“I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.”
―
Katie McGarry,
Take Me On
“The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see--the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived. For people like me and Echo, our souls contained more scar tissue than life.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“I love you enough to never make you choose.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“It doesn't get better," I said. "The pain. The wounds scab over and you don't always feel like a knife is slashing through you. But when you least expect it, the pain flashes to remind you you'll never be the same.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Luke used to give me butterflies. Noah spawned mutant pterodactyls.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Because growing up means making tough choices, and doing the right thing doesn’t necessarily mean doing the thing that feels good.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“I saw the world in black and white instead of the vibrant colours and shades I knew existed.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“If you’re scared, tell me. If you need to cry and scream, then do it. And you sure as hell don’t walk away from us because you think it would be better for me. Here’s the reality, Echo: I want to be by your side. If you want to go to the mall stark naked so you can show the world your scars, then let me hold your hand. If you want to see your mom, then tell me that too. I may not always understand, but damn, baby, I’ll try.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Her eyes met mine again. “So what does this mean for us?”I lowered my forehead to hers. “It means you’re mine.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“I gazed into her beautiful green eyes and her fear melted. A shy smile tugged at her lips and at my heart. Fuck me and the rest of the world, I was in love.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“We’d read about sirens in English this fall; Greek mythology bullshit about women so beautiful, their voices so enchanting, that men did anything for them. Turned out that mythology crap was real because every time I saw her, I lost my mind.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Sometimes life happens.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“I've already lost a piece of my mind. I can't trust you with what's left.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Are you ready to take the ACT on Saturday?" my father asked.Did chickens enjoy being put on trucks labeled KFC? "Sure.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Sometimes when you see the line, you think it's a good idea to cross it--until you do.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“I wrote about the person I love most, my older brother, Noah. We don't live together so I wrote what I imagine he does when we're not together.""And what is that?" prodded the stout man. "He's a superhero who saves people in danger, because he saved me and my brother from dying in a fire a couple of years ago. Noah is better than Batman." The crowd chuckled. "I love you, too, lil'bro.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“You're a lot like that bird in the barn. You're so scared that you're going to be caged in forever you can't see the way out. You smack yourself against the wall again and again and again. The door is open, Beth. Stop running in circles and walk out.” ― Katie McGarry, Dare You To
“I like you. I. Like. You. I'll admit you're annoying. Sometimes you agitate me to the brink of insanity, but you can throw it back at me like no one else. When you laugh, I want to laugh. When you smile, I want to smile. Hell, I want to be the one to make you smile.” ― Katie McGarry, Dare You To
“It's like I have this large black hole in my brain and it's sucking the life out of me. The answers are in there so I sit for hours and stare. No matter how hard and long I look, I only see darkness.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see--the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived. For people like me and Echo, our souls contained more scar tissue than life.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“I love you enough to never make you choose.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“It doesn't get better," I said. "The pain. The wounds scab over and you don't always feel like a knife is slashing through you. But when you least expect it, the pain flashes to remind you you'll never be the same.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Luke used to give me butterflies. Noah spawned mutant pterodactyls.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Because growing up means making tough choices, and doing the right thing doesn’t necessarily mean doing the thing that feels good.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“I saw the world in black and white instead of the vibrant colours and shades I knew existed.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“If you’re scared, tell me. If you need to cry and scream, then do it. And you sure as hell don’t walk away from us because you think it would be better for me. Here’s the reality, Echo: I want to be by your side. If you want to go to the mall stark naked so you can show the world your scars, then let me hold your hand. If you want to see your mom, then tell me that too. I may not always understand, but damn, baby, I’ll try.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Her eyes met mine again. “So what does this mean for us?”I lowered my forehead to hers. “It means you’re mine.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“I gazed into her beautiful green eyes and her fear melted. A shy smile tugged at her lips and at my heart. Fuck me and the rest of the world, I was in love.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“We’d read about sirens in English this fall; Greek mythology bullshit about women so beautiful, their voices so enchanting, that men did anything for them. Turned out that mythology crap was real because every time I saw her, I lost my mind.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Sometimes life happens.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“I've already lost a piece of my mind. I can't trust you with what's left.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Are you ready to take the ACT on Saturday?" my father asked.Did chickens enjoy being put on trucks labeled KFC? "Sure.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“Sometimes when you see the line, you think it's a good idea to cross it--until you do.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“I wrote about the person I love most, my older brother, Noah. We don't live together so I wrote what I imagine he does when we're not together.""And what is that?" prodded the stout man. "He's a superhero who saves people in danger, because he saved me and my brother from dying in a fire a couple of years ago. Noah is better than Batman." The crowd chuckled. "I love you, too, lil'bro.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
“You're a lot like that bird in the barn. You're so scared that you're going to be caged in forever you can't see the way out. You smack yourself against the wall again and again and again. The door is open, Beth. Stop running in circles and walk out.” ― Katie McGarry, Dare You To
“I like you. I. Like. You. I'll admit you're annoying. Sometimes you agitate me to the brink of insanity, but you can throw it back at me like no one else. When you laugh, I want to laugh. When you smile, I want to smile. Hell, I want to be the one to make you smile.” ― Katie McGarry, Dare You To
“It's like I have this large black hole in my brain and it's sucking the life out of me. The answers are in there so I sit for hours and stare. No matter how hard and long I look, I only see darkness.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
