Tracey Garvis-Graves Quotes

I'd spent the preceding twenty days swirling in a paralyzing vortex of loud sounds and bad smells, overwhelming stimuli, and confusing social norms, and I'd had just about all I could take.

I didn’t come back because you needed me. I came back because I needed you.

Maybe love is like a pendulum. It swings back and forth, slowly, steadily, and sometimes you don't know where it will come to rest.

He cupped my face in his hands and wiped my tears with his thumbs."Better?""Yes."He looked into my eyes and said, "I'll never leave you alone, Anna. Not if I can help it.

It was hard for me to come up with something on the fly, which is why I preferred, if at all possible, not to say anything at all for fear it wasn't the right thing.

I know what the word means even when I’m not wearing my smart glasses.

And when you’re not happy with your own life, and yourself, you can’t be happy with anyone else.

Well, how do you usually meet women? They have a way of suddenly appearing. Like the birds in that song. She had to think about that for a minute. You mean ‘Close to You’ by the Carpenters?

The way you navigate the world will never be more important than the type of person you are.

Life isn’t easy for anyone. We all have challenges. We all face adversity. It’s how we overcome it that makes us who we are.

He cupped my face in his hands and wiped my tears with his thumbs.Better?

I did tell you yesterday that I wasn’t feeling especially pretty. Even when you’re sick, you’re a solid eight point five. How very sweet in a completely sexist way. When you’re not sick you’re an elev...

If you’re going to stare at it, it’s going to wake up and say hi.

I'm gonna kick your ass, Callahan.Really? You and what army? She probably weighed about a hundred pounds. We both knew she wasn't kicking anyone's ass.Don't get too cocky. One of these days, I'll figu...

You know that saying, ‘Act now, apologize later?’ I’m pretty much the poster boy.

I’ll win you over eventually. I’m very charming that way.

There is nothing worse than realizing you’re about to watch the girl that you’ve fallen in love with die.

I've never been so scared in my life. I thought that shark was going to eat you.TJ hugged me, resting his chin on the top of my head. It didn't though.We're going to eat him now, aren't we? I asked.Oh...

The constant vigilance and my heightened anxiety that I'd screw it up anyway exhausted me, but I persevered.

See? You asked me once how I could stand it here. It all comes down to a woman, McClain. They’ll make you do crazy shit.