Top 11 Quotes by Penelope Douglas

Acting like you don't care is not letting it go.

Acting like you don't care is not letting it go.

Let It Go, Acting, Care

Penelope Douglas (2014). “Bully: The Fall Away Series”, p.82, Penguin

Letting yourself be vulnerable isn't always a weakness. Sometimes it can be a conscious decision to draw the other person out.

Penelope Douglas

Decision, Weakness, Sometimes

Penelope Douglas (2014). “Bully: The Fall Away Series”, p.76, Penguin

There are times when we can blame a situation on others, but we own our reactions to them. There comes a point where we are the ones responsible for our choices and excuses don’t carry weight anymore.

Penelope Douglas

Choices, Weight, Blame

That’s the thing about change. It can be gradual. Slow and almost unnoticeable. Or it can be sudden, and you don’t even know how you could’ve been any other way.

Penelope Douglas

Way, Know How, Knows

The point is some people think they have a leading role when, really, they're just supporting cast.

Penelope Douglas

Thinking, People, Roles

If you beat metal long enough, it turns to steel.

Penelope Douglas

Long, Steel, Enough

Maybe that's the thing I'd been missing about love. You don't withhold it or partition it out when it's deserved. You can't control it like that.

Penelope Douglas

Love You, Missing, Partition

It's the moment when you know that you can have what you want if you're only brave enough to say so. It's a split second when everything can change, but you pussy out because you're too afraid to risk the rejection.

Penelope Douglas

Rejection, Brave, Risk