Paula Stokes Quotes

When you care about someone, you can’t just turn that off because you learn they betrayed you.

You know what I regret the most?” Trinity says, her voice just above a whisper. I don’t answer. All I can think about is how crappy it is that my fourteen-year-old sister already has regrets.

The truth never hurts worse than finding out someone you care about lied to you.

But if you want him, you might have to fight for him." I let my head fall to the tabletop. "For the love of all that is dead and Chinese, please, no more fighting. This army needs a break.

Standing up for yourself is about more than flinging barbed-wire insults around. Its about picking your battles, knowing when to fight, knowing exactly what and who is worth fighting for.

I am not warm. That is why my sister chose the name Winter for me.

No, ” Gideon says. “No guns. The most dangerous weapon you have is your brain. Give someone a gun and they tend to quit using it.

Guilt is basically one of my superpowers. It’s been programmed into me from the moment I was old enough to know what it was.

Who would vandalize a doghouse? I ask."Cats?" Bee suggests.

My name is Winter Kim. Today I killed a man. Soon I hope to kill another.

Nothing stings quite like an unanswered text message.

Some people just want to be part of the story, even if it’s a story that’s completely fabricated.

I don’t think you can just choose to believe in God. You either do or you don’t, and no matter what camp you’re in, it would take something life-changing to truly lead you into the other one.

When you share feelings with someone, or secrets, it adds a layer of complexity to even the simplest things.

Maybe I could dole out the truth in tiny pieces that, once assembled, would make a picture that resembled a reality in which I hadn’t done anything wrong.

It’s not right that some people have so much and others have so little.

Sometimes being poor means having to choose between your principles and your survival.

There’s nothing abnormal about loneliness.

How do you make me smile when it seems like there’s nothing in the whole world to smile about?

Time doesn’t heal anything. It’s like drinking. The best it can do is help you forget, if you’re lucky.

Whoever said it was better to have loved and lost was completely full of shit.

The world is full of holes and uneven seams, wrinkled places that you can’t make smooth, no matter how hard you try.

You have more power than you think. Be careful what you do with it.

To me, Mother Nature isn't nearly as scary as human nature.

I go back for seconds and thirds and fourths and fifths, when it’s good. Just not if it means some guy gets to put a leash on me.

The world needs more beautiful things.

I laugh as an unfamiliar feeling envelops me. I think it might be happiness.

Monsters don’t get happy endings.