16 Quotes by Ivy Oakes

For some reason, it never occurred to me that the jaws of death could touch someone next to me. Never once did I think the people whom I cared about could simply cease to exist. Or what would be the consequences of it.

I read somewhere there are two deaths, the second overcoming the first. The first happens when the body dies and the other is the last time someone says your name.

What if the endings are just a fresh start? Maybe it just depends on the way you look at it.

I made a promise never to let myself be deceived again. I would live for the important things in life.

I will let the fusions happen; I will be my own star.

Everyone who breathes has problems; it’s how the world keeps spinning. Life always brings us problems, and if it doesn’t, we create some. Which makes them worse in my conception, since they are personal consequences. And the last time I checked, I was still breathing.

The silence was no longer an uncomfortable enemy to me. Empty words were.