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> [“People’s thoughts tend to trail behind them, a stream of consciousness flowing like a river. Or a drippy faucet. It depends on the person.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/people-s-thoughts-tend-to-trail-behind-them-a-stream-of-consciousness/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

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## More by Kate Karyus Quinn

> [“Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/depend-on-the-rabbit-s-foot-if-you-will-but-remember-it-didn-t-work/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“Confession is good for the soul, they say. I'd imagine this is true. But my sins were too convoluted. And from the little I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/confession-is-good-for-the-soul-they-say-i-d-imagine-this-is-true-but/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“Is it worth having something good when it’s just gonna be taken away? When it’s only temporary and later you’re left wondering if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/is-it-worth-having-something-good-when-it-s-just-gonna-be-taken-away/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“It’s better not to think of those things. Not to remember who we’d been-or worse, who we’ve become.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/it-s-better-not-to-think-of-those-things-not-to-remember-who-we-d/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“I found a quote from some guy that summed up the lucky thing pretty perfectly for me. It went like this: “Depend on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/i-found-a-quote-from-some-guy-that-summed-up-the-lucky-thing-pretty/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“I want certainties, not endless indefinites.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/i-want-certainties-not-endless-indefinites/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“I can’t forget you, Piper. But sometimes, I can’t really remember you either.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/i-can-t-forget-you-piper-but-sometimes-i-can-t-really-remember-you/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“I’m sorry,” I said, although by this point the words felt like a cheap shirt that has lost its shape after too many washings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/i-m-sorry-i-said-although-by-this-point-the-words-felt-like-a-cheap/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“It’s better not to think of those things. Not to remember who ed been, or worse- who we’ve become.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/it-s-better-not-to-think-of-those-things-not-to-remember-who-ed-been/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“Sometimes you make bad choices to keep yourself from making other, even worse ones. Or at least that’s what I tell myself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/sometimes-you-make-bad-choices-to-keep-yourself-from-making-other/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“Your words sounded like the worst kind of secret, the story that I wished wasn’t true.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/your-words-sounded-like-the-worst-kind-of-secret-the-story-that-i/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“People will tell you that this is just the way things go around here when someone is taken with the madness. Sometimes that means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/people-will-tell-you-that-this-is-just-the-way-things-go-around-here/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“Since you've been gone, Piper, I've become as bad with the sighing as Mom. Sometimes it's the part of a sob that I jsut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/since-you-ve-been-gone-piper-i-ve-become-as-bad-with-the-sighing-as/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“Secrets are stupid things. They hate being contained and like nothing better than to be told everywhere and to everyone, even though this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/secrets-are-stupid-things-they-hate-being-contained-and-like-nothing/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

> [“Everyone falls eventually,” Piper told me. “You think it’ll hurt. But it’s falling with no bottom. You just keep going and going forever, just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-karyus-quinn/everyone-falls-eventually-piper-told-me-you-think-it-ll-hurt-but-it-s/)

[Kate Karyus Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-karyus-quinn/)

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