Top 160 Kasie West Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “The was something very satisfying about a smile that had to be earned.”

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52. “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.”

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53. “I feel like if I hold things close, never share, then I never give anyone the opportunity to judge me.”

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54. “She shook her head so hard that her hair went one way and then the other. “No. Please don’t apologize for that. You can’t get in between something that isn’t already broken.”

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55. “Do we even know what we really think until we post our thoughts online and let others tell us if they are worthy?”

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56. “Chin up. There are other fish in the sea. It’s a big ocean. Sometimes we need to catch and release a few before we find the keeper.”

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57. “It would let him know we were there, always watching, able to get in whenever we want. Plus I’ve always kind of wanted to put lipstick on him. He has amazing lips.” After she said it, she realized she shouldn’t have and dropped her gaze.”

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58. “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.”

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59. “We make our own luck. I believed that, too. We chose our own fate. We controlled our own future. I knew what I wanted. I needed to go get it.”

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60. “I never wanted anyone to have this much power over my emotions again. It was safer to keep to myself, to keep things on the surface. Things ended better that way.”

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61. “Bedazzled? What the heck was a bedazzle?”

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62. “Yes, that’s me, the girl whose social life makes everyone feel better about theirs.”

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63. “I like it when you’re not perfect.”

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64. “I never get mad when people hear my name wrong because I think to myself, Maybe they have hearing issues, excess earwax or something.”

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65. “Is this Journey? Are you grieving to Journey?”

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66. “Everyone, everything, has a story, Gia. When you learn those stories, you learn experiences that fill you up, that expand your understanding. You add layers to your soul.”

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67. “Maybe I should go to the concert. I was a sporting-event type of girl, not a loud-music event one. At least that’s what I had always thought. But here I was standing in this store, in these clothes, hearing the sound of laughter in the back room, and realizing that maybe there was more to me than I realized.”

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68. “If a penny can bring luck and a dime can grant a wish, how come my eleven cents hasn’t bought me what I need.”

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69. “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.”

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70. “Possibilities are exciting and endless. Realities are final. There would be no more ‘what ifs,’ no more ‘might bes,” no more dreaming.”

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71. “I wonder if I know the girl he’s looking at.”

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72. “I turn my head so that he doesn’t see my smile and secretly curse him for making me feel special.”

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73. “What do you like to do?” I asked. “I like to bake.” “Bake? Like food?” “No, like kittens,” Cooper said, kicking my foot under the table.”

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74. “Anytime you make something a secret, it becomes a big deal.”

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75. “I get too self-conscious. Especially about things that mean a lot to me. I feel like if I hold things close, never share, then I never give anyone the opportunity to judge me.”

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76. “Feelings, my dear daughter, you will perhaps learn one day, can be the most costly thing in the universe.”

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77. “Even though I knew this might end in heartbreak, that he might make my life scary and complicated and unpredictable, I knew I couldn’t let him walk away. Because I knew he’d also make my life happy and comforting and full.”

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78. “I think any excuse is a good one to be obsessed.”

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79. “When I read, I feel emotion all on my own. Emotion no living person is making me feel.”

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80. “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.”

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81. “And that reaction – my inability to react – scared me more than anything.”

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82. “Yeah, they haven’t hand dug graves in years. I just thought it would be fun.” “I’m going to kill you.” “This would be the perfect place.”

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83. “I folded the letter and carefully placed it back in its spot. Now I had to wait twenty-four hours for a response. This was so much less gratifying than texting.”

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84. “We’re good for each other, I think. You bring me down to earth and I make you dream big.”

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85. “I didn’t realize we were playing a game,” he says. I smile. That was the same line he had used during our second meeting.”

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86. “The doorbell rings, and my heart flips.”

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87. “I think it looks hot,” Duke says. “But that’s just coming from the guy who hopes to play another role in your rebellion.”

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88. “I’m not sure exactly. Against what, Addie?” Laila asks with a smirk. “Against unnormalcy. Antiaverageness.”

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89. “I don’t like the words ‘I’m fine’. My mom tells me those two words are the most-frequently-told lie in the English lenguage.”

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90. “Do you ever feel like you do something or are something for so long that it defines you?”

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91. “My mom says before I turn eighteen she still has the right to murder me.”

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92. “You think songwriting is a realistic dream? That was a joke, right? Like you said, it’s hard to tell from a letter. But yes, I am passionate about it. Now, if only I could actually write a complete song, I might feel like I could call myself a songwriter. For now, I’m just a far-fetched dreamer like you. It might stay that way until I get out of my house. It’s impossible to write there. What.”

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93. “You know what else the average girl who’s acting out does?” Duke asks quietly. I glance once at Laila, but it’s obvious she can’t hear us. “What?” “She starts spending all her time with a boy who’s no good for her.”

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94. “I believe in making our own luck,” he said. “But a talisman now and again can help motivate us.”

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95. “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.”

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96. “Stop worrying about someone else’s feelings for once and worry about your grade.”

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97. “Considering Trevor is my future best friend, I let my gaze linger a little too long on his back.”

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98. “Is this going to change everything?” “I sure hope so.”

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99. “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.”

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100. “It’s entitled ‘Revenge.’ Subtitled ‘How to pay Duke back for using not only his ability but his exceptionally good looks against two unsuspecting, perfectly innocent girls.”

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