Lindy Zart > Quotes

“Sometimes when you think you have nothing, you realize you have yourself, and that’s something.”
― Lindy Zart, Take Care, Sara

“That’s the thing about ‘what ifs’; they don’t matter. They don’t change anything. All they do is make it unable for you to heal.”
― Lindy Zart, Take Care, Sara

“You’ll never heal if you don’t face what hurts you.”
― Lindy Zart, Take Care, Sara

“Love was forever, love was not lost when a life was; love did not fall away or weaken a person. Love was strong and people were stronger because of it; love continued, in all forms, in every way, until the end of time and even after that.”
― Lindy Zart, Take Care, Sara

“Sometimes in life, you do things you don’t want to. Sometimes you sacrifice, sometimes you compromise. Sometimes you let go and sometimes you fight. It’s all about deciding what’s worth losing and what’s worth keeping.”
― Lindy Zart, Complete

“Their story isn't a fairytale, but that's okay, because fairytales are predictible, and sometimes boring.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“Something remarkable can always be the result of something devastating, if you choose to find that one positive in a nest of negatives.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“I’m messy and a slob and I like beer a little too much. I work long hours and I like to be outside more than inside. I’m restless and reckless, and yes, I admit, a pervert. Upon occasion. But I love you. I’ve never loved anyone like I love you, Sara. Never will. I want to be with you until I take my last breath, and even when I take my last breath, I want it to be next to you. Please. Redeem my selfish soul and make it better, make me better. Say you’ll be my wife.”
― Lindy Zart, Take Care, Sara

“We're not done talking about this.”
“Yes, we are, because in case you didn't notice, you just walked out, hence the ending of the conversation!”
He comes back to say, “It will be resumed at a later date.”
“I'm calling in sick that day.”
― Lindy Zart, Roomies

“I think I would have missed you even if we'd never met.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“No one could control the length of their life, but they could control how they lived it.”
― Lindy Zart, Take Care, Sara

“We always think we have more time and that is the wrong way to think, because time is something we never have enough of.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“I want to live as much as I can,and if people are around when I happen to get spontaneous, I can't exactly tell them to go away. I can't be like, clear out the grocery store! I feel the impulse to dance.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“And isn't it weird that no one wants to change who they are, yet they aren't even trying to be themselves? Just a thought. We're all so focused on being somebody, and it's usually never the real us.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“I'd rather be weird than a clone of everyone else.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“You hold on tight from now on, so tight it hurts. Got it? Don’t let go of me, not ever. Don’t worry about hurting me, don’t worry about suffocating me, don’t worry about holding on too tight. You hold on and you never let go. You’ll only hurt me, I’ll only suffocate, if you let go. Promise.”
― Lindy Zart, Take Care, Sara

“Strength wasn’t decided by what you could do, but by what you could do without.”
― Lindy Zart, Take Care, Sara

“She had realized something over the recent months: it didn’t matter who you were or what you’d accomplished in life; none of that mattered when tragedy struck. You had no pull; no power. You had no choice. There was nothing to gamble with; nothing to do to put the odds in your favor. You were there and then you were gone, leaving those around you to realize how insignificant they all really were; leaving them to try to pick up the destroyed pieces.”
― Lindy Zart, Take Care, Sara

“I realize that sometimes we are our biggest critic, and that the person we have the hardest time gaining approval from is usually ourselves.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“The bigger the star, the quicker it dies.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“But what scares me the most about him is that he makes me want more—more of everything. More than this life, more than what I am promised, more than I can ever truly have.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“Don't blameme in the morning when you're irrevocably obsessed with me."
"I don't think I need to wait until morning for that to happen,”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“Your father...isn't good with emotions.” “Yeah. Figured that out a while ago.” Like, when I was four and cried because our family cat died and he offered to have it stuffed as a means to make me feel better. It didn't.”
― Lindy Zart, Roomies

“It's never about how much you have-it's about how much what you have means to you.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“Something you want to tell me?"
"Um...your scrub top's on inside out?"
"What?" He glances down. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
I shrug. "It was funny.”
― Lindy Zart, Roomies

“I may keep my distance from others, but I am in no way shy. I keep my distance because I've found that I am a better person when I have no one looking at me, making me feel like I need to prove something to them, like I need to show them I have worth. I know my worth and the only person I need to prove anything to is myself.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“going to make the time we have together unforgettable. I'm going to fuse you to me, so that there is no way of knowing where the separation between you and me begins—or even if there is one. I'm going to fill this summer with us, so that when you look back on it, all you remember is me, and when I look back on it, all I remember is you. I'm going to put as much life into now as I can. Like you did for me. Now it's my turn.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“It is true that no one can save you, no one but yourself. And sometimes...even you cannot save you, no matter how much you wish it was untrue. Sadly, some things are not meant to be saved.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star

“Jack gave her a fierce look. “Your mother gave up the best thing she had in her life. I know you miss her, I know you’re confused and have all sorts of questions for her. But you’re better than her, Lola, you’re better than all of this.

“She wronged you, not the other way around. You didn’t do anything wrong. You didn’t deserve what happened to you. She’s the one that needs to feel bad, not you.

“Sometimes there are no answers. You have to accept that. Maybe you’ll never know what you think you need to know, but do you really need to know all the details, really? You know she wasn’t there when you needed her, she still isn’t here when you need her, but look around, Lola.” Jack opened his arms wide. “You got me. You got your aunt. Jared. Sebastian. Rachel. Even Isabelle.

“You need to realize that and move on, as best you can. I had to realize that myself. When you let go of the pain and hurt and unanswered questions, Lola, then you’ll be okay. You’re safe now.” Jack pressed a kiss to her forehead. “You’re safe now. Remember that. Believe that.”
― Lindy Zart, Safe and Sound

“Funny how we all finally decide to start living only when we irrevocably know we are dying.”
― Lindy Zart, Unlit Star