Top 120 Kim Holden Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “Epic is a state of mind.”

— Kim Holden

52. “Touch is so underrated. The basic human need for contact.”

— Kim Holden

53. “A lot of happiness is bypassed, overlooked, postponed to a time years from now that may never come. Don’t bide your time and miss out on this moment for a tomorrow with no guarantee.”

— Kim Holden

54. “We meet a lot of people along this journey. Some of them are sonsabitches and some are special. When you find the special ones you don’t take a moment for granted, because you never know when your time with them is gonna be up.”

— Kim Holden

55. “You’re new motto is this: do epic.”

— Kim Holden

56. “Every day is a new day. It took me years to believe that, Faith, but it’s true. Every day is a new opportunity to be the person you’ve always wanted to be. Some days your heart will be in it, and some days you’ll fake it, but eventually it will become a habit and without thinking about it, you will be changed anew. A new attitude. A new outlook. A new perspective. The human mind is a wonderful thing to grant us that kind of change.”

— Kim Holden

57. “You’re life starts now.”

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58. “Guilt and me, we’re conjoined. One. When it isn’t stabbing me, I drag it around like a ball and chain.”

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59. “I need to know why I’m supposed to go through the rest of my life without being able to talk to her. Hug her. Hear her laugh. Watch the sunset with her. Watch her play her violin. Kiss her forehead. Tell her I love her. Hear her say it back. Why? Why?!”

— Kim Holden

60. “After we go through the Starbucks drive-thru and spend approximately two hundred dollars on four cups of coffee, we head to the studio.”

— Kim Holden

61. “It scares me how much I like her. She makes me want to say screw it all and rewrite my future.”

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62. “Because that’s what parents do, without even thinking about it, that’s what parents do. They fill their children with love and understanding and compassion and knowledge so that when they’re adults no one can extinguish them. They’ll burn so bright they can’t be brought down.”

— Kim Holden

63. “Imagine for a moment that you were free of all the expectations in your life. What would you do? How would you live your life with no one watching? What would your future look like?”

— Kim Holden

64. “What in the hell just happened? I feel like I’ve been asleep for years and I’ve only just woken up.”

— Kim Holden

65. “Saying, “I’m sorry,” to someone, when they’re the one who should be saying it to her instead, is a lifelong, chronic problem. Taking the blame for everything is a by-product of insecurity and a sense of worthlessness.”

— Kim Holden

66. “Kate Sedgwick. That name holds so much power over me. The best kind of power: inspiring, encouraging, and respectable. It’s a name that I’ve always associated with badass bravery. It’s a name that always meant anything was possible. It’s a name that was love and goodness and kindness.”

— Kim Holden

67. “Do you think sometimes dreams are better left as dreams because they still hold possibility and wonder and there’s no room for failure?” I don’t hesitate, not even for a split second, because I believe it so fiercely. “No. I believe that dreams fuel life. And it’s when you’re chasing them that you’re most alive. There’s no reward in settling for the safety of status quo.”

— Kim Holden

68. “Some people skim life and some people read so closely they see the things others don’t. That’s where the beauty lies, in between the lines, in the details. The story within the story. She sees it. She gets it.”

— Kim Holden

69. “Being a good person is partially subjective, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. It’s whatever we deem acceptable, whatever we find ourselves worthy of.”

— Kim Holden

70. “Bitches need love too.” I.”

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71. “Every day when I wake up, I remind myself that the present is possibility, and the past is a lesson.”

— Kim Holden

72. “I feel like I’ve been asleep for years and I’ve only just woken up.”

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73. “Treating people badly in reaction to how they treat us plays into the ugliness in the world and perpetuates it. Treating people well, not in the hopes that they’ll change, because sometimes people never change, keeps our hearts and minds free from the ugliness.”

— Kim Holden

74. “I would’ve missed out on some of the best moments of my life if I weren’t spontaneous. Honestly, I try not to think about the future too much. I’m a huge fan of the present.”

— Kim Holden

75. “And thank you. That song filled my soul tonight.”

— Kim Holden

76. “Sometimes the future is overrated.”

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77. “I think people find each other when they’re ready for them. When they need each other the most. And it’s in that time of need that the strongest relationships are formed.”

— Kim Holden

78. “Just don’t forsake the present for the unknowns of the future.”

— Kim Holden

79. “Cooked carrots taste like baby food mixed with dirt.”

— Kim Holden

80. “People aren’t perfect. It’s not about loving them when it’s easy and convenient; it’s about loving them even more when it’s hard.”

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81. “The happiness, the thoughtfulness, the humor was part of her, but it was also deliberate, a conscious choice.”

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82. “I’m hers. To confide in. To vent to. To celebrate with. To grow with. To show her strengths. To bear her vulnerabilities. To laugh with. To cry with. To love. And to be loved by. I’m hers.”

— Kim Holden

83. “It always drifts to Scout. I need her. And it’s not needy need. Not need that makes my heart ache. It’s need that makes me whole. It’s need that makes me not only remember who I am, but makes me want to be more. To do more. For me. For her. For us. It’s a need that’s liberating, because I have no doubt whenever and wherever that need arises, she’s there for me. Like.”

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84. “I know human beings are made up of cells, but I’m convinced my father was made up of negativity.”

— Kim Holden

85. “Fancy hides a lot, while simple unapologetically puts it out there for everyone to see.”

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86. “My mind and creativity comes with me wherever I go.” She looks pointedly at me. “My heart, on the other hand, goes wherever you go. I don’t fancy being separated from it or you.”

— Kim Holden

87. “When someone initiates kindness anonymously, you know it comes from the most pure, kind-hearted part of them because they’ll probably never be singled out and thanked. It speaks to his character.”

— Kim Holden

88. “I’ve learned that to love means giving everything, body and soul, and expecting nothing in return. The beautiful thing is that if you’re loved in return, it will all come back to you ten-fold.”

— Kim Holden

89. “You only get one chance at this circus called life. Don’t sit in the crowd watchin’ it happen. You jump right in and be the ringleader. That’s where you find your fire.”

— Kim Holden

90. “Romy Madley Croft from the xx. Number two: Alison Moyet from Yaz. And number three: Johnette Napolitanos from Concrete Blonde.”

— Kim Holden

91. “What is it about coffee? It’s the perfect beverage. It warms me, body and soul. And it makes me insanely happy.”

— Kim Holden

92. “You can chase away the morning, the end, by killing the sun.”

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93. “As usual, she’s completely wrapped up in her book. The entire building could crumble around her and I doubt she would notice. I admire intense concentration like that. Reading is an escape from the outside world. Everyone needs a little of that to keep their sanity.”

— Kim Holden

94. “A kiss should feel like you’ve been plunged into an abyss that you may never surface from, or it isn’t worth doing.”

— Kim Holden

95. “But what Kate and Grace,” he looks pointedly at me to make sure he has my attention, “and you, my boy, have taught me over the years is that I am the student, not the teacher. The three of you young people are the most sincere, passionate human beings I’ve ever met. The care you put into your friendships is unsurpassed.”

— Kim Holden

96. “God, how can the most positive person I know not believe in love?”

— Kim Holden

97. “I want that someday, bone-jarringly beautiful.”

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98. “It’s one of those books that even though you like it, it manages to get better each time, and you find yourself falling in love with it all over again.”

— Kim Holden

99. “I’ve always been pretty good at accepting the whole of someone, the good with the bad. I see it all, but try not to let it cloud my judgement. People are complicated. Life is complicated.”

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100. “He made some mistakes when he was younger and he paid the price. When people learn from their mistakes it matures them; when they don’t, they stagnate.”

— Kim Holden