Dylan Colón > Quotes

“many other things to bother him about life at home was this… the best it gets is isolation. There was no friend he could turn to, no one to listen and care about him. Every day, he lived this nightmare alone.”
― Dylan Colón, Meet The Outcasts

“Just know it means more to me that you listened," Corey said as a single teardrop ran down his face. Vic didn't call him a bitch for it, either; he expressed that it made Corey a badass. Vic felt that all men should cry if they were truly confident. He asked Corey, "Who is the more confident man? The one who holds back his tears because he doesn't want to look weak? Or the one who passionately feels and cries because he gives no fucks about how he looks to others?" "The one who gives no fucks is the more confident man.”
― Dylan Colón, Meet The Outcasts

“Becca felt more like a parent than an older sister. She was the one who cared for the children when their mother was working. Whenever their mom was at home, she was in a pissy mood. If by some rare occasion Amanda wasn't moody, she was mentally and emotionally exhausted. Becca empathized with her mother, but she also wished that empathy was reciprocated. Amanda was so consumed in her own self-pity that she failed to recognize how her children felt.”
― Dylan Colón, Meet The Outcasts

“You can't trust anyone. Andre was supposed to be his best friend, but people would sell their souls to be liked by others.”
― Dylan Colón, Meet The Outcasts

“Everybody looked too wrapped up in their little groups to acknowledge his existence. I guess this is better than being the center of attention for all of the wrong reasons.”
― Dylan Colón, Meet The Outcasts

“someday, all the bullshit will make sense." "Nothing makes sense." "Maybe it doesn't now, but it will." "And how's my shitty life going to make sense someday?" "My life, your life… when we use our story to save another, that's when it'll all make sense. But we have to keep ourselves alive. We have to keep fighting. No matter how hard it is to keep going, we can't give up on ourselves.”
― Dylan Colón, Meet The Outcasts

“Corey hated that word… ‘stupid.’ His grandparents thought Frank was stupid and so did his parents. George called him a dumbass so many times that he grew numb to it. Like hearing curse words for the first time to hearing them too many times, Corey was eventually desensitized to being called a dumbass. So what was there to hate about being called ‘stupid?’ He hated what desensitization meant for him in this context; it meant he accepted the word ‘stupid’ as his normal. What does it say about his self-worth to accept something like that? It was bullshit. I've been called a dumbass so many times that it doesn't register with me anymore. That's bullshit. Who wants to live that way? Why would any child's parents want to instill that belief?”
― Dylan Colón, Meet The Outcasts