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title: "2 You matter Quotes By Kelley York"
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> [“The idea of not being a kid anymore terrifies me. I am an adult and I have been hurled out of the world of boys and girls into the fray of men and women, and expected to function as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/the-idea-of-not-being-a-kid-anymore-terrifies-me-i-am-an-adult-and-i/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

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> [“I can physically see the effort it takes for him to open his mouth and force out the words. He's spent so much of his life not being seen, not being heard, that he's forgotten how to realize anything he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/i-can-physically-see-the-effort-it-takes-for-him-to-open-his-mouth/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

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## More by Kelley York

> [“Sometimes, he comes up to ask me and the other girls questions—"Where can I find self-help books on male pregnancy?" "Where do you keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/sometimes-he-comes-up-to-ask-me-and-the-other-girls-questions-where/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“Of course you are. Emotions are totally irrational half the time." Her ice blue eyes lock onto me. "But you have full control over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/of-course-you-are-emotions-are-totally-irrational-half-the-time-her/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“To be fair, she called this morning. I stared at the phone. Circled it on my bed. And, eventually, it stopped ringing. If it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/to-be-fair-she-called-this-morning-i-stared-at-the-phone-circled-it/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“In this part of California, there is no fall or spring. Summer drops right into winter, into summer, back and forth. Our idea of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/in-this-part-of-california-there-is-no-fall-or-spring-summer-drops/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“Even the stars are lies. They sparkle so brightly, but their shine takes years to reach us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/even-the-stars-are-lies-they-sparkle-so-brightly-but-their-shine/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“That's the sort of person Chance is. He gets under your skin, and even when he's gone, you still feel him there like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/that-s-the-sort-of-person-chance-is-he-gets-under-your-skin-and-even/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“I really am the world's shittiest boyfriend. Holding onto something normal for the sake of having it, for nothing other than to keep what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/i-really-am-the-world-s-shittiest-boyfriend-holding-onto-something/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“Briar Greyson, in the bedroom, with the letter opener.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/briar-greyson-in-the-bedroom-with-the-letter-opener/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“Everyone lets you down, it's a fact of life, Marissa told him once. The key is to know when they're doing it because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/everyone-lets-you-down-it-s-a-fact-of-life-marissa-told-him-once-the/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“I'm a lying liar who lies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/i-m-a-lying-liar-who-lies/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“The idea of not being a kid anymore terrifies me. I am an adult and I have been hurled out of the world of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/the-idea-of-not-being-a-kid-anymore-terrifies-me-i-am-an-adult-and-i/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“It breaks my heart a little in the same way that it makes me smile. We're so close to a happy ending.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/it-breaks-my-heart-a-little-in-the-same-way-that-it-makes-me-smile-we/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“Karma is a cruel mistress.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/karma-is-a-cruel-mistress/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“What are we doing, burying bodies?" Admittedly, this would be a lace to do it. Isolated, off any main roads. "Nope. We're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/what-are-we-doing-burying-bodies-admittedly-this-would-be-a-lace-to/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

> [“That was offensive on so many levels. You can't just tell someone they look like a Jew.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-york/that-was-offensive-on-so-many-levels-you-can-t-just-tell-someone-they/)

[Kelley York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-york/)

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