Lauren

“It's dying," I say. "When the center is exposed like that, it doesn't have a chance."
"But it's beautiful," she points out, I stare at the shriveling cactus and try to see the beauty in it.
"That's the way I want to go out," she decides.
"What?" I ask. "Torn up and ripped open?"
She shakes her head. "Totally exposed, with no regrets. You can tell this cactus lived; it has the battle scars to prove it. Why go out looking perfect and put together? It means you didn't experience anything. You didn't take any risks.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, First Comes Love

“Fate can only get you so far. It can put you down the right path or introduce you to a particular person, but the rest is up to you. Even the strongest storm need a wind to carry them in.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, First Comes Love

“I’d rather fail miserably pursuing my dreams than succeed at something I have to settle for”
― Katie Kacvinsky, First Comes Love

“someone's taught me to expect more out of people and never to settle.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, First Comes Love