Becca Lee > Quotes

“The purpose of this glorious life is not simply to endure it, but to soar, stumble, and flourish as you learn to fall in love with existence. We were born to live, my dear, not to merely exist.”
― Becca Lee

“Be kind to your body, gentle with your mind and patient with your heart. Stay true to your spirit, cherish your soul and never doubt yourself. You are still becoming, my love, and there is no one more deserving of the nurturing grace of your love.”
― Becca Lee

“You are not flawed, you are as beautiful as you have always been and blessed with evidence of a life lived.”
― Becca Lee

“This life is an enduring and complex journey, but finally I have reached the point in my story where I am appreciative of where I've been, proud of where I am, and excited about where I have yet to go.”
― Becca Lee

“And it took cutting back the prettiest parts of myself to finally realize that this shell does not define me. For I am so much more than flesh and bone that case the beautiful tragedies of my heart and mind.”
― Becca Lee

“She had this way of always finding the good and believing in everything despite all she had seen.”
― Becca Lee

“Her eyes widened. I assumed in alarm, but who the hell knew what was going on in her stubborn head. I took the coffee cup from her hand and rested it on the grass next to mine. I leaned in toward her slowly. Her eyes remained steady on mine. Just as I was so close I could feel her warm erratic breath on my face, her hand landed on my chest.
“What are you doing?” she whispered.
Maintaining eye contact I smiled, reached out, held the back of her head and pulled her closer still. “What I should have done ten years ago.” ~ Preston, A Perfect Moment”
― Becca Lee, A Perfect Moment

“And as she fell apart, her shattered pieces began to bloom — blossoming until she became herself exactly as she was meant to be...”
― Becca Lee

“Sometimes being a grown up sucks hairy balls!”
― Becca Lee, A Perfect Moment

“This is my home, you see,
so no longer will I let it be
a place of shame
or a vessel of insecurity.
It will be my chapel of forgiveness
and a palace of respect.”
― Becca Lee

“Today I choose to forgive myself for past mistakes. Today I choose happiness, contentment and inner-peace. Today I choose to free myself of negativity and to take ownership of my life. Today, and everyday, I choose self-love and to believe in the magic of undying hope.”
― Becca Lee

“I know not who I am, simply that I am forever becoming exactly what I am meant to be.”
― Becca Lee

“Sometimes shit happens and life can be a bastard. I’m scared of that crap. I don’t know if I can fight or survive life’s shit again.”
― Becca Lee, A Perfect Moment

“You are the artist of your existence, my dear. So color the canvas of your destiny and mold the shape of your reality. Never forget that above all else, your life is a masterpiece of your own creating.”
― Becca Lee

“Her harmony came not through the complete absence of chaos, but in the realization that she was resilient enough to come back stronger from anything that she would endure...”
― Becca Lee

“Take it easy,” I carefully suggested to a pale Jo. She was chugging a glass of Champagne so quickly I half expected the bubble to shoot right down to her arse and release tiny Champagne sparkle farts.”
― Becca Lee, A Perfect Moment

“Seeing your friend’s penis and riding it hard moved us beyond the point of no return.”
― Becca Lee, A Perfect Moment

“Erm…I don’t know maybe for kissing me and tasting so damn delicious, maybe for holding my hand in public, maybe for looking far too hot in that sexy, snug tee when you should just be looking like Jo’s little brother.
The words were on the tip of my tongue, but I chose the much more sophisticated reaction of scowling, hard. I would have kicked him again, but I was convinced he’d moved his legs out of the way. Coward.” ~ Ella, A Perfect Moment”
― Becca Lee, A Perfect Moment

“Her spirit thrived through her faith — but not faith in something greater, faith in the greatness that resided within her.”
― Becca Lee

“Beauty like her is not born. It is suffered for, earned and shaped, until the day that it finally becomes.
For there is nothing quite as beautiful as the honesty of breaking and the strength of fragility.”
― Becca Lee

“Never place yourself above your fellow man, for we are all, each and every one of us, born of equal rights to the nourishing earth beneath and the wonder of the stars above.”
― Becca Lee

“My heart sped up at the change in him. It was rare that I saw the hard-faced version of Preston standing in front on me. I was used to funny, pain-in-the-ass Preston. Easy-going Preston. The Preston who cuddled me when I needed it and held my hair back when I was throwing up, but before me was I’m-not-taking-this-shit Preston. Oh fuck!” ~ Ella, A Perfect Moment”
― Becca Lee, A Perfect Moment

“If you want to seek wisdom, be silent.”
― Becca Lee, Empower Me

“Immature? Definitely. Satisfying? Absolutely.”
― Becca Lee, A Perfect Moment

“I said no. You’re not backing away from this. From me.”
― Becca Lee, A Perfect Moment

“Just once, girls, just once, act your bloody age and get yourselves together. The cars are here.”
― Becca Lee, A Perfect Moment

“I realised that in my epiphany of Win El Over, I had grown a fucking vagina.”
― Becca Lee, A Perfect Moment