D. Nichole King > Quotes

“Being strong means allowing yourself to cry over the things you can't change; laugh when things are funny; smile when you're happy. It means understanding where your breaking point is, and yet, going further and still remaining whole. Strong people push themselves to the limits of pain and joy. They fall to their knees in agony, then they lift up their faces to find the beautiful morning rays shining down on them, and they rise to their feet. Being strong means never giving up, no matter how crushed you are, and finding happiness in the smallest parts of life.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“We all die, Damian. Before I do, I want to love with all my heart. Give all I have, experience all I can, and leave behind some piece of me that will never be forgotten. I want to enjoy the time I have left. I'm choosing life. Moments. Memories. For you.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“No matter how dark it gets, the sun always rises eventually and starts a new day. The darkness is forgotten.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“Pain has a purpose. It makes us stronger. More compassionate. Able to love more deeply than we thought possible. If we let it, it makes us better people.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“You know, sometimes, what might seem like giving up is when we're in the midst of the toughest battle we'll ever face.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“Is it too much to hope that maybe, just maybe, he could look past the cancer and see me?”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“Pain, even though it hurt, made us stronger—if it didn’t destroy us first.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“Life isn't about merely surviving. It's about living.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“I know you think you’re broken, but you’re not. You are so fucking far from being broken, baby. So far. Me on the other hand? Well, I see you and you make me less broken.”
― D. Nichole King, Eight Days

“Being strong means allowing yourself to cry over the things you can’t change; laugh when things are funny; smile when you’re happy. It means understanding where your breaking point is, and yet, going further and still remaining whole.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“Just because it’s not easy, doesn’t mean it’s not worth it.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“You know, the day we had dinner in the cafeteria, I almost bailed. Even now, I don’t know how I ended up in the chemo room with you. Then we got to talking, and I realized that after all you’ve been through, you still smiled. Still hoped. Cancer didn’t take that away from you. That moment I knew how much better you are than me.” I feel the corners of my lips tug upward as the memory envelops me. “And how much I loved seeing you smile.”
― D. Nichole King, Eight Days

“I was strong because cancer is resolute, and I didn't want the beast to win.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“There's never enough time to say good-bye. Never enough time to say "I love you." Never enough time to let go.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“She needs someone other than me. Someone stronger, who won’t fall apart when shit gets real. That’s my MO. Even tonight, if the news is bad, I don’t think I can handle it. I’m a fucked-up mess.”
― D. Nichole King, Eight Days

“Then I move onto Liam’s. “Take care of my girl, man,” I tell him, then I remember how I’d taken care of his. “But if you touch her, I’ll fucking kill you.”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Damian

“Pain has a purpose. It makes us stronger. More compassionate. Able to love more deeply than we thought possible. If we let it, it makes us better people”
― D. Nichole King, Love Always, Kate

“Sometimes, the secrets of your life are revealed at the most inopportune times, and in the places you least expect.”
― D. Nichole King, Eight Days