Kasie West Quotes

He close the distance between us, takes my face in his hands and kisses me. ~ Kasie West, The Distance Between Us

So now that you've committed to a girl, maybe you can go to class more, or even get a cat," I said. ~ Kasie West

we rarely find the depth by looking inside of ourselves for it. depth is found in what we can learn from the people and things around us ~ Kasie West

I like it when you're not perfect. ~ Kasie West

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. ~ Kasie West

I know, it's like I'm a tiny bit interesting or something. ~ Kasie West

You're my favorite way to pass the time. But time stands still when you're on my mind. ~ Kasie West

I hope I'm not turning into that girl, the one who daydreams about a guy she can never have. ~ Kasie West

I'm more of an eye coverer. ~ Kasie West

Just promise me something. If this is a Search and you don't pick me, don't pick this path, for whatever reason, promise me you won't Erase me. ~ Kasie West

But he says things so subtly, so smoothly, that it's hard to tell if it's purposeful or if he's just playing along with my jokes. ~ Kasie West

Thank you," he whispered against my hair.
"How did that taste in your mouth?"
He laughed. "Awful. ~ Kasie West

His eyes are so intense I want to look away ... or never look away, I can't decide. ~ Kasie West

Just because you can't see the future, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. You don't have to see everything clearly or know exactly where you're going to move forward. ~ Kasie West

Thank you."

"How'd those words taste in your mouth?"

"Awful."

He smiled. We stood there in silence. He didn't offer to let me in, and I knew it was because he wanted me to ask. He liked to make things hard on me.

"Can I come in?"

"Why?"

"Because I want to talk."

"Why?"

"Because you're here, and I want to know why."

He rolled his eyes and started to shut the door. I put my hand on the edge. "Because you need me, and I've never needed anyone more than I need you."

He pulled me inside and against him before I even finished the sentence. ~ Kasie West

You should look into catching rabbits for a living. You're not half bad at it."

He smiled. "That would be almost as manly as becoming a cowboy. ~ Kasie West

This is like the calm after the storm. Everything has settled, and even though it left destruction in its wake, you know the worst is over. ~ Kasie West

I wanted him to like me because as much as I'd tried, I could no longer deny the fact that I liked him. ~ Kasie West

Growing up, I never felt deprived. I was always happy. It seems only lately I've started seeing everything I didn't have. ~ Kasie West

Isabel dug her hands into the bin of Legos next to her. "We should have a ship-building competition."

"Yes," Gabriel said. "I am the King of Legos."

"Is that a self-proclaimed title or one that was appointed?" I asked.

Isabel laughed.

Gabriel acted offended. "Appointed, of course." He joined us on the floor and scooped out a handful of Legos. "By my father. ~ Kasie West

What are you doing and why did you have a goofy grin on your face when you came in here? You sneaking around? Is there some boy I need to beat up ~ Kasie West

Duke says, "Pause," and the movie goes quiet. "What did Laila say? ~ Kasie West

We made a rule," I whispered.
"Unlike you, I don't follow rules." He didn't give me a chance to respond. His lips met mine and stole my willpower. ~ Kasie West

I can pay you."
He raised his eyebrows. "I'm sure there are services for that.Maybe you can try calling 1-800-HOOKERS or something?"
"You know the number well? ~ Kasie West

I turn my head so that he doesn't see my smile and secretly curse him for making me feel special. ~ Kasie West

Addie," Laila says, feigning concern and jumping down next to me. "Did you get hurt? What happened? ~ Kasie West

Unlike Bec and I, Hayden didn't yell anything angry, but the speed at which his ball hit the glass made me think that maybe he did have a few demons. ~ Kasie West

The Odd Couple. Is this that one where the one guy is a mess and the other is a neat freak?"
"Yes, it is."
"And you are?"
"A mess." Then he looked at the book in my hands. "Oh, you mean in the play? I'm the neat freak. Felix. ~ Kasie West

Revenge is never the answer ~ Kasie West

My commitment falters. "It comes out. Twenty-one washes." That's not what I intended to say. The plan was to put my hand on my hip and say, "It's my hair. I can do what I want with it." That's what brave, angsty teenagers say after they do something rebellious. But I'm pretty sure those teenagers didn't ever have to answer to someone like my mother. I'm also sure I'm neither brave nor angsty. ~ Kasie West

Okay, we'll go tomorrow. That way I can be sure you're not sneaking to see your addiction."
"I'm not addicted."
"One time I tried to give up caffeine," she said, ignoring my statement. "I got a headache. I wonder if you're going to get a headache this week. ~ Kasie West

Don't make me turn on the room's ability blockers. I'm not teaching middle school here. And turn off your phones, people. ~ Kasie West

The was something very satisfying about a smile that had to be earned. ~ Kasie West

The only reason you need the mask is because you're afraid of not being perfect ~ Kasie West

Don't do it unless you mean it. ~ Kasie West

I have to keep her around. She owns me." He kissed the corner of my mouth. "You own me. ~ Kasie West

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. ~ Kasie West

A certain night in a certain train?"

"Stop. I need to concentrate."

"You need to concentrate on a certain night in a certain train? ~ Kasie West

Lights in the blackness. Waiting for the score. Putting on a face. Flirt a little more. That ~ Kasie West

I wonder if I know the girl he's looking at. ~ Kasie West

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. ~ Kasie West

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. ~ Kasie West

I threw the baseball I held after all. Not hard and it didn't even hit him but it almost did.
His eyes went wide with surprise.
"So you weren't really offering me a target?"
He gave a small laugh. "I didn't think you'd take me up on it. ~ Kasie West

That's because I've been trying to get over him since the minute I met him so I'm one step ahead of myself. ~ Kasie West

I hated being vulnerable, putting myself out there. I hated looking stupid, feeling stupid. I didn't want to do this. But I had to. I would. ~ Kasie West

Double with me and Gabriel next Friday!" Isabel announced suddenly. "I'll find you a date."

"Pass."

"Come on. It's been a while since you've been on a date."

"That's because I'm awkward and weird and it's not fun at all for me or the poor soul who agrees to go out with me."

"That's not true."

I crossed my arms.

"You just need to go out more than once … or twice … with someone so they see how fun you are," Isabel argued, adjusting her backpack straps. "You're not awkward withme."

"I'm totally awkward with you but you're not under pressure to eventually kiss me, so you put up with it. ~ Kasie West

You have as many options as you give yourself. ~ Kasie West

Books, bringing people together.' That would make a good slogan for the library. ~ Kasie West

Is this Journey? Are you grieving to Journey? ~ Kasie West

It's easy to judge not knowing the truth

Only seeing carefully built walls.

It's hard to undo years written in youth

But how amazing when the tower finally falls.

And I see you standing there

All sweet and kind of scared.

And you see me standing here.

Hope in my eyes but full of fear. ~ Kasie West

You like to assign roles to the people in your life. And when they don't play their parts right, you have a hard time accepting that. ~ Kasie West

We can't let boys define how we feel about ourselves. You have to know who you are before you should let any boy worth anything in. ~ Kasie West

One person can't change the future. Do you know how many people and things are involved in every major event that happens? Sure, you might be able to change some of the minor aspects of a day, but ultimately things that are going to happen, if you go along a certain path, do happen. ~ Kasie West

I don't know. I try not to think about it too much. I'm perfectly satisfied with my life. I think unhappiness comes from unfulfilled expectations." "So the less you expect from life . . ." "No. It's not like that. I just try to be happy and not wish I could do more. ~ Kasie West

I've been thinking, Jules said
Never a good thing I thought ~ Kasie West

And more'?"
The name of the store is Dolls and More. He's asking what others have before him once they come into the store and only see dolls. I nod. "Dolls and more dolls. ~ Kasie West

I tucked the keys into my pocket so they wouldn't jingle and rushed back outside. Once out, I picked up my pace to a run. I was not a runner. I did not like to run. But I ran like I meant it.

Maybe I should've joined the cross-country team after all because I wasn't half bad at this. For about one stretch of sidewalk. By the time I made it to the Science building, I had cursed not only the entire cross-country team, but the sport as a whole. I had a cramp that was sending a painful jolt up my side and I could barely breathe. ~ Kasie West

Oh, also, if Mr. Ortega catches me writing you this letter, I am committed to shoving it in my mouth and swallowing. I hope I can count on the same commitment from you. ~ Kasie West

If I were alone I would throw my arms out and spin in a circle. Instead I walk up the stairs, running my hand along books as I go. ~ Kasie West

Wait, are you saying a love interest has to annoy you? ~ Kasie West

How is selfworth measured today? By the amount of likes a post gets, by how many friends we collect, by how many retweets we accumulate? Do we even know what we really think until we post our thoughts online and let others tell us if they are worthy? ~ Kasie West

When I was dating, my girlfriends and I used to say, 'Don't cry in front of him before date three.' "
"Cry?" I echoed, frowning.
"Yeah. Guys gets skittish when you cry."
"I don't think I have to worry about that one."
"You don't cry?"
"I don't make it to date three. ~ Kasie West

Magic cannot be explained. It can only be experienced. ~ Kasie West

He sighed. "Does it get tiring?"
"What?"
"Always thinking you're right."
I smiled. "No, not really. It's other people not realizing I'm right that gets tiring. ~ Kasie West

But I knew it wasn't that simple. Nobody's fears were. Mine weren't. ~ Kasie West

Our relationship feels different. Like someone has taken my favorite sweater and thrown it in the dryer and it doesn't fit right anymore. I want to pull and tug on it until it feels comfortable again. ~ Kasie West

Thanks for choosing me, Addison. ~ Kasie West

Sometimes I wish I were passionate about something real. Something I knew I could succeed in. Right now all my dreams are a little far-fetched. ~ Kasie West

You know what we've succeeded in doing with this game?"
"What's that?"
"Increasing the anticipation."
He laughed. "I know, right? Can I just be fill-in Bradley forever? ~ Kasie West

Why are you here?" I wanted to give him a snarky answer to compete with his responses. Something like, I wanted to eat stolen apples and read books all weekend. But I held my tongue. Maybe if he learned more about me, he'd realize I just wanted to leave. ~ Kasie West

I think it looks hot," Duke says. "But that's just coming from the guy who hopes to play another role in your rebellion. ~ Kasie West

Because no one frustrates me quite as much as you do." Totally true. "Soon, the thought of your face will do it, but now, it seems I need your annoying presence as well. ~ Kasie West

her. 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, ~ Kasie West

Sometimes I feel like I'm slowly floating away. I'm constantly looking for something to grab on to so I don't lose myself. ~ Kasie West

People need to hear hard things sometimes to push them to be better. ~ Kasie West

Hi, I'm stranger one and this is stranger two. Are you uncomfortable yet? ~ Kasie West

I knew they weren't brown. I didn't know you were studying Light Manipulation. I'm impressed. But it takes concentration." He leans forward slowly until his mouth is inches from my ear. My eyes flutter and I know he heard the gasp of air I took no matter how quiet it was. "You got distracted," he whispers, then grabs his backpack from behind me and leaves. ~ Kasie West

That's my life: screaming without making a sound. ~ Kasie West

The doorbell rings, and my heart flips. ~ Kasie West

It's hard to keep track when you're looking into so many, isn't it? ~ Kasie West

Then I circle the pivot point. The point right before the path separates. ~ Kasie West

But knowing about someone doesn't equate to knowing them. ~ Kasie West

Because we're like strangers living in the same house. We don't even care enough about each other to fight anymore. ~ Kasie West

I think any excuse is a good one to be obsessed. ~ Kasie West

I'll go home and write my own backstory. It will be easier to remember. ~ Kasie West

Thank you," he whispered.
I smiled. He did know those words. ~ Kasie West

You have me under your spell.

With all the secrets you tell.

I can't make it stop.

Please don't let it stop.

You have me under your spell.

If you knew me as well,

You would make it stop.

I can't let it stop. ~ Kasie West

what made me come off as arrogant?
'you beckoned me' l say ,remembering that first day.
l what ?
(she shows what he did )
l wait for him to laugh,but when l glance over he has a mortified look on his face.
l may have exaggerated it just a bit l say even though l didn't
That's how you saw me? ~ Kasie West, The Distance Between Us

I'm going to make a man bracelet. Let me see your wrist. ~ Kasie West

And that reaction - my inability to react - scared me more than anything. ~ Kasie West

He laughs again. "You're different, Caymen."
"Different than what?"
"Than any other girl I've met."
Considering most of the girls he'd met probably had fifty times as much money as I did, that wasn't a hard feat to accomplish. Thinking about that makes my eyes sting.
"It's refreshing. You make me feel normal."
"Huh. I better work on that because you're far from normal."
He smiles and pushes my shoulder playfully. My heart slams into my ribs. "Caymen."
I take another handful of dirt and smash it against his neck then try to make a quick escape. He grabs me from behind, and I see his hand, full of dirt, coming toward my face when the warning beeps of the tractor start up.
"Saved by the gravediggers," he says. ~ Kasie West

I bought a pair of socks last week for thirty bucks." "That's because you're an idiot." "Thanks. ~ Kasie West

But then I think: my guitar is just a thing. You know? And my brother is a person. A thing is not more important than a person... ~ Kasie West

Because an illusion is an illusion. Reality always exists despite the facade. ~ Kasie West

Dancing wasn't quite the same as running ... or any sport, for that matter. I didn't feel like I had a purpose, a goal. But after a while I let my mind relax and realized not everything had to have a point. Some things could just be for the fun of it. I looked over at Amber dancing next to me. She smiled, then hooked her arm in mine and twirled me around. My surroundings blurred and I soaked the moment in, deciding this night was something I could do again. ~ Kasie West

I love you," I whisper.
"What was that? I didn't hear you."
"Don't push me."
"I love you, too," he says. He puts his cheek against mine. "So much. ~ Kasie West

One of my friends at the Compound has a photographic memory. Everything she ever sees, reads, or hears, she remembers forever in perfect detail. ~ Kasie West

I don't know how to get over it." "You can only go through it. ~ Kasie West

Thank you seems like too little ... or maybe too much, since he couldn't possibly understand how much I needed to hear what he just said. How much I needed to know that even without my ability, I am someone worth knowing. That every little and ridiculous quality I exhibit makes me who I am. ~ Kasie West

Hayden?"
"Yes,Gia?"
"Nothing I just wanted to say your name ~ Kasie West