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First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1) QUOTES

First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1) QUOTES

1 " I’d rather fail miserably pursuing my dreams than succeed at something I have to settle for "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

2 " If you never leave where you come from, I don't think you'll ever figure out who you are, because how much is forced on you? How much of your personality is imposed instead of created? That's why I left. I think people need to leave in order to find their potential. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

3 " I think music is seasonal. In the summer my taste changes. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

4 " Why are girls determined to have emotionally heated conversations when they're drunk? In my observation, too much alcohol makes guys one-dimensional hornballs and girls unpredictable basket cases, and under these dangerous circumstances they attempt to walk into the nearest house party and look for love. And people wonder why their relationships are so messed up. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

5 " Life is too short to waste time on people who don't lift you up, who don't inspire you-they'll eventually drain you. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

6 " I crave space. It charges my batteries. It helps me breathe. Being around people can be so exhausting, because most of them love to take and barely know how to give. Except for a rare few. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

7 " I don’t know much, but this is what I’ve learned. You’ll fall for the last person you ever thought you’d be interested in. That’s the tricky part. You might not even notice her at first. And she usually comes around just when you’ve stopped looking. But if you pay attention, you’ll know it’s her because she’ll stand out from everybody else. She might even scare you. But if you’re lucky enough to meet this girl, be smart enough to realize it and try not to screw it up. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

8 " If you only focus on the things you leave behind, you'll never go anywhere. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

9 " When your world's become one person, how do you prepare to let her go? How do you get over someone you know you'll never forget? "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

10 " I think everyone’s caught up in these narrow-minded worlds and they think their world exists in the center of the universe. Relationships only happen when it’s convenient. You have to walk on eggshells for people because that’s about how strong they are these days. And you can’t confront people, because if you do, that brittle shell of confidence will crack. So we all become passive cowards that carry a fake smile wherever we go because God forbid you let your guard down long enough for people to see your life isn’t perfect. That you have a few flaws. Because who wants to see that? My theory is everybody sucks. So, my conclusion is I don’t need anybody. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

11 " What do you say when you’re not enough to make someone stay? "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

12 " Look around you. The earth wouldn't exist without the sun. Plants would die without rain. We're all meant to lean on something. Or someone. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

13 " It's amazing how far you're willing to go when someone believes in you "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

14 " Live a little," she tells me. "You're never going to experience anything if you wait around for perfect conditions. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

15 " What do you say when you're not enough to make someone stay? What do you do when you meet the love of your life and realize it's all about timing? How do you accept that no matter how perfect you are for each other, circumstances get in the way? How do you compete with that kind of fate? "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

16 " Because if you’re lucky enough to have people in your life that make you happy, that inspire you, that move you, you need to devour each moment you have together because you never know how many of those moments you have left. These people are sacred. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

17 " Sometimes the smallest victories in life are more rewarding than the greatest milestones. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

18 " I couldn't sleep," she confesses.
"Why not?" I ask.
She smiles at me. It's this sweet, innocent smile, and it makes my heart stammer.
"You didn't kiss me today," she says. "And I wanted you to. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

19 " We’re all meant to lean on something. Or someone.' I smile. He frowns. He surprises me and grabs the pen out of my hand. He starts writing something down in his neat block letters. He slides the journal back to me. 'I build walls around myself. I lean on those.' I don’t need to ask him why. Everybody builds walls—it’s for protection. I scribble quickly. 'Maybe you should break the walls down once in a while.' 'I’ll just build them up again', he writes. 'But maybe you’ll add a few windows the next time around. Or a door? "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)

20 " Lying is manipulation. I prefer to call what I did ‘improvisation in times of desperation. "

― Katie Kacvinsky , First Comes Love (First Comes Love, #1)