Lenore Appelhans > Quotes

“The point is to keep trying new things, meeting new people, visiting new places. Once you settle into a rut, no matter how fun that rut may seem, you stagnate. You might as well be dead.”
― Lenore Appelhans, Level 2

“I'm not uptight. I'm conscientious. There's a difference.”
― Lenore Appelhans, Level 2

“Yes, I've lost him. But I don't have to lose myself.”
― Lenore Appelhans, Level 2

“I read as many novels as you do. Maybe more. I'm just not sure I want to write one.”
― Lenore Appelhans, Level 2

“I wonder sometimes, though, does this collective rating of memories add value to our existence here? Do certain parts of people's pasts deserve to be remembered while others are forgotten?”
― Lenore Appelhans, Level 2

“At this rate I'll soon be completely buried, like a cursed princess trapped in the bottom of an hourglass.”
― Lenore Appelhans, Level 2

“But as his warmth soaks into me, and he hugs me tighter, I find myself hoping he'll never let go. I close my eyes and press my cheek against his, skin on skin.”
― Lenore Appelhans, Level 2

“Every relationship teaches us something important about ourselves. Especially the tough ones.”
― Lenore Appelhans, The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project

“... we can't get back together when we've never been a couple.”
― Lenore Appelhans, The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project

“May I suggest copper and tellurium?” I say before I can stop myself. “Because you’re Cu-Te.”
― Lenore Appelhans, The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project

“You're never lonely if you love your own company.”
― Lenore Appelhans, The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project

“It's often like this with burgeoning characters. They start with such basic personalities that they take on other voices before they finally grow secure in their own.”
― Lenore Appelhans, The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project

“That's what moving so often can do to you. It makes you continually question your place in the world, and seek out those few who understand what you're going through.”
― Lenore Appelhans, Level 2

“So there you go. I wrote my story. And I am still writing it. Every single day.
Are you ready to write yours?”
― Lenore Appelhans, The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project

“I have to admit I don't really know what love is. I've been programmed to pursue the romantic trappings of it, but I suppose I haven't spent much time considering what I would want or need from an actual relationship.”
― Lenore Appelhans, The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project