Quotes from Not That Kind of Girl

Siobhan Vivian ·  336 pages

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“You see, the best thing about wrong decisions is that they don’t prevent you from making the right decisions later on. It’s harder, but it’s not impossible.”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


“I let myself have feelings for you despite not knowing how this would end.”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


“Then again, that's how quickly people's perceptions could change. It only took one mistake, one stupid decision.”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


“You're the one who made it seem like we were doing something wrong. Maybe you still feel like that, because for whatever reason, you think I'm not good enough for you. But I like you, okay? I've liked you from the very beginning."

"It was never going anywhere"

"Because you wouldn't let it go anywhere.”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


“Change wasn't something to fear anymore. And even though my picture was hung on the wall, I didn't care so much about how I'd be remembered. So long as I never forgot.”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl



“Are these the friends and life i want to have?”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


“I didn't leave right away. I stayed in the woods. I heard the faint voices of other people. I felt the cold against my skin. But mostly, I was aware of my own heavy breathing, my own thoughts, my own past, present, and future.

I realized then, and would have to keep realizing in all the years to come:

It didn't matter if I was the kind of girl who had sex, of the kind of girl who had her portrait on a wall in the library, or the kind of girl who got into the best college, or the kind of girl who didn't tell her parents everything, or the kind of girl who teachers loved.

I just needed to be okay with all the kinds of girl I was.”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


“Forcing girls to be ashamed for doing the things that come natural to them — it's a ridiculous double standard, and we should all, frankly, tell anyone who judges us to screw off.”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


“But, I didn't have a clue what it was really like, how terribly cruel and mean and judgmental people could be”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


“This was why trusting boys was just like drinking and driving. Sure, some people too the risk. One or two beers never feels dangerous at the time. And now everyone who drives and drinks gets into an accident.”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl



“It's as if our girls don't understand that they can be recognized for other things--their goals, their brains. Not just their bodies.”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


“I could never understand how he always seemed so sure of himself. But now I did. It was because Connor really did know what kind of person he was. He had no regrets because he always shot from his heart.”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


“It only took one mistake, one stupid decision”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


“Autumn said to me, "You see, the best thing about wrong decisions is that they don't prevent you from making the right decisions later on. It's harder, but it's impossible”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Not That Kind of Girl


About the author

Siobhan Vivian
Born place: in New York, The United States
Born date January 12, 2018
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