Harley in the Sky
Akemi Dawn Bowman
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Stars shine their brightest in the dark. So take this opportunity, and supernova the shit out of it.”
“And the more I think about it, the more frustrated I get by the entire concept of a backup plan. Because it only ever seems to pertain to people who are interested in art, music, theater--and yes, the circus. Nobody would ever dream of going up to someone in medical school and telling them, 'Gee, I really think you should have a backup plan. You know, just in case this doesn't work out for you.”
“When you live with wolves, you learn to howl,' he says . . . 'the wolf is dangerous, and the howl is a kind of pain. If you spend too much time around people whose souls are hurting, eventually your soul starts to cry out too.”
“It's good to stay motivated, but if you're putting so much pressure on yourself that you're making yourself unhappy, that's not good. Try not to be so hard on yourself, okay? Set a pace you're comfortable with. Enjoy the journey.”
“Don't let (a chance) go to waste because the reality of your dreams isn't as pretty as you'd imagined.”
“Sometimes impulsive is like a bright red warningsign that I'm afraid to go near. But other times it's bubblegum pink and cotton candy blue and bursting with confetti and fireworks and the nostalgic music they play when you step foot into Disneyland. Sometimes impulsive feels like magic. It feels good.”
“I don't want to be perfect. I want to be vulnerable and messy and free and wild. I want to experience all the crooked edges in the world, and make mistakes, and grow from them. I want twisty roads and dark corners and big, wide bends. And I know my parents won't ever agree, but I wish they could at least see my version of the world as a possibility.”
“There has to be honor in success, otherwise it isn't earned -- it's taken.”
“Sometimes I feel like that too--like a balloon with too much air, or a spring with too much tension. I need to pop--to release everything I'm feeling--which usually just sends me in the opposite direction until the same thing happens again.”
“I only wish my parents could see what this means to me. What it would mean to hold a dream in my palm, press it tight against my heart, and never let it go.”
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Book Keywords:
inspiration, stars, howl, hurting-people, journey, dreams, hurting, pain, artists, wolf, happiness, college, future-plans, pressure, coming-of-age, stress, opportunity
