Emily Strayer > Emily's Quotes

“But there's something to be said for truly caring. For making a commitment and sticking to it. For having the strength of character to decide what you think is important and then going out and making it happen no matter how hard or crazy or unpopular it might seem.”
― Michael Baron, Anything

“It's strange, I think, the way our lives turn out. Moments of circumstance, when later combined with conscious decisions and actions and a boatload of hope, can eventually forge a future that seems predestined.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Longest Ride

“Part of the human condition is that we all think that we are uniquely complex while everyone else is somewhat simpler to read. That is not true, of course. We all have our own dreams and hopes and wants and lust and heartaches. We all have our own brand of crazy”
― Harlan Coben, Six Years

“Sometimes, it's the scary things in life that are the most worthwhile.”
― Cora Carmack, Losing It

“Some relationships just end. Like a star, they burn bright and brilliant, and then nothing in particular goes wrong, they just reach their end. They burn out.”
― Cora Carmack, Losing It

“We want what we can't have. It's human nature.”
― Cora Carmack, Losing It

“No matter how close, you are always too far
My eyes are drawn everywhere you are.

I’m tired of the way we both pretend Tired of always wanting and never giving in
I can feel it in my skin, see it in your grin
We’re more. We always have been.

Think of everything we’ve missed.
Every touch and every kiss.
Because we both insist.
Resist.

Hold your breath and close your eyes Distract yourself with other guys
It’s no surprise, your defeated sighs
Aren’t you tired of the lies?

Think of everything we’ve missed.
Every touch and every kiss.
Because we both insist.
Resist.  

No matter how close, you are always too far
My eyes are drawn everywhere you are.

I’m done. I won’t ignore. I won’t pretend or resist.
I want more.”
― Cora Carmack, Losing It

“Living is hard. And every day our feet get heavier and we pick up more baggage. So, we stop and take a breath, close our eyes, reset our minds. It's natural. As lond as you open your eyes and keep going.”
― Cora Carmack, Faking It

“No matter how close, you are always too far. My eyes are drawn everywhere you are...”
― Cora Carmack, Losing It

“Then, slowly, like the sunrise peeking over the horizon, she smiled.
She snapped the box closed.
She didn’t scream. She didn’t run. She didn’t faint.
There might have been a little crying.
But mostly… she danced.”
― Cora Carmack, Losing It

“But fear lets us know we're alive. It tells me that you care about what happens between us because the mind doesn't waste time being scared about things that don't matter.”
― Cora Carmack, Faking It

“Sometimes, saying the first thing that came to mind went well. Sometimes simple and honest worked the best.”
― Cora Carmack, Losing It

“Even the good things from our pasts still only belonged in the past”
― Cora Carmack, Faking It

“How can people decide who they want to spend the rest of their life with at this age? I can’t even decide what to have for dinner! I can’t decide if I want to be an actor, even though I’ve already got 35,000 dollars in student loans telling me I sure as hell better want to be an
actor.”
― Cora Carmack, Losing It

“There are some things that are worth fighting for, no matter the outcome, and you are one of them.”
― Cora Carmack, Faking It

“Life was easier when you stopped caring, when you stopped expecting things to get better.”
― Cora Carmack, Finding It

“Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the most wonderful things that will ever happen to us”
― Nicole Reed, Ruining You

“You love them, even though they're gone. In order to love you need to live, if you give up on life you can no longer love. You'd no longer have the capability to love them.”
― Nicole Sobon, Program 13

“Don't lose out on something that could be forever because you think the timing isn't right. Don't let fate decide.”
― Nicole Reed, Ruining You

“I can tell you, Jay, nothing that happens in this life is worth killing yourself over. Time passes, and you can decide to change your future. You don't let what some assholes say or do, direct you. In this life, it only matters what you do with it.”
― Nicole Reed, Ruining Me

“Live every day like it's your last. Treasure the moments you have, and make sure you make them count.”
― Nicole Reed, Ruining You

“Life is plain out shitty sometimes. It sucks. But Rhye, I promise it’s better than being dead. This is it. Your one shot. Your one chance. Not at singing. Not at playing. At living.”
― Nicole Reed, Wasted Heart

“We are all broken in one way or another. It's how we put those pieces back together that matters".”
― Maggi Myers, The Final Piece

“You plant your own garden instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. In other words, take responsibility for your own needs and your own happiness.”
― Maggi Myers, The Final Piece

“In time i've learned to recognize the pain for what it is and accept it, but i'll never get over it.”
― Maggi Myers

“A year has taught me that really great people make stupid mistakes sometimes.”
― Maggi Myers, The Final Piece

“Together forever, never apart. Maybe in distance but never in heart.”
― Maggi Myers, The Final Piece