Kayla Olson > Quotes

“Survival is fighting, every single day, to climb out of the ruins and into the unknown, come what may.
We are all as strong as we have to be.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“I imagine the Wolves are sandcastles, easily crushed and easily washed away. I imagine there will be a day when they are nothing but a memory.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“Your mind is stronger than your circumstances. Remember that.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“Survival is born as much from fear as it is from bravery.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“Oh, though: I should know by now that you can't always trust feelings-which is especially problematic when you can't even trust the things that masquerade as facts.
Hindsight; that's the only thing worth trusting these days.
Two roads diverge in a wood, and I-I take the one less traveled by.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“It's the forgetting that's the hardest. And the remembering, too.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“The fire pops, hisses. War is like this: consuming, ravenous, feeding and feeding until there’s nothing left to take and all that’s left is ash.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“Make your choices with a clear head, not a broken heart.”
― Kayla Olson, This Splintered Silence

“I. Will. Not. Fail.”
― Kayla Olson, This Splintered Silence

“It’s me against the world—and if I can’t control the world, I can at least try my best to control myself.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“keep”
― Kayla Olson, The Reunion

“I am a bird, determined to fly despite clipped wings and splintered feet.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“I’ve since learned that having a say in things is a blessing and a curse. So is being back in the public spotlight more significantly than I have been in quite some time.”
― Kayla Olson, The Reunion

“I've never felt more like me than when I'm with you. You make my world make sense.”
― Kayla Olson