Compulsion Quotes

“It doesn't matter how great your shoes are if you don't accomplish anything in them.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“We've lost a lot of years, but you can't lose love. Not real love. It stays locked inside you, ready for whenever you are strong enough to find it again.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“Love doesn't come with an on-off switch. It's made of too many threads of memory and hope and heartache that weave themselves into the very core of who you are.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“But there was a difference between being stuck and choosing to stay. Between being found and finding yourself.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“But the people who mattered were the people you chose instead of the people who were yours by an accident of birth. Real family was heart as much as, if not more than, blood.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“Sometimes, though, we let ourselves get so used to being 'fine' that we lose track of how 'not fine' we are.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“Is there a reason you look like you want to murder me?"
"Not particularly. You have that effect on people.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“Things, and people, were always more beautiful when you were afraid to lose them.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“But you can't lose someone you truly love. Love doesn't come with an on-off switch. It's made of to many threads of memory and hope and heartache that weave themselves into the very core of who you are.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“It’s a coping mechanism,” Pru said. “Telling yourself you’re all right even when you’re not.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“Everyone lives locked inside their own anger until someone is finally brave enough to step outside themselves to see the view from the other side.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“Daddy sounded like a piece of work.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“Who says time moves in a line? Could be it’s all mixed up like the water. Like souls and karma. Could be a million years is only five minutes from now, and it won’t be long before I see you.”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion

“Easy. You could have moved on to something better.” “That’s exactly what I’m saying—” “This is a boy, not a dress!” “Which only makes him harder to return!”
― Martina Boone, Compulsion