K.A. Holt > Quotes

“I didn’t have the heart to tell her
she’s mistaking bravery
for flat-out
desperation.”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“What good is it to be a teenager
if no one will listen to anything you say?”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“Don’t you think it’s OK to cry uncle sometimes? To ask for help? Otherwise you’re just crying. And how does that help anyone?”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“I'm saying that people can be mad at each other and they can forgive each other and they can be mad at each other again and they can do stupid things and they can do smart things. The best part of being human, Amelia, is being a human. We are all whiteboards that can be covered in terrible words, erased, and re-covered in better words.”
― K.A. Holt, From You to Me

“I couldn't even answer because for the first time since Levi was born I could talk about things without shaking”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“nooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooope”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“Sad
Mad
Tired
Grouchy
Frustrated
Those are not dwarves.
They are feelings, OK?
They are like nickels and quarters
jangling, jangling, jangling
buying me time on Mrs. B’s computer.”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“i hate wearing a mask.Its all ready hard to breathe”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“Can you keep a baby alive if you are kind and you have tired eyes but you don’t know that supposably isn’t a real word?”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“I've been moved back to the library. Administration seems to think they can keep a better eye on me there. I'm not sure they realize that librarians cause more trouble than ANYONE.”
― K.A. Holt, BenBee and the Teacher Griefer

“You know you are very brave.”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“I will digest your words like a chicken leg bouncing around in my stomach.”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“it’s very weird to be the main character of a story that’s technically yours but feels more like everyone else’s.”
― K.A. Holt, Knockout:

“What if.. what if... what if i had one more magic wallet.. what if all the bills got paid?”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“Milk in my Cup.”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“staying”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“I haven't been here, Even when I have been here, I haven't been here."
K.A Holt, House Arrest”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“stealing is bad”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“Please help him not need the trach.
Have you seen Star Wars?”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“I'm afriad all the time”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“what good is it to be a teenager?" - K.A. holt”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“think they forget being alive will not make me die.”
― K.A. Holt, Knockout:

“Who do you think I am, Mrs. B?
James?
[eyebrow lift thing goes here]”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“I'm never not afraid , Timothy, I'm never not afraid for him.”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“We all have a lot of feelings sometimes.... But those feelings should never be used to damage other people's feelings.”
― K.A. Holt, BenBee and the Teacher Griefer

“Carla Ramirez, The Flying Squirrel.”
― K.A. Holt

“Subglottic stenosis.
That’s what Levi has.
I know you know what that means,
it is like taping your nostrils shut
and trying to breathe through a tiny coffee straw
glued to your lips.”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“Did I just do it again?
Accidentally write something insulting?
Or maybe it was accidentally
on purpose.
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW, SUCKERS.”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“This little booger.
He will sign milk and more and please.
He will sign Mama and music.
He will sign hot and cold.
He will sign hurt.
He will sign dog when I need a haircut.
But he will not sign brother.
He just won’t do it.”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest

“What good is it to be a teenager
if no one will listen to anything you say?”
― K.A. Holt, House Arrest”
― K.A. Holt