Sarah Tregay > Quotes

“My Wish

is to fall
cranium over Converse
in dizzy daydream-worthy
love.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“You can't choose the time and place, the when and where, and with whom you fall in love.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“Do you hate the person
who tapped the first domino down?
Or do you hate the domino
for not standing up for itself?
And if you are the second domino,
and you get toppled, do you hate yourself?”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“With fire in my lungs
forgiveness in my head
and desire in my heart.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“There is no three-strikes when it comes to dating. One heartbreak and that's it.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“Don't fall for a hard body without a soft heart.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“Sometimes good friends become more than friends, which is normal because our friends understand us best and we are comfortable around them.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“I guess I was used to keeping my secrets to myself.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“People talk when they think no one is listening.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“I want another person to notice me, to say that I matter, to say that they care about me.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“But no matter how hard I try, I still yearn for
hugs/kisses/smiles/a hand to hold.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“Katie says, "You can't choose the time and place the when and where with whom you fall in love."

She says, "It just happens like that weird feeling you get right before you fall asleep when you gasp in surprise because your muscles just relaxed and you feel like you are falling."

She says, "Marcie, you shouldn't worry about it -- give it time to actually happen."

I guess --

I worry that I won't do it right.
That it'll be the wrong time, the wrong place, the wrong person.”
― Sarah Tregay

“And I don't know if you understand, but that makes for a lonely existence.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“There are three ways to say, I love you, man.

The first one is an announcement, said at full volume and often accompanied by a swear word. It’s sort of Thank you, sort of You’re cool, with a little And damn, you make me look good thrown in. This is how kellen said it.

The second one is a diss, said with four and a half tons of sarcasm and most likely a reference to the father, son, or Holy Ghost. There’s no sort of about it. It means I hate you right now.

The third one comes wrapped in caution tape. It is said quietly and on its own, without any adjectives. There’s no ‘sort of’ to this one, either, because you mean it.

Like I did.”
― Sarah Tregay, Fan Art

“It means looking out for your own interests. And, for how crazy life gets sometimes, that's a good policy.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“In this universe there are no time machines or keys that can turn hearts back around.”
― Sarah Tregay

“At the Redbox we gather essential movies:
Johnny Depp, Jude Law,
Michael Cera, and Jon Heder
(because we all have a weak spot
for the skinny, homely, Leftover,
Napoleon Dynamites of the world).”
― Sarah Tregay

“Like the earth pulling on the moon,
and the moon pulling on the tide,
his lips gravitate
toward mine.”
― Sarah Tregay

“Band geeks are the original,” I explain. “Orchestra dorks are simply copying our amazingly uncool status.”
― Sarah Tregay, Fan Art

“Here, in my dreams, we love whom we love,
blinded not by the color of their skin,
worried not by the details of their gender,
nor about the book in which they find their god.”
― Sarah Tregay, Fan Art

“If mom says women are not property, how come I want to belong to someone else?”
― Sarah Tregay

“That's how we spent the day

drizzling sarcasm over the truth
dropping bad jokes like f-bombs...”
― Sarah Tregay

“If only we could dance on the sidewalk, look up at the sequined sky, and wish upon the same shooting star.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“He smells like Speed Stick, shampoo, and all I've ever wanted.”
― Sarah Tregay, Fan Art

“Everyone says
I'm too old
for a security blanket.

But a baby blanket
tucked in my
dresser drawer back home
is a lot less expensive
then
psychotherapy.”
― Sarah Tregay

“Mason sees me and smiles as bright as the first star on the horizon.”
― Sarah Tregay, Fan Art

“No. No, no. No.
I did not just do that. I can't believe I just did that! Mason and I have been friends since third grade, and I have never looked at him like that. Other guys, yeah, but not him. It should be in the Bible. Thou shalt not check out thy best friend.”
― Sarah Tregay, Fan Art

“The male ego bruises easier than an overripe apricot.”
― Sarah Tregay, Love and Leftovers

“This is why I don't date girls. They're weird. They talk about everything and assume you want to too. I don't get it. It's as if their bras are filled with words.”
― Sarah Tregay, Fan Art

“-and our lips meet with feels-- like not slow motion-- but every moment in my life and the lack of time altogether.”
― Sarah Tregay, Fan Art