35 quotes found
“Life is too short to be on a diet.”
“Heartbreak is a loss. Divorce is a piece of paper.”
“What's the rush, honey? We have all the time in the world.”
“Fate or not, our lives are still the results of our choices.”
“I never wanted a big wedding. I never wanted to wear a white dress or throw a bouquet.”
“Why have I spent so long settling for less when I know damn well the world expects more?”
“I liked being needed by him. I liked making his food for him, running his baths for him, massaging his muscles. I liked caring for him, taking care of him. It made me feel like I had a real purpose...”
“I put my back against the wall. I slide down to the floor. I imagine Ryan sitting next to me. I imagine him rubbing my back, the way he did when my grandfather died. I imagine him saying, "She's go...”
“When you dig just the tiniest bit beneath the surface, everyone's love life is original and interesting and nuanced and defies any easy definition.”
“I think I was just overly excitable about it because I loved him in a way I'd never thought possible. I knew that if I lost him, if I had to live without him, it would crush me. I needed him and I ...”
“Sometimes divorce isnt an earth-shattering loss. Sometimes its just two people waking up out of a fog.”
“And heres why it worked: man or woman, gay, straight, bisexual, you name it, we all just want to be teased.”
“Whats that saying? Behind every gorgeous woman, theres a man sick of screwing her? Well, it works both ways. No one mentions that part.”
“From experience, I can tell you that if you go around trying to figure out what's fair in life or whether you deserve something or not, that's a rabbit hole that is hard to climb out of.”
“It doesn't matter if we don't mean to do the things we do. It doesn't mean if it was an accident or a mistake. It doesn't even matter if we think this is all up to fate. Because regardless of our d...”
“If you love someone, if you think you could make them happy for the rest of your life together, then nothing should stop you. You should be prepared to take them as they are and deal with the conse...”
“You should know this about the rich: they always want to get richer. It is never boring, getting your hands on more money.”
“Sweetheart, Im telling you, you love someone like that, you love them the right way, and no time would be enough. Doesnt matter if you had thirty years, she tells me. It wouldnt be enough.”
“Hollow and empty are terrible ways to feel when you're used to being full of joy. But it's not so bad when you're used to feeling full of pain. Hollow feels okay. Empty feels like a beginning. Whic...”
“You start to understand that grief is chronic. That it's more about remission and relapse than it is about a cure. What that means to you is that you can't simply wait for it to be over. You have t...”
“I once thought that grief was chronic, that all you could do was appreciate the good days and take them along with the bad. And then I started to think that maybe the good days aren't just days; ma...”
“When you lose someone you love, it's hard to imagine that you'll ever feel better. That, one day, you'll manage to be in a good mood simply because the weather is nice or the barista at the coffee ...”