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1 " Mrs. Spence picks up a roll of toilet paper from the counter and scrunches her nose.“Ask Caymen about that,” Xander says.Great, now I have to explain to his mother about my vandalism? “Your son called me with a toilet paper emergency. I rushed right over.”She looks confused so Xander says, “She’s kidding, Mom. "
― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)
2 " Even though I knew this might end in heartbreak, that he might make my life scary and complicated and unpredictable, I knew I couldn't let him walk away. Because I knew he'd also make my life happy and comforting and full. "
― Kasie West , By Your Side
3 " The was something very satisfying about a smile that had to be earned. "
4 " We make our own luck. I believed that, too. We chose our own fate. We controlled our own future. I knew what I wanted. I needed to go get it. "
― Kasie West , Lucky in Love
5 " We rarely find a depth by looking inside of ourselves for it. Depth is found in what we can learn from the people and things around us. Everyone, everything, has a story, Gia. When you learn those stories, you learn experiences that fill you up, that expand your understanding. You add layers to your soul. "
― Kasie West , The Fill-In Boyfriend
6 " You need to empty your mind, and relax each other muscle group until you feel like you are going to melt into the floor. Then you just let it all go. All the expectations, all the unneeded worry, all the things other people want for you but you don't want for yourself. "
7 " Because an illusion is an illusion. Reality always exists despite the facade. "
― Kasie West , Pivot Point (Pivot Point, #1)
8 " Sometimes regardless of what we want, reality takes over. "
9 " It was hard when I knew I was about to be flooded with memories of a life I hadn't lived yet. Really, two lives I hadn't lived yet. "
10 " One of my friends at the Compound has a photographic memory. Everything she ever sees, reads, or hears, she remembers forever in perfect detail. "
11 " I thought I wanted these memories, but now I realize he hardly knows me. "
― Kasie West , Split Second (Pivot Point, #2)
12 " Growing up, I never felt deprived. I was always happy. It seems only lately I've started seeing everything I didn't have. "
13 " It was hard to remember what I'd been so scared of. Being treated differently? Lack of acceptance? I was the one who hadn't accepted myself for who I was. I was the one who needed to be comfortable in my own skin. I hoped I could do that moving forward. "
14 " His hands still on his shoulders. “Hi,” he says. “Sorry.” “For what?” “For the fact that you are such a big flirt.” He laughs. “You’re the one in my lap. I was just sitting here minding my own business.” “Just the plane, then?” “Of course.” I try to stand up, but he pulls me back down again. “Man, the plane is really bumpy today,” he says. "
15 " I turn my head so that he doesn't see my smile and secretly curse him for making me feel special. "
16 " Stop worrying about someone else's feelings for once and worry about your grade. "
17 " Dad, she's beautiful. I remember where she was standing. "
18 " Once Addie let someone in, she was impossible to forget. There was something about her that crawled inside a person and built a nice comfy home there, her goodness expanding until it filled every limb. "
19 " I had seen a different side of her, the one where she didn't feel threatened by me, and I liked that side. That side was vulnerable and happy and kind. "
20 " Note to self: Caymen is very good at sarcasm.”“If you’re recording notes for an official record, I’d like the word ‘very’ stricken and replaced with ‘exceptionally. "