“The problem with books is that they end.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“If we were teenagers, I could kiss you. But I’m on a platform behind a counter wearing a name tag and we’re too old to be young.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“The only thing crueler than a cage so
small that a bird can’t fly is a cage so
large that a bird thinks it can fly.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“The problem with books is that they end. They seduce you. They spread their legs to you and pull you inside. And you go deep and leave your possessions and your ties to the world at the door and you like it inside and you don't want for your possessions or your ties and then, the book evaporates.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“Work in a bookstore and learn that most people in this world feel guilty about being who they are.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“I don't say anything. I know the power of silence. I remember my dad saying nothing and I remember his silences more vividly than I remember the things he said.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“You blush. You are Charlotte’s Web and I could love you.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“I own every book Stephen King has ever written."
"That's great. That's something to be proud of."
But did you read them, fuckface?”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“Happiness is believing that you're gonna be happy. It's hope.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“If people could handle their self-loathing, customer service would be smoother.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“You are a woman and I am a man and we belong in the dark together.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“Talking to you is like traveling through time.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“And then it happens, the most dreaded response in the world, more terse than any word, more withholding than a "no," and strictly verboten for someone as in love with language and me as you claim to be.
You: "K”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“My middle school health teacher told us that you can hold eye contact for ten seconds before scaring or seducing someone.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“Well, sometimes you just want to go where it’s dark, you know?”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“If you don’t start with crazy, crazy love, the kind of love that Van Morrison sings about, then you don’t have a shot to go the distance. Love’s a marathon, Danny, not a sprint.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“But the most important thing I know is that I want the possibility of you more than the reality of [her].”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“I love Stephen King as much as any red rum drinking American, but I resent the fact that I, the bookseller, am his bitch.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“Your lips were made for mine, Beck. You are the reason I have a mouth, a heart.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“Eye contact is what keeps us civilized.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“And I will never again underestimate the power of anticipation. There is no better boost in the present than an invitation into the future.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“Some people, it’s like they care more about their status updates than their actual lives.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“A poet is different. A poet transforms the world with Such small hands.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“Louisa May Alcott is right. An extraordinary girl can’t have an ordinary life. Don’t judge yourself. Love yourself.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“When I'm nervous, I get nasty. It's a problem.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“Some people on this earth receive love, get married, and honeymoon in Cabo. Others do not. Some people read alone on the sofa and some people read together, in bed. That’s life.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“The only thing crueler than a cage so small that a bird can’t fly is a cage so large that a bird thinks it can fly. Only a monster would lock a bird in here and call himself an animal lover.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“That’s because every day is the only day,”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“Don’t make a baby if you’re not capable of unconditional love.”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
“That's the problem with this never-ending centipede of lemmings, Beck. You know they're all pussies, each and every one of 'em. They buy these books to get scared because their lives are too easy. How pathetic is that?”
― Caroline Kepnes, quote from You
Caroline Kepnes
Born place: in Hyannis, The United States
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“The Ottomans sincerely greeted us and gave us accommodation. We were free to practice our religion and to speak our own language. We were even protected from those who wanted to banish us yet again to foreign lands. Our honor and dignity were restored.” Beyazid”
― Ayşe Kulin, quote from Last Train to Istanbul
“Imagination is ever changing and never static.”
― Matt Myklusch, quote from Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation
“on August 16, 1996, when an eight-year-old female gorilla named Binti Jua helped a three-year-old boy who had fallen eighteen feet into the primate exhibit at Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo. Reacting immediately, Binti scooped up the boy and carried him to safety. She sat down on a log in a stream, cradling the boy in her lap, giving him a few gentle back pats before taking him to the waiting zoo staff. This simple act of sympathy, captured on video and shown around the world, touched many hearts, and Binti was hailed as a heroine. It was the first time in U.S. history that an ape figured in the speeches of leading politicians, who held her up as a model of compassion.”
― Frans de Waal, quote from Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We are Who We Are
“Because the amygdala can become hypersensitive, chronic stress can make you more jumpy and anxious. This is why a war veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will hit the floor and cover his head when he hears the loud blast of fireworks. Before he has a chance to think about it, the blast reminds him of an improvised explosive device (IED) exploding or a gunshot. His amygdala triggers the fight-or-flight response—a false alarm. When you experience severe trauma or excessive chronic stress, the once-cooperative partnership between your hippocampus and your amygdala becomes skewed in favor of the amygdala. This is because the hippocampus is assaulted by excess cortisol and glutamate when the amygdala is pumped up. Cortisol and glutamate act to excite the amygdala, and the more it is excited, the more easily it is triggered.”
― quote from Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
“Mary?” The sound of a grunt came from the far corner, jolting fear through him. It wasn’t feminine. “Damn,” his uncle said from across the room. “What the hell is this? We need light.” Solomon’s breaths blasted as hurried along the wall to where she kept the lantern above the fireplace. Putting his gun on the ledge, he located the matches. “Jesus,” his uncle whispered. “Don’t put on a light!” The match hissed and flared and Solomon turned just as his father flew at him and blew it out. “Something’s happened here,” his dad barely said even as Solomon stared into the returning darkness. His eyes were wide with the horror of what he’d seen in those few seconds before the light vanished. Blood. So much blood. “Christ,”
― Lucian Bane, quote from Desecrating Solomon 3
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