earned.

We make our own luck. I believed that, too. We chose our own fate. We controlled our own future. I knew what I wanted. I needed to go get it.

We rarely find a depth by looking inside of ourselves for it. Depth is found in what we can learn from the people and things around us. Everyone, everything, has a story, Gia. When you learn those stories, you learn experiences that fill you up, that expand your understanding. You add layers to your soul.

You need to empty your mind, and relax each other muscle group until you feel like you are going to melt into the floor. Then you just let it all go. All the expectations, all the unneeded worry, all the things other people want for you but you dont want for yourself.

Because an illusion is an illusion. Reality always exists despite the facade.

Sometimes regardless of what we want, reality takes over.

It was hard when I knew I was about to be flooded with memories of a life I hadnt lived yet. Really, two lives I hadnt lived yet.

Look at me, making one of your dreams come true. You and your Norm truck driving around Normville.Youre practically a god.

One of my friends at the Compound has a photographic memory. Everything she ever sees, reads, or hears, she remembers forever in perfect detail.

I thought I wanted these memories, but now I realize he hardly knows me.

Growing up, I never felt deprived. I was always happy. It seems only lately Ive started seeing everything I didnt have.

It was hard to remember what Id been so scared of. Being treated differently? Lack of acceptance? I was the one who hadnt accepted myself for who I was. I was the one who needed to be comfortable in my own skin. I hoped I could do that moving forward.

His hands still on his shoulders. “Hi,” he says. “Sorry.” “For what?” “For the fact that you are such a big flirt.” He laughs. “You’re the one in my lap. I was just sitting here minding my own business.” “Just the plane, then?” “Of course.” I try to stand up, but he pulls me back down again. “Man, the plane is really bumpy today,” he says.

My hands still on his shoulders. “Hi,” he says. “Sorry.” “For what?” “For the fact that you are such a big flirt.” He laughs. “You’re the one in my lap. I was just sitting here minding my own business.” “Just the plane, then?” “Of course.” I try to stand up, but he pulls me back down again. “Man, the plane is really bumpy today,” he says.