Kris Butler > Quotes

“Can I help you?” I loved the guy, and any other time I would so be right there with him, but I literally had two chapters left in the book, and things were intense. It was a common misconception that it was okay to interrupt people when they were reading. It was, in fact, not okay. This relationship may be doomed.”
― Kris Butler, Shattered Secrets

“But the reality of the situation was, I’d stood up for myself and what I wanted out of life instead of what others wanted for me. It was small, but I’d pushed that people-pleasing need aside for one moment and won.”
― Kris Butler, Vibing

“1) Stop changing yourself to fit what others needed—no more chameleoning 2) Figure out what makes your soul catch fire and do that, even if it was no longer teaching 3) Do something purely for you”
― Kris Butler, Vibing

“The best way to get boring Walter out of your system is with a healthy diet of cock. Four out of five women recommend, and that one holdout, well she’s a nun, so, do with that what you may.”
― Kris Butler, Vibing

“Fucking men and their delicious smells. But at least we weren’t fighting, maybe there was hope for us to be friends after all. You hear that Vagina, friends. This was not Burger King, where you could have it your way, so stop it right there vagina. Just stop.”
― Kris Butler, Damaged Dreams

“And as much as I miss him, I’m glad my mom got to meet Aspen’s dad and find love again. I gained a brother and a best friend.” “Wow, that’s beautiful.” “Nah, it’s just life. You can choose to see it how you want. At first, I wanted to avoid the world and the inevitable pain I would feel, hiding away from everything and everyone. But avoiding things wasn’t a way to live either. It might hurt at times, hell, there have been some things that have hurt a lot, but it doesn’t diminish the good. In fact, it makes it better because I know what it’s like to be on the other side of that pain.”
― Kris Butler, Vibing

“You can be a good son and a good person, and still feel resentful about not getting to feel what you want. They’re not mutually exclusive. It doesn’t make you selfish to want to have your own feelings.”
― Kris Butler, Vibing

“6) Quit apologizing for things you have no control over 7) It’s okay to ask for help every now and then”
― Kris Butler, Vibing

“So basically, I need to find that five-year-old mentality where I thought I could do anything and just do it.”
― Kris Butler, Vibing

“I wasn’t furious at them per se; the guilt I’d let someone down had risen, making me strike out at the closest recipient. Which were both things I needed to work on. Not apologizing and not having to be perfect for people to like me.”
― Kris Butler, Vibing

“4) It’s okay to lose—it builds character. Try something you suck at, and just have fun. 5) Say no every once in a while. You don’t have to do things for people to like you.”
― Kris Butler, Vibing

“It was amazing how opening your eyes, stepping outside yourself, and allowing others into your bubble could change the course of your life so drastically. But I guess when things were meant to be, you just had to be brave enough to grab hold of them and take what you wanted.”
― Kris Butler, Vibing

“The best place to drown your sorrows is with ice cream. The only thing you regret in the morning is the calories.”
― Kris Butler, Vibing

“if you can't talk about it, then you're not ready to have it.”
― Kris Butler, Damaged Dreams

“Ah, now that sounds like a story.” “Not a good one.” “In my experience, the 'not good ones' are usually the best ones. I find we’re at our best when we’re at our worst.” Stopping, I looked up through my eyelashes at him. “That doesn’t make sense.” “Sure it does. When we mess up, that’s when we have a choice to either embrace the pain or ignore it. When we embrace it, we drop the pretenses. I think that makes us better versions of ourselves.”
― Kris Butler, Vibing