Jessica Sorensen Quotes & Sayings

You're like my favorite song, Nova. The one that I never want to forget. That I want to play over and over again. — Jessica Sorensen

You give me hope. Hope that even though life is really, really hard - even if it fucking sucks sometimes - that it's worth living — Jessica Sorensen

But that doesn't mean that the good parts get any less good. — Jessica Sorensen

All the humor evaporates from his face and his honey-brown eyes. Within seconds he has me in his arms and he hugs me like I'm the most important thing in the world to him. — Jessica Sorensen

That's because there's too many opportunities roaming around in the world. It's hard to focus on just one. — Jessica Sorensen

Silence. Silence. Why is it always about silence? I wish both of us could tell the world and be free from the chains we drag around. — Jessica Sorensen

I mean, was there really a difference between death and losing every ounce of who you are? — Jessica Sorensen

I shoved helplessly through the brittle pine trees, leafless branches clawing at my flesh. Snow flooded my sneakers, soaking higher and higher on my jeans with every step I took. My heart pounded furiously. My lungs grew tight, about to collapse from exhaustion. The air dipped colder. Fog swirled everywhere. They were close, so close I could feel their icy breath down my neck. That's what they do - they drop the — Jessica Sorensen

The first time I'd ever felt happy-and I mean ever-was when I'd been lying in my bed, staring out my window, watching the stars shine harmoniosly with one another. — Jessica Sorensen

It's because you aren't thinking very clearly tonight."
"I know. Being Drunk is weird."
"Oh my god. I love you so much. Especially when you say stuff like that."
"Like what?"
"Nothing. Never mind. Although I'm dying to know why your shoe is green. — Jessica Sorensen

He gazes at the people in the truck. "Are you driving back with them?
Smiling, I nod. "Yes."
"With a bunch of dudes?"
"Yes."
"Is that safe?"
My smile expands into a face consuming grin. " I am safer in that truck than I am anywhere else. — Jessica Sorensen

At least tell me you won? And that the scratches and dings were totally worth it."
"Of course. They're always worth it," he says with a hidden meaning that only the two of us could ever understand. — Jessica Sorensen

How do you get through to someone who doesn't want you to get to them? How do you save someone who doesn't want to be saved? — Jessica Sorensen

Liar's such a strong word. I prefer to think of it as me omitting some of the details - Alex — Jessica Sorensen

I'm with you because I want to be with you. — Jessica Sorensen

His teeth gently nick at my skin and it stings a little, but feels amazingly good at the same time; like some kind of euphoric venom dancing threw my veins. — Jessica Sorensen

I try not to think about you but I can't stop. — Jessica Sorensen

So I let my shame own me, kill me, wilt me away into a thousand dead flakes, knowing if I kept it all in, she would never have to learn the dirtiness that was forever inside me
the bad, the ugly, the twisted. She could go on living her life happy, just like she deserved. — Jessica Sorensen

That's you. Callie, you're the only person that's ever made me feel happy about anything. That night you saved me, you changed something in me - you made me want to live. — Jessica Sorensen

I let my head fall forward into his shoulder, breathing in his scent. "Now what do we do?"
He's quiet for a while and I finally lean back to look him in the eyes. He appears conflicted by something and then he sets me down on the ground, lacing his fingers through mine.
"Should we see where the wind takes us?" he asks.
I stare at my hand in his and then look up at him. "That sounds good to me. — Jessica Sorensen

Yes, I went through a lot of pain, heartache,breaking. But I'm here berthing and my heart is beating. I'm thriving. I'm not alone. And I'm loved. — Jessica Sorensen

I've missed you, princess," Cameron whispers against my ear then nibbles on my earlobe. The — Jessica Sorensen

nothing there, except my normal specks of freckles. Dismissing it to my imagination, I grabbed my backpack and headed downstairs to get some breakfast. That's when — Jessica Sorensen

Four wings, two hearts, but only one soul. They connect in the middle, but are separated by a thin line of ash. Its what brings them together, yet rips their feathers apart. They can never truly be together as light and dark. Unless one makes the ultimate sacrifice. Blows out their candle, and joins the other in the dark. Or if the other dares to fly across the line and steals the others light And force them to cross over the line and join the darkness of life. Im not gone, princess. I will come back for you until you give in. — Jessica Sorensen

Even in the midst of my darkness, through a storm of pain, Lyric brings me calm. — Jessica Sorensen

I realize that even through the hard times I'm sure we'll face, I'll never be able to walk away from her. -Micha — Jessica Sorensen

You became my light in my dark life and you made me feel so loved that I'd forget how to breathe. — Jessica Sorensen

Ever since the crying incident a few of months ago, my life has altered in more ways than one. — Jessica Sorensen

Doc lowers the gun and stares at the man he just shot. "See, regret eliminated." When he looks at me, I see blood painting his face. His expression is that of a madman. "Welcome to hell, Ryler, a place where the evil thrive and the weak die. This man was weak. My son was weak. And now they're both paying for their sins." Having no idea how to react, I just stand there, staring at the gory scene, the scene I helped cause. Doc snatches a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his face off. Then he throws it to me. "Clean yourself up." I — Jessica Sorensen

Are you talking to her or me, because I just can't tell — Jessica Sorensen

I remember when I was little the ocean was one of the most amazing things I'd ever seen. I was fascinated by the way the waves rolled up and washed away the sand, leaving their imprint on the world. Sometimes I would stand right at the edge and let it crash against my feet as I considered taking one more step and my feet would eventually move forward. One more step and it'd take me away - — Jessica Sorensen

Just breathe. Just breathe. Just breathe.
The pressure will crack and shatter
If you just keep breathing.
Life will eventually get easier
if you keep your heart beating.
Just breathe. Just breathe. Just breathe. — Jessica Sorensen

He laughs, sucking his lip ring into his mouth. "I promise I'll go easy on you." A naughty feeling dances inside me. "What if I don't want you to go easy on me? — Jessica Sorensen

He is the kind of guy girls have an infatuation for, including me back when I saw guys as something else other than a threat. — Jessica Sorensen

But I trusted him once and I decide to do it again. I just pray to God he doesn't shove me down and break me, because I'm already in too many pieces and I just don't know how much more breaking I can take. — Jessica Sorensen

How am I supposed to move forward in life when everything important to me is motionless? — Jessica Sorensen

She deserves better than the piece of shit I am. — Jessica Sorensen

I try not to laugh at the fact that even when she's drunk, she has a hard time saying it. "Where do you want me to take you?" She drops her head back against my chest. "You can just keep carrying me. It's very relaxing. — Jessica Sorensen

The phone vibrates and I pause at the end of the lawn, quickly switching the screen to text messages.
Callie: I wanted to see if u were okay.Luke told me u had to go home. If u need anything let me know.
I shake my head at her sweet message. She's worried about me.No one has ever been worried about me before. — Jessica Sorensen

I'm conflicted. On one hand, I want to stay in and catch up on The Vampire Diaries, but there's this really awesome restaurant I've been wanting to try out. — Jessica Sorensen

The vertical lines that run down his forearms are the most disturbing, thick and jagged as if someone took a razor to his skin. I wish I could run my fingers along them and remove the pain and memories that are attached to them. — Jessica Sorensen

Honestly, I sort of thought it was you." Well it wasn't. And I really wish you'd mentioned this sooner. I pause at the top of the stairway. "Why?" Because it seems you have a Reaper stalker on your hands. "Like you?" I ask sarcastically. I'm not stalking you. I merely see something I want and refuse to give up until I have it. "Which — Jessica Sorensen

No, but I've never been one for wise ideas," he says. "I believe in irrational, fleeting decisions that keep life interesting. And life needs to be interesting because we've got only one of them to live. — Jessica Sorensen

It was an earthshattering kiss, one that stole breaths, stopped hearts, and scared the shit out of me because it surfaced feelings I'd never felt before, ones that rendered me helpless. — Jessica Sorensen

But confidence can carry you a long way. Believe in yourself, and other people will, too. — Jessica Sorensen

But we all make mistakes.
It's how we fix them that makes us who we
are. — Jessica Sorensen

I scratch off number five very slowly and the marker squeaks. "But I'm only dancing with you." "Sounds like a great plan to me." He offers me his elbow and I link my arm with his, feeling safe with him by my side as we saunter down the hall to go outside. — Jessica Sorensen

Even though the odds are in my favor, doesn't mean they'll end up that way. First rule of cards. And of life. — Jessica Sorensen

Thudded heavily against the snow as the thunderous roar of the yellow, glowing-eyed, — Jessica Sorensen

I woke up, gasping for air, my disoriented mind still thinking I was sprawled out on the forest ground, freezing to death from the monsters' deathly touch. That the tan walls forming my bedroom were just an illusion. I bolted upright in my bed, my pulse racing as I untangled myself — Jessica Sorensen

Death. It's around more than people realize. Because no one wants to talk about it or hear about it. It's too sad. Too painful. Too hard. The list of reasons is endless. — Jessica Sorensen

You're fucking special and if I want to act all possessive over you when some stupid art guy hits on you right in front of me, I'm going to. Either that or I'm going to have Ethan chase him down right now so I can punch him in the face. — Jessica Sorensen

Regular spot to hide out and eat my lunch. I selected the book I had been — Jessica Sorensen

Then I lean back and take in the side of her, every speck of flesh, every freckle, every line of ink she has. So fucking gorgeous I can't stand it. I feel like I'm about to combust. I want her so badly that my body is throbbing, my veins pulsating with desire and need.
The need to be with her.
Forever.
And ever.
And ever.
And when I open my mouth to say it, this time it's different - this time it means more than the first time I said it, because I know I can say it and it'll be welcomed not feared.
"I love you too, Violet Hayes," I whisper then let my lips crash against her showing her with my mouth just how much I mean it.
God, do I fucking mean it. More than anything else in my life. — Jessica Sorensen

People say that time heals all wounds, and maybe they're right. But what if the wounds don't heal correctly, like when cuts leave behind nasty scars, or when broken bones mend together, but aren't as smooth anymore? Does it mean they're really healed? Or is it that the body did what it could to fix what broke ... — Jessica Sorensen

Forgiveness. If only more people could do it. Them maybe there'd be less pain in the world. — Jessica Sorensen

I dream of chaos and serenity. Some might call what I dream a nightmare, a madness of the mind. Me, I think of it as a foreshadowing of what's to come in my future, of what I hope to achieve one day. — Jessica Sorensen

The next thing I knew I was laying face first on the ground, — Jessica Sorensen

I'm trying, but it's hard. She looks down at the brown carpet, so shy and innocent.The girl looks like she needs a thousand hugs to erase all the sadness she's carrying around on her shoulders. Habits are very hard to break. — Jessica Sorensen

I was in love with the lyrics, the rhythm, and the way it could sweep me away to another world. — Jessica Sorensen

Because I mean it. I don't care about anything else. I could lose anyone else and make it through. But not you, Ella May. I can't do this without you. — Jessica Sorensen

Don't be sorry, Callie,' he says with a heavy-hearted sigh. 'You have your own sad story. — Jessica Sorensen

Guy who clearly hated my guts? I pulled myself together — Jessica Sorensen

I think that sometimes people misinterpret understand and acceptance and make it into something that it isn't. — Jessica Sorensen

Mom: Callie, just tell me. Please. I'll bake you your favorite pie. — Jessica Sorensen

He laughs and then encloses his arms around me, drawing me in for a hug. And if you need anything, you can call me. I'll always be here for you. — Jessica Sorensen

Hope is what keeps me searching for Quinton - what makes me determined to find him and help him. Even when I know that what awaits me in the future is going to be hard, that it'll more than likely bring up painful memories of the things I did in my past. But I know it's something I have to do. Looking back, I realize that Quinton entered my life for a reason. — Jessica Sorensen

There is something about someone trusting you enough with their secrets that it makes it easier to trust them. It's like they're opening their heart and in return yours should open up to them, too. — Jessica Sorensen

Quinton: I think if every person had a Nova Reed in this world, then life would be a little sunnier. — Jessica Sorensen

Actually I'm taking her for a ride," I say slyly, inching my hand up the back of Ella's leg and she slaps the back of my head playfully. "I'm taking you for a ride in my car. And you think I'm the pervert. — Jessica Sorensen

I tap my foot anxiously on the floor. Do I want to sit here and listen to more of his story? Or try to run? I feel like I'm in a maze where almost every end is a dead end or a trap and it's hard to figure out which path will get me to wherever I need to go. Also, my emotions are confusing, combine them with the electricity; I feel like I'm being pushed toward Alex and then pulled back. Pushed and pulled. Pretty soon I'm going to tear in half. — Jessica Sorensen

Fine, but when I get back to my room, I'm adding don't take shit from anyone to the list. — Jessica Sorensen

It's what's buried deep inside that frightens me because it's broken, like a shattered mirror. — Jessica Sorensen

My school has apparently never seen someone so gothically adorable." "What does that even mean?" She smirks at me. "You know, dark, mysterious, sullen, yet cute." I gape at her. "Do you even have a filter?" She swiftly shakes her head. "No way. Where's the fun in that? — Jessica Sorensen

I focus back on Kayden, releasing a breath trapped in my chest. "Are you okay?" He cups his hand over his eye, stares at his shoes, and keeps his other hand against his chest, seeming vulnerable, weak, and perplexed. For a second, I picture myself on the ground with bruises and cuts that can only be seen from the inside. "I'm fine." His voice is harsh, so I turn toward the house, ready to bolt. "Why did you do that?" he calls out through the darkness. I stop on the line of the grass and turn to meet his eyes. "I did what anyone else would have done. — Jessica Sorensen

F me," I say loudly and everyone looks at me.
"Can I help you?" the tour guide asks in an icy tone.
I shake my head, noticing Callie is staring at me. "Sorry man, I thought a bee landed on me. — Jessica Sorensen

branches clawing at my flesh. Snow flooded my — Jessica Sorensen

See, the same old Ella still lives." He grins ... "She just needed a little push out." ...
"No, she doesn't. She's gone forever."
"Try all you want, but I'm bringing her back, — Jessica Sorensen

Stitches aren't going to help. They fix skin, cuts, wounds, heal stuff on the outside. Everything broken with me is on the inside. — Jessica Sorensen

Please don't go. I just got you back — Jessica Sorensen

He knows what I'm about to say
he always does. He is my best friend, my soul mate. In a perfect world, full of roses and sunshine we'd be together, but this is full of broken. — Jessica Sorensen

Tires roared. The car lurched forward ... crunching ... a bright light ... yellow eyes ... then blackness. — Jessica Sorensen

I pull back and an exhale eases out of my lips. He's the first person I've intentionally touched outside my family for the last six years. — Jessica Sorensen

I'd been holding the dress up to myself and gazing at my reflection in the store's mirror. "Seth, this is just a party. And it's definitely not a dress Cinderella would wear."
"Then be Callierella," he said with a wink. "Or Calliepunzel and you can lock yourself in your bedroom until Kayden begs for you to let him in."
I had snorted a laugh. "Are you drunk? I mean, I know you had a margarita at lunch, but it usually takes a lot more for you to get tipsy."
"I'm not drunk," he said, snatching the dress from my hand. "I'm just trying to give you the fairy-tale you deserve."
"Life isn't a fairy-tale," I replied. But in the end, I bought the dress, kind of wishing it was. — Jessica Sorensen

#3: Do Whatever the Hell You Want for Once Instead of What You Think You Should Do. — Jessica Sorensen

They stare at me like I've lost my mind and I try to mentally summon my lips to form words, but they are bound together by the painful memories crushing my heart. — Jessica Sorensen

I'll never give up. Gemma is my soul mate, my other half, the only girl Ive ever loved. Weve been through hell together. Hell, weve died and then came back to life because of our love — Jessica Sorensen

I cling to him like he's what keeps me thriving. Because he is. — Jessica Sorensen

We could talk ... " I take a long inhale off my cigarette and gradually let it out, smoke circling my face. "If you want to."
She tenses as she shakes her head and stares out the window to the side of her. "I want to play make believe for just a little bit longer."
God, i've never felt my heart shatter for someone else more than I have at this moment. — Jessica Sorensen

Even though it's cold and the water sticks my clothes to my body, it reminds me of a beautiful time full of magical kisses and I need to hold onto that. Because for now, it's all I've got. — Jessica Sorensen

I wished for happiness in a world full of sorrow — Jessica Sorensen

If I could wish for one thing, it would be that I could always feel this way, completely and blissfully consumed by someone else. — Jessica Sorensen

I think the
people who go through more can
end up stronger in the long run.
They have insight in to what a lot of
people don't have and a better
understanding - they can be more
open-minded. - Ella's mother — Jessica Sorensen

Strip me bare, peel me apart, layer by layer, steal my heart, — Jessica Sorensen

I write the word solitude on my wall and then below it: Do you know me at all? Are my words just air? Is my heart easy to spare? — Jessica Sorensen

Life is full of luck, like getting dealt a good hand, or simply by being in the right place at the right time. Some people get luck handed to them, a second chance, a save. It can happen heroically, or by a simple coincidence , but there are those who don't get luck on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don't get saved. — Jessica Sorensen

Threw the basketball at his face." She winks at me. "I told you I got your back, dude. — Jessica Sorensen

You can't bullshit a bullshitter. — Jessica Sorensen

Once a blooming red rose, full of streaming life in its veins.
Now a wilting black petal rupturing with death and pain. — Jessica Sorensen

Only when I know she's fast asleep do I dare whisper the truth. I would never leave you ... Because I love you. — Jessica Sorensen