College Application Quotes

“I’d stumbled upon the inner sanctuary of a woman who loved the world. Loved the faces of people she saw. Loved the way a hand looked when it was relaxed. Loved the way a woman looked when she touched her own face. The way a man looked when he opened himself to her. Loved the way wind changed a tree or a field or a child’s hair. The beauty of a neck meeting a shoulder. The softness of a smile that wasn’t forced.”
― Laura Anderson Kurk, Perfect Glass

“For a second, I stared at the map of her veins just under the surface of her thin skin. It was like her body was trying to become diaphanous. Instead of getting harder and stronger and full of life as we age, we disappear slowly. Our skin thins and evaporates. Our nails barely coat our fingertips. Our hair falls out. We are never more see-through.”
― Laura Anderson Kurk, Perfect Glass

“I’m not sure about all the particulars that led to this moment. Do I believe life is a series of dots to be connected…or that no one can outrun destiny…or that all roads lead to truth and coincidence is a lie to distract us? The reason I was in this place no longer mattered. The harsh reality stared me in the face and demanded an immediate decision. Walk away and blame it on my age. Or stay and try to help a woman who had slowly become my friend over the last few weeks.”
― Laura Anderson Kurk, Perfect Glass

“Her problem is with pretty,” Tennyson said. "She thinks I’ll need all these dresses in college. Like I would ever in a billion years pledge a sorority. I’ll pack a few of these to be ironic, though. I can wear them to, like, truck stops at night with mascara running down my cheeks and stuff.”
― Laura Anderson Kurk, Perfect Glass

“What I know about you, Henry,” he said. “Is that you, as big as you are, know how to walk gently on this earth.”
― Laura Anderson Kurk, Perfect Glass

“The fact that we have to decide what to do for the rest of our lives at seventeen is crazy. How are we supposed to know?”
― J. Aleong, A Most Important Year

“improbable yes, impossible no!”
― Bryant Marin

“We are capable of learning.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“Not pausing, Justin grabbed my laptop and opened applications for me to return to college, the moon framed in our kitchen, winking in the window from behind a slate storm-cloud. He asked me questions from the forms aloud, marking my responses—applying me to schools in New York City.”
― Aspen Matis, Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir

“It is often the seemingly least significant details of each day that turn out to shape our most life-altering events.”
― AY Shih

“If you really want this acceptance, then you need to display that now. Acceptance into the college of your choice may happen, but it likely won’t happen from mediocrity or luck. Put in the time and effort, do the research, and constantly strive for excellence on a daily basis. This needs to be a fundamental aspect of your mindset as a student.”
― AY Shih, The College Admissions Blueprint: 9 Proven Steps from Application to Acceptance