Love shouldn't be something you jump into because it's the right time in your life or because your friends are all married. It should be something that happens naturally, and in the end it turns into the supernatural because suddenly, you can't imagine waking up every day without that other half.

—Rachel Van Dyken in The Consequence of Loving Colton

More quotations from Rachel Van Dyken

I'm falling for you too. I haven't fallen. Falling. As in still falling, still in the air, still trying to get used to the idea that I've just nose dived off a cliff with every intention of making sure the landing doesn't break my fall.

—Rachel Van Dyken in Toxic

Just because we aren't crying on the outside doesn't mean we aren't completely wrecked on the inside.

—Rachel Van Dyken

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The type of love that makes you want to laugh out loud—scream a bit—run in circles—and then repeat? Yeah that's how I felt. Totally. Out. Of. Control. Giddiness.

—Rachel Van Dyken in Fearless

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Watching someone you love go through difficult times is like being trapped in your own body but paralyzed. You want to yell at them, scream, help them, but your body won't move, and you know that no matter how hard you try, in the end, the path is theirs to choose. You can't choose for them. What a terrifying concept, especially considering we hardly see every option when we're stuck in our own self-defeat.

—Rachel Van Dyken in Toxic

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Live your life as if each moment is your last. This isn't about going crazy. It's about appreciation.

—Rachel Van Dyken in Pull

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History

23 Aug 2015 Added
26 Oct 2026 Wording changed

Previous wording

Love shouldn't be something you jump into because it's the right time in your life or because your friends are all married. It should be something that happens naturally, and in the end it turns into the supernatural because suddenly, you can't imagine waking up every day without that other half.