Rachel Van Dyken Quotes

Maybe that's what love's all about. You share the good and the bad, and hope to God that in the end the person will still be waiting for you on the other side. Marriage is a complete and total leap of faith
I've always thought of myself as a risk taker. The greatest risk of all is pursuing someone with your entire heart, knowing that it's completely possible they won't want you back. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Love has no time table, no rules. It is what it is, Saylor ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Sometimes a person does what he has to do, to protect those he values the most. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Had to pee his pants for a role, and when they tried to attach the pouch to him so that it would look real,, he shouted, 'No, I do all my own stunts. I got this. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

But that's the thing about choices; you don't regret them until after they've been made. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Belief in something that has not yet come to pass, belief that regardless of the circumstances, we can still expect the best possible outcome in life. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

... one, two, three, four, six, Good Lord, eight? Eight packs? Furthermore, had I actually been feeling said person's eight pack? And, dear God, I was counting. I had touched each muscle. And great, my hand was still firmly placed against the guy's stomach.
I jerked my hand back and closed my eyes.
"Were you just counting my abs?" His voice sounded amused. It also sounded like a movie star voice, the type that makes you want to jump into the TV screen. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Music without passion is merely noise. A life without passion? You may as well be dead. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Live your life as if each moment is your last. This isn't about going crazy. It's about appreciation. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Loss is loss, allow yourself to feel it so you can deal with it. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Death and love are the only two things that exist in this world that are strong enough to alter the course of your life, of your destiny. They either propeld you or paralyze you. In the end, the choice is always yours. - Wes Michels ~ Rachel Van Dyken

People always say blood is thicker than anything. That saying means family is thicker than anything in this world. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

And then Gabe did something incredible.
He pulled me into his arms and hugged me.
And I cried into his chest.
I cried in the arms of my tormenter.
I cried like he was my savior.
When he was the cause of it all. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

But, sometimes in life, things don't end how we want them to. Sometimes, what we want to happen and what has to happen are two very different things. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

God, you're beautiful."
"I better be, I put on lip gloss
and brushed my hair at least a hundred
times throughout the night in fear you'd
wake up and scream. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Midnight's the only time where you can be both in the past, present, and future. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Only true friends faked kidnappings so you would admit your feelings. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

You know you're in love with someone when the idea of them being in love with someone else doesn't just wreck you, it invades every part of your being. Yet, how could I be upset that Gabe loved her? When his love for her was one of the very reasons I loved him? - Saylor ~ Rachel Van Dyken

My heart for yours ~ Rachel Van Dyken

My heart ... " Her lower lip trembled. "I would have given it to you - to save you. I would have done anything." "I'll still take it." "What?" "Your heart," I whispered. "I'll still take it, if the offer stands. I want all of it, even the broken pieces, the shredded ones that no longer fit. I want all of them - all of you. I need it all. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

And then all was right in my world as an evil plan hatched tiny little dinousaurs egss that would one day eat the rat bastard and spit out his bones. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Because you wear your intelligence, it's part of your beauty. You can't separate the two. I admire both. I'm attracted to both. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I would never bring someone the moon unless I was planning on giving them the sun and stars as well. It's kind of a package deal; therefore, the moon is for lovers. The stars are for partners. The sun . . . for best friends. Package deal . . . you get one, you get all, just like a real relationship." "Are ~ Rachel Van Dyken

For the first time in a year, I wanted to live
because I wanted to spend every freaking day watching her open her eyes to the world. Hell, I wanted to be the first thing she saw. Sometimes, reality's a bitch. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Seriously." He turned me so I was facing him. "I'm not gonna lie. I want you. I want you so freaking bad that I'm pretty sure when I get to heaven I'm going to be sainted. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

It's in the fight that you prove your worth. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

For as long as it takes for the sorrow and pain to transfer into acceptance. I'll stay here. With you. By your side. I won't leave."
"Promise?"
"Vow." I placed his hands gently on the piano. "I vow. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Had I known you had pure, or what you thought were pure intentions, in that silly mind of yours, I wouldn't have tried to kill you."
Philip let out a bark of laughter. "Well, as far as apologies go, that wasn't half bad. Not every day a man comes in and apologises for wishing you dead. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Never ask a ninja if she can jump - it's degrading. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Healing was more than just being cured of cancer or finding the one who actually saw you for you. It was more than getting over your past, embracing your future. Healing's waking up every day when you'd rather stay in bed; healing's when you smile instead of cry; healing's when you can hold your head high, despite what demons try to pull it down. And life was full of it, full of opportunities to cut and run, rather than stay put and face the storm. They never ~ Rachel Van Dyken

A day ago I was worried he'd look the other way if a car was barreling toward me. Now.. well, now it felt like he would do anything to keep me close - almost as if he'd lost me before and knew what it felt like to be without me. But that was crazy. Clearly I'd never been kissed like that before, because my mind was conjuring up all sorts of crazy stories. I needed to stop reading so much. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Great. Note to self. Listen to the godfather. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

You give me moments, moments where I don't remember I'm sick, moments where only we exist. They're like tiny presents sprinkled throughout my life. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

No matter how afraid you are - you can still make the choice to fight. You can still make the choice to walk through the fire- he said to do it afraid. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I don't know, man." I sighed. "I can't explain it. I guess that's just what happens when we live. Nobody is promised anything. That's why life's so precious ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I ignored the dark circles under her eyes, just like I ignored the clenching in my stomach that she was starting to bruise more around her hands. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

How do you let others in when you can't even look in the mirror? The answer is, you can't. But hopefully by showing them that they are lovable, they will start to see the truth. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Thank you." A bright blush stained her cheeks. "For last night. For chasing the monsters away…"

"Anytime. It's kind of my job to protect you."

"A job sounds like you're forced."

"Nah," I argued. "Saying it's my job just means it's my identity in a way. You know how people go, 'Hey, I'm Rick. I'm a janitor.'" I smiled. "Now I can say, hey I'm Weston, and I kill monsters on behalf of my very sexy girlfriend so she can sleep at night. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

What you two have - it's a once in a lifetime - you fight for him, sweetheart. Fight for him with every last breath. No regrets, okay? ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Eat the fries before I orgasm in front of the whole resturant, Em. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

All good things… really do come to an end, don't they? ~ Rachel Van Dyken

And that's how life is measured - not by the length, but by the strength of those moments spent together. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Ted Bundy. Ted Bundy. Ted Bundy. I needed the distance, I needed to think the worst because for some reason his every action drew me ~ Rachel Van Dyken

But damn, how I wanted, just for once in my godforsaken life, to be the hero, the knight in shining armor, the guy she deserved to have. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I was told the nurses swooned when I was born, something about being the most beautiful baby they'd ever seen. It ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Her little hands pushed against my chest.
They were warm
If I got shot that night, I'd still remember that one thing. Her hands were warm. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

That's stupid." I laughed into his chest. "Boys can't save girls." "You're right." He kissed my temple. "It's the other way around. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Please tell me that you'll do that to me in bed sometime. I love a good...tackle. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Lisa, if I could take that hurt from you and carry it for the rest of my life, I would. I know that's not how life works, but know I'd do it in an instant. If I could take all that guilt and shame? There would be no hesitation, but because I can't, at least let me hold your hand while you walk through it. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Because that's the thing about madness ... it breeds brilliance ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Welcome to Hades, my friend. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

When fear actually turns into a friend. When you open your eyes and all you see is the dark because it's been so long since you've seen the light. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

So there's never a reason to be afraid of running out of time - because we keep our own. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Forgiveness is never given in order to make peace with the offender. It's given to make peace with yourself. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

and love are the only two things that exist in this world that are strong enough to alter the course of your life, of your destiny. They either propel you or paralyze you. In the end, the choice is always yours. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

For a moment, life isn't as hard as it seems. Effortless. It's effortless, and then the gauntlet falls. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I briefly closed my eyes and imagined him in a Barbie minivan hoping to expel the way his masculinity made me want to strip down to nothing and throw caution to the wind. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

All I had to do was take it. Take the hand and hope the body attached to the hand wouldn't betray me - wouldn't hurt me - because I was completely broken in that moment, the most vulnerable I'd ever been. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

My name's Saint," I whispered gravely into the microphone. "Are you ready to confess your sins? ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Yeah. I'd fight demons for her. I'd fight the darkness in me, the sickness. I'd fight that damn tumor. And I'd live. Because I sure as hell wanted a 2014 with that girl in my arms. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Gabe continued to stare, as if it was some sort of weird stare off where, if I backed off first, I'd be the loser and have to do something really embarrassing like admit he had a physical effect on my body.
"Shh,"Lisa said in a low voice. "No sudden movements he'll take it as a challenge and start chasing."
"Me thinks she wants to be chased." Gabe licked his lips. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Uh, yeah, I love ... worms Classic. Someone should record the gold that flows from my mouth. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I'm in hell." "Well . . ." Max laughed. "Don't let the flames give you a sunburn. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

And you run five point six miles every day at three in the afternoon, yet you hate running. We all do what we gotta do to get what we want. You want a nice body? You work for it. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Just because you're blood doesn't mean I would hesitate to pull this trigger. My love for Tracey trumps my love for you- always. While I appreciate what you did tonight, I can't seem to get over this sinking feeling that you've been just waiting for an opportunity this whole time, and I've been bind as sin while you swept in. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

One day ... " Gabe whispered. "When my heart is mine again. When I'm not sharing it with a dying girl ... I'll give you everything."
"Gabe," I said, sighing. "Right now? I'm perfectly happy with the pieces. No matter how broken they may be. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Love is magic. And you, my dear, are so in love; why, it shows in your every action, in your every breath. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

She'd eat with us. She'd want for nothing. It was the least I could do after what I was about to make her endure. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Sometimes pain, especially that of a broken heart, is best forgotten. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Life has two stages. Birth and death. That's it. What you do in between the two? Well, that's up to you, isn't it? ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Grandma smiled brightly. "How lovely! It seems your whore has arrived."
Jake groaned and covered his face with his hands. There was no way out of it. His grandmother was going to get him shot.
A&E women scorned, here I come.
"Excuse me?" Aileen put her hands on her hips and did a weird head nod at Grandma, and nearly teetered off her high heels. Oh, this wasn't good. Not good at all.
Grandma reached out and patted Aileen's arm. "Sweetheart, I'm the one with hearing aids, not you. I called you a whore. Would you like me to spell it for you, too?" She nudged Jake. "What did you do? Find her at a high school career fair?" And then in a horrifyingly loud voice she began spelling. "W-H-O-R-E. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Wow, amazing, I can't even come up with a lie that makes sense. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Love isn't the expectation that eventually you'll end up in heartache; it's the expectation that you can fully trust another human being with everything and still hope for a happy ending. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I can tell you have a good heart ... " I sighed, opening the door to the outside." ... because the minute I met you, I wanted to fight for it. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I truly believed, in that moment, that having a psychological illness was just as bad as being physically ill, maybe worse. When you're physically ill, people can see what's wrong; they can help you fix it. When something's wrong inside the mind, all doctors can do is guess, and people can't tell if you're sick. They don't believe you a lot of times, until they see the outward signs of your sickness. Maybe you're walking aimlessly on the street talking to yourself, or you hurt someone you love. That type of sickness is harder to define, harder to fix, and scary, because in the end, the sickness is you. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Living is hard
dying is easy. You close your eyes and never open them again. What's so difficult about that? Nothing really
except it hurts like hell to those you leave behind. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Funny, when you've hit rock bottom, you never imagine someone may throw you a rope. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I'm falling for you too. I haven't fallen. Falling. As in still falling, still in the air, still trying to get used to the idea that I've just nose dived off a cliff with every intention of making sure the landing doesn't break my fall."
"And if it does?"
"Then at least I still jumped. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Patience, Abigail. Patience."
Abigail snorted. "Patience, right. I am known for having a great handle on the Fruits of the Spirit."
"Interesting. I don't recall manipulation being a Biblical virtue. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

His next words - though there was no way for her to know it - sealed her fate, her eternity, with that man. "I release you." Stunned, she closed her eyes to gather herself. "Pardon? Am I some sort of wild creature that begs to be released? ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I'm to be married."
"To whom?"
"I haven't yet chosen him. Never fear, I'll be sure to notify him before the wedding. Naturally. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

A dirty text a day keeps the doc away." "You sure you're a virgin?" "I'm a virgin, not a priest." He rolled his eyes then went to the pantry to grab a few more marshmallows. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I think is sad, how easily we throw around the word without actually understanding the sacrifice behind its meaning. Love in its definition isn't about a strong feeling towards someone, but action. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Watching someone you love ... die? There are no words for how broken that makes a person. It's like waking up from a bad dream only to find out that it's you reality, it's like watching sunlight fade from the sky, like watching death suck the one you love dry, and being powerless to stop it. You may as well try to stop the waves from rolling in, or the sun from rising.In the end, the waves will roll, the sun will set, and death will come. The only thing you have a choice in? How you deal with it ... when it does. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Love shouldn't be something you jump into because it's the right time in your life or because your friends are all married. It should be something that happens naturally, and in the end it turns into the supernatural because suddenly, you can't imagine waking up every day without that other half. You no longer want to be an individual but a team. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Tex?" I whispered.
"Yeah?"
"Enemies or lovers right now?"
He sighed and kissed my head. "Both, we'll always be both. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

It's stupid, not to take a chance, regardless of how slim that chance, at life. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

A man without a destination isn't lost..." She shrugged. "He's just exploring. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

It goes like this," Max interrupted. "Boys are told since they're little that pretty things are good. Pretty things equal happy things. So when we grow up and see a shiny pretty thing, we're drawn like moths to a flame. We keep flying toward the light until it's too late. You know, like that Sleeping Beauty chick with the spinning wheel?" I chuckled. "Are you seriously comparing us to a Disney princess? ~ Rachel Van Dyken

And the asshole of the year award goes to ... ding ding ding! We have a winner. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Because every time I tried to erect a wall, he made me feel stupid for having one in the first place. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Life is over in a blink of an eye - so why waste your time being anything but happy that you've been given another day to live?" "Hey, ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Being with Demetri wasn't the absence of pain, it was the added presence of peace, making it easier and easier for that little part of my heart to heal again.
From Pull: A Seaside Novel ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I know you guys have a past. But can you leavve it there? So I can be your future? ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I love your eyes. But I love mine more.'Cause without them, I won't see yours. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Moments with a girl like that? I knew they were one in a million and I was on a mission to capture them all. Each. And every. One. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

There was a cliff,snow, and I'm pretty sure Benadryl was involved."" Always is." Jake shook his head. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Yeah, Chase. I have a cow under my bed. It's invisible, though, so you can't see it. But sometimes at night it comes out to play. What the hell is wrong with your brain? ~ Rachel Van Dyken

I tried to cheer her up. We watched movies in bed. I sang to her even - though I sang like shit. And when she was too tired to read ... I read to her. Her stupid historical romance books. About dukes and London and far away kingdoms that no longer existed in society. She loved it. So I loved it. ~ Rachel Van Dyken

Welcome to the land of the living sweetheart. Everyone's messed up. It's what makes us human. ~ Rachel Van Dyken