Swati Avasthi Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes I wonder why words can't actually make us bleed. — Swati Avasthi

Maybe one is enough — Swati Avasthi

I always thought saying sorry was more about alleviating
guilt, that apologies were designed for the mouth, not for
the ears. — Swati Avasthi

But I'm not the one digging her grave; I didn't open her hole in the earth when I drove away that night or when I couldn't make her come with us. My dad dug it years ago; he forced her to lie down in it and kept her there by fear and beatings. And when she tried to get out, he stomped her back in. She has been lying there for twenty-five years. Her muscles have atrophied, her joints have stiffened, and she can't see anything except him and the tight little space she calls home. I don't know how she'll get out; I can tug and pull and yank, but it won't make any difference. She was right: she's gotta solve it her own way. — Swati Avasthi

It's weird when someone gets you understands what you would never say not even to yourself. — Swati Avasthi

We all screw up. We all wish we were stronger than we are, and not one of us will get through this life without regret. — Swati Avasthi

This is why they say you should look before you leap. They say a lot of things. Carpe diem. Even platitudes contradict each other. Man, this has to be the longest fall ever if I have the time to think all this. — Swati Avasthi

Finally, Jace suspects it's a bad sign that he is referring to himself in the third person. — Swati Avasthi

You think I'm sixteen, so I don't know what love is, right?"

She shakes her head, sad smile on again. "Sometimes I wonder if that's the only time we really get to love someone completely. Without fear. After that first big breakup, we keep ourselves a little more protected, a little more hidden. — Swati Avasthi