648 Quotes by Katie McGarry

This isn’t me giving him a memory. This is me giving him my heart.

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.

Good girls like Breanna like to look, but they don’t like to touch.

Her words slice me open. I’m not that bad. No, I’m not kittens and bunnies, but I’m not that bad.

Noah can’t stand me, but he loves me. Takes up for me. Like siblings.

Pain is what makes you grow, it’s what makes you mature, it’s what helps lead you to the path you are meant to be on. If everything is good all the time, there would never be change.

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.

Life shouldn’t revolve about being the best, and childhood definitely shouldn’t. You should have given me the room to explore who I was without the pressure of succeeding each and every single time.

Your mom should be taking care of you. Not the other way around.