Kim Holden Quotes & Sayings

My heart really likes your heart. — Kim Holden

She left her mark on everyone, we're all better for having known her. — Kim Holden

Every day when I wake up, I remind myself that the present is possibility, and the past is a lesson. — Kim Holden

I love you, Bright side." He pecks her lightly on the lips. She whispers, "I love you, too. — Kim Holden

Reading is an escape from the outside world. Everyone needs a little of that to keep their sanity. — Kim Holden

Happy birthday, Bright Side. I hope you're in charge of showtime tonight. I'm expecting nothing short of fucking incredible on behalf of your big day, just so you know. No pressure, but you'd better step up and do epic. — Kim Holden

Tolerance is bullshit. There is nothing to tolerate. We don't tolerate lovely people, we enjoy their company. I hate that term. — Kim Holden

And that's when I realized that being attracted to someone happens at a visceral level. It happens when you see and feel the other person's heart and your heart twinges in your chest in reaction. — Kim Holden

Cooked carrots taste like baby food mixed with dirt. — Kim Holden

He's definitely not the man I thought he was a few months ago. He's ... just ... good. And goddamn ... that's attractive. — Kim Holden

Idleness and complacency lead to mediocrity. — Kim Holden

Fairy tales are even better when they're real — Kim Holden

It takes about twenty seconds for me to realize — Kim Holden

Misery loves company
Tragically — Kim Holden

You should quit. — Kim Holden

I feel alive and heavy with emotion, heavy like a tide that threatens to pull you under, but you somehow know it won't because your heart is buoyant enough to keep you afloat no matter what. — Kim Holden

Sometimes I'm irrational, I know I am, but even irrational thought feels very, very real when you're in the middle of shit. — Kim Holden

I'm not saying you shouldn't pursue dreams and goals. Just don't forsake the present for the unknowns of the future. 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

Fancy hides a lot, while simple unapologetically puts it out there for everyone to see. — Kim Holden

There should always be another kiss
And another after that — Kim Holden

Gratitude isn't a gift to the receiver, it's a gift to the giver. — Kim Holden

Sometimes you meet people and you know the meeting wasn't chance. That they need you or you need them, sometimes both. — Kim Holden

I've given up on life. Or life's given up on me. Either way I'm done." And then his voice hitches and quiets. "Finish me. — Kim Holden

friends are the family you choose. — Kim Holden

Just a bit of advice," I mutter. "That sort of physical contact with Chloe Murphy should require a full body condom, lest you contract something extremely difficult - if not impossible - to get rid of. — Kim Holden

I know no one's perfect, but Dimitri's perfect for me. We balance one another. And we've been through a lot. It feels so good to be at peace, taking care of each other day-to-day. — Kim Holden

Don't judge each other. We all have our own shit. Keep your eyes on yours and your nose out of everyone else's unless you're invited in. And when you get the invitation, help, don't judge. — Kim Holden

I'm at the tipping point of a transformation that began months ago, an intentional decision put in motion. And it feels so fucking good. I've come to the full realization that my happiness, my life, falls squarely on my shoulders. No one's gonna do it for it me. I'm the one who makes it or breaks it. It's a choice. A choice that demands action in exchange for reward. Idleness and complacency lead to mediocrity. Sometimes action is really fucking hard fought, but that's when the payoff's the highest. That's when great things happen. Not good things ... but epic things. And I've fallen in love with epic. It's the only way to live. — Kim Holden

I throw my fist in the air. I'm gonna live the motherfucking Grant College Experience! — Kim Holden

And guilt is heavy, like an anchor holding me in place and hindering any and all advancement. — Kim Holden

. Temptation leads down a path of destruction — Kim Holden

"It's rock star stuff. You wouldn't understand. Bendy straws are the shit." — Kim Holden

Mean, if you start a book and a couple of chapters in you decide you just aren't into it that's one thing, but once you reach the halfway point, there's no turning back. You're obligated. — Kim Holden

I just want to hold you tonight. It's not that I don't want to tear your bra and panties off and dominate you with my manhood until you're screaming my name ... because I do." He presses his erection into my backside to illustrate his point. "Goddammit, I do. But I just want tonight to be about us and this insane, unstoppable need I have to be near you. Around you. To be your friend. To make you smile. To make you laugh. To make you happy. To protect you. I want to learn everything about you, Scout. Your past. Your present. Your future. But there's time for that tomorrow and the day after that. Tonight I just want to fall asleep with you. And tomorrow morning I want to wake up with you. I'm working on the whole living in the moment thing, and now ... this moment, that's all I want. — Kim Holden

Sometimes life isn't that easy, Benito." "And sometimes, it isn't that hard. — Kim Holden

Today, my life is awesome.
I don't want to think about tomorrow.
Or the day after that.
So I repeat to myself: Today, my life is awesome. — Kim Holden

I'm crying again. I cry so often now that sometimes I don't even realize it until the tears are already streaming down my cheeks. — Kim Holden

He knows what an unbelievably beautiful circumstance he could be in with you, — Kim Holden

There's this great big world out there where women are valued for more than their vaginas," she — Kim Holden

His voice has invaded me. I'm not just hearing it. I'm taking it in through all five senses. It's intimate in a way I can't even begin to explain. — Kim Holden

Maybe it's the alcohol in my system muddying it up, but I feel bad for her. It's overwhelming pity; that downgrades hate to dislike, with disclaimers that ward off lifting the veil to allow forgiveness in. Damn her; — Kim Holden

Puzzles don't work when you only have half of the pieces. Same goes for hearts. — Kim Holden

They don't bar vaginas at the door, Shelly. It'll be fun. Come on. Please? — Kim Holden

People who aren't capable of harboring our memories with integrity, shouldn't be allowed them in the first place. — Kim Holden

Ask one hundred people to explain love. And you'll get one hundred different answers. Because love is like art, it's subjective. Fluid. Ever-changing. Evolving. Case — Kim Holden

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

There's an unspoken language when Gus and I play together. It's always been that way. We hear and feel music the same way. Communication flows back and forth through the music, one reacting to and feeding off the other. Words are spoken with eyes and subtle nods. — Kim Holden

So much more than thank you. — Kim Holden

Just don't forsake the present for the unknowns of the future. — Kim Holden

Is this blackmail or bribery?"
"Neither. It's insurance."
"Insurance?"
"Yeah. That's twelve cups of coffee. Twelve trips to Grounds. Twelve chances to see you. — Kim Holden

I like your heart, Seamus." She cups my cheek, kisses me softly on the corner of my mouth, and whispers, "My heart really likes your heart. — Kim Holden

Because everyone deserves love. A hug is a display of love that begins on the physical end of the spectrum but bleeds into the emotional end of the spectrum if you let it, if you give into it. It's the most innocent, pure form of physical human connection there is. It only takes two willing people, who don't even have to know each other, to participate. Two willing people who want that exchange. It's so easy, but there are people who never get them. People who never get them, — Kim Holden

You're a goddamn friendship Jedi. — Kim Holden

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

We all have to fight to make the most of the life we're given. — Kim Holden

My life will not follow a fairy tale, and that's okay. My life is reality. And in my reality people don't fall in love and get married and live happily ever after, because life is complicated. And messy. — Kim Holden

Whoever said cotton panties aren't sexy hasn't seen Bright Side in a pair of them. — Kim Holden

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

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. — Kim Holden

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

I don't know how to be Gus without her, dude. I'm fucking lost as shit. — Kim Holden

She was just being nice. I fucking love nice. Two points to Scout. — Kim Holden

you go make life happen. — Kim Holden

Beautiful and nice; fuck the creators of that little angel. She makes me feel like hell. — Kim Holden

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

With whipped cream on top. And goddamn sprinkles. I discovered I don't like sharing my pie, especially with whipped cream and sprinkles. Because once it's gone, it's gone. And then I have to bake a new pie. A new me. Sonofabitch. Nothing scares me more than change, evolution. — Kim Holden

I need you to kiss me." I've never heard that voice come from between her lips - it's lust. And it makes me envy every guy whose ears it ever fell upon before mine. — Kim Holden

Life ain't about coasting. It's about pushin' the damn gas pedal all the way to the floor. Same goes for fun and love, no coasting. Pedal to the floor. — Kim Holden

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

Gus, it always gets better. — Kim Holden

There have been times in my life I prayed for change.

For rescue.

For strength.

For answers.

There have been times in my life I blamed others for everything that went wrong, bypassing accepting responsibility, because it was easier. — Kim Holden

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

You are brave ...
Now go ... do epic!
That's an order.
Do it.
Please. — Kim Holden

Men are such simple creatures. The pretty ones are my favorite, their egos so fun to crush into sparkly dust. — Kim Holden

I know human beings are made up of cells, but I'm convinced my father was made up of negativity. — Kim Holden

I'm at the point where I just ... don't. I know that doesn't make any fucking sense, but it's how I feel. I don't. — Kim Holden

So much more than love. — Kim Holden

Smiles aren't always happy, but hers is. It's open, content, and confident. — Kim Holden

Oh Kate." She shakes her head as if to say, Oh silly, silly immature Kate. "You never know when you're going to meet Prince Charming. You always have to look your best." She takes in my ensemble. "This is something you'll learn in time." Pretty sure I won't. — Kim Holden

And my heart shatters for the second time today. It's blown apart into so many pieces, the shrapnel spread so far and wide, I know what remains will never fit back together again. Puzzles don't work when you only have half of the pieces. Same goes for hearts. I — Kim Holden

You're an amazing woman ... a terrible influence, but an amazing woman. — Kim Holden

Life's most important questions
Should always be written in ALL CAPS — Kim Holden

He says what's on his mind and he doesn't hold back. Life would be so much easier if everyone were that way. — Kim Holden

SOMETIMES, WHEN SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS HAPPENING, I TRY MY DAMNEDEST TO CONCENTRATE ON THE MOST INCONSEQUENTIAL, UNRELATED DETAIL READILY AVAILABLE TO ME. A DETAIL THAT, IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SITUATION AT HAND. — Kim Holden

blooms in second chances. — Kim Holden

I'm doomed. Guitar players just do it for me. — Kim Holden

Love in all its incantations, promises made with flesh and bone and word and intent. — Kim Holden

But what I never imagined was that I'd find you. — Kim Holden

I love that Katie would never, ever, in a million years, treat anyone as blatantly shitty as you've treated her tonight. It's a shame you're so thoroughly self-absorbed that it renders you incapable of getting to know her, because believe me, if you could, you'd be a better person for it. — Kim Holden

You give me courage I never knew I had. — Kim Holden

I know that you're sad right now. Grieve, but don't hold onto it. Grief smothers out life. Let it go. Remember me and be happy. You have an incredible life ahead of you. Make the most of every minute. Starting right now. — Kim Holden

Tears and Smiles <3 Mrs. Randolph
Quite the character!!!
"Here's the thing about life, boy. 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. I got over fifty years with my Fritz. Fifty wonderful years. When he died, I was lost for a few months. I lost my fire. But then I realized that life's short and I had a choice to make. I could keep bein' miserable, or I could go find joy and live again." She's squeezing even harder now. "If you only listen to one thing this crazy old lady tells you, I hope it's this: ain't nobody gonna stoke your fire but you, boy." She looks at me hard with her grey, cloudy eyes. "You go make life happen. — Kim Holden

That's what life is, it's fucking trying. You don't get a medal for it. It's expected, as a member of the human race, that you try. — Kim Holden

Thank you, God. Pete seems way uptight, but he doesn't seem like a hateful ass clown. Many thanks. Over and out. — Kim Holden

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

Bruises that are ugly
And painful
And more than skin deep — Kim Holden

Your body is a temple. You don't shit on the temple. — Kim Holden

Don't cry for me. When you think of me, be happy. — Kim Holden

I don't know about you, but this connection we have, this attraction, it doesn't come along everyday. It's been years ... years since I felt this way. Honestly, I never thought I'd feel it again. Does it scare me? Hell yes. Can I predict the future? Nope. But know this, I would never, ever in a million years, hurt you. I'd be in it one hundred percent. At some point in your life, you have to trust someone. — Kim Holden

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