Natasha Preston > Quotes

“Even the things that look broken beyond repair have a chance at being whole again. It just depends how much you want to rebuild it.”
― Natasha Preston, Broken Silence

“Silence consumed my whole life; it suppressed things I could never express. My silence was responsible for my family’s happiness. Silence was my prison.”
― Natasha Preston, Silence

“The world was not perfect. It was dark, evil, and full of monsters in human disguise. The world’s a horrible place, and you were no safer surrounded by family than you were wandering the streets alone.”
― Natasha Preston, Broken Silence

“My mum was right: the longer you were with a man, the grosser they became.”
― Natasha Preston, The Cellar

“Life throws too much crap at us as it is, so why hold onto something negative if we don't have to?”
― Natasha Preston, Broken Silence

“I had heard that true love is realized after a couple has experienced and overcome something huge.”
― Natasha Preston, The Cellar

“You know you are in love when someone comes along that makes you question everything.”
― Natasha Preston, Awake

“He continued driving, and with every passing second, I started to give up hope. I was going to die. The van finally came to a stop and my body froze. This is it. This is where he kills me. After”
― Natasha Preston, The Cellar

“Most people have heard the phrase, ‘Silence is golden’; many would agree with it: people with screaming children running wild around the house or working in a noisy office. For me, however, it meant something entirely different. Silence consumed my whole life; it suppressed things I could never express. My silence was responsible for my family’s happiness. Silence was my prison.”
― Natasha Preston, Silence

“No matter what had happened, how deeply something hurt you, the world continued to spin, and you would continue to breathe. Things might be awful for a while—sometimes a long while—but eventually, you would be able to function again.”
― Natasha Preston, The Cabin

“Everyone says that getting over somebody 'just takes time' and that one day it will stop hurting and the door will open for you to move on. We are also told that love is eternal; something extraordinary that will stay with you forever... The contradiction is immense.”
― Natasha Preston, Broken Silence

“Even the things that look broken beyond repair have a chance at being whole again. It just depends how much you want to rebuild it.”
― Natasha Preston, Broken Silence

“There’s nothing wrong with my personalities. They’re all awesome”
― Natasha Preston, Broken Silence

“Life is a game; you just have to make sure you’re in control.”
― Natasha Preston, The Lost

“The party is boring,” I tell her. “I’d rather be at Hogwarts.”
― Natasha Preston, The Fear

“If you don’t trust anyone, then no one can screw you over. You’re going to find that out the hard way,”
― Natasha Preston, The Cabin

“No matter what had happened, how deeply something hurt you, the world continued to spin, and you continued to breathe. Things might suck for a while, sometimes a long while, but eventually you would be able to function again.”
― Natasha Preston, Covert

“love is eternal; something extraordinary that will stay with you forever.”
― Natasha Preston, Broken Silence

“Sacrificing someone for your own sake was selfish, no matter how it was dressed up. No human is worth more than another. Scarlett”
― Natasha Preston, Awake

“He was like a dog playing with a balloon; you knew it would pop but not exactly when.”
― Natasha Preston, The Cellar

“Unless you put the work in and deal with your problems, everything else you try is just masking it.”
― Natasha Preston, Players, Bumps and Cocktail Sausages

“I’d rather be a bookworm than an asshole.”
― Natasha Preston, The Fear

“People listen to someone online they’ve never met more than they do to their parents, teachers, doctors.”
― Natasha Preston, The Island

“If you keep holding on to who you used to be, you’ll go crazy. Accept this life. It’ll be a lot easier once you do.”
― Natasha Preston, The Cellar

“You won't be dying in that room, I can promise that."
"You've known me two days," I remind him.
"That feels like a lifetime when you bring sunshine into this dungeon.”
― Natasha Preston, The Lost

“Boys say girls were confusing when they’re the ones that are total head fucks.”
― Natasha Preston, The Cellar

“they took too many years of happiness from you. Don’t let them have another second longer.”
― Natasha Preston, Broken Silence

“That girl was buried deep under my skin, tattooed all over my heart. I fucking loved her with everything I had.”
― Natasha Preston, Silence

“For me, however, it meant something entirely different. Silence consumed my whole life; it suppressed things I could never express.”
― Natasha Preston, Silence

“Everyone says that getting over somebody ‘just takes time’ and that one day it will stop hurting and the door will open for you to move on. We are also told that love is eternal; something extraordinary that will stay with you forever. However, after a break up, suddenly love becomes something you should get over once a little time had passed. The contradiction is immense. Right now, I was somewhere in the middle.”
― Natasha Preston, Broken Silence