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“The things we think we’re hiding from people, we’re only really hiding from ourselves.”

Truth Honesty Hidden

Book:Out of Love

Source: Out of Love

“I pictured the couple we might someday become. And in my mind, in that moment at least, they lived happily ever after.”

Love Romance Relationships

Book:Out of Love

Source: Out of Love

“There is no more obvious indicator of the passage of time than children growing in your absence.”

Children Time Growth Absence

Book:Out of Love

Source: Out of Love

“I watch Maya sipping her tea and I wonder how many women carry the memory of a child nobody knew but them. How many women grieve alone and in silence, without sympathy or ceremony, too afraid or ashamed to speak of their loss? And why should they feel ashamed, or afraid, or alone? Why are there so many others, when this is common, why isn't it something we talk about? And when it happened to my friend, why didn't I know what to do?”

Loss Grief Woman Grief And Loss Sympathy Womanhood Miscarriage Loss Of A Child Sympathy Quotes

Book:Out of Love

Source: Out of Love

“This might sound sadistic but it’s true; people want to see their sadness reflected back at them because it makes them feel connected to something and connection is the best salve for sadness. The irony is we’re usually at our most disconnected when we’re grieving, either because we’ve lost the person we felt closest to or because we’ve withdrawn from others in order to protect ourselves from future pain, or to protect them from our “brokenness”. Sometimes, we even disconnect from ourselves, our bodies becoming battlegrounds as we wage silent wars upon ourselves.”

Love Loss Grief Sadness Irony Break Up

Author:Hazel Hayes

“The point is that for a time, I was better, but I wasn’t ‘better’. We really need a better word for better.”

Life Emotions Mental Health

Book:Out of Love

Source: Out of Love

“Don't be ridiculous,' said Maya, 'You can't fail at a relationship. That's like getting off of a roller coaster and saying you failed because the ride is over. Things end. That doesn't mean the experience wasn't worth it.”

Relationships Heartbreak Ending

Book:Out of Love

Source: Out of Love

“I wondered how much of the feeling of love is chemicals and cravings and dependency, and how much of the act of love is habit.”

Love Relationships

Book:Out of Love

Source: Out of Love

“We are both wounded in our own way and, like a pair of tectonic plates shifting over time, our wounds will gradually grate against one another’s, causing damage at a glacial pace. Neither of us will notice until it’s too late.”

Love Relationships Breakup

Book:Out of Love

Source: Out of Love

“What I wanted to say then was that your anger scares me. And that my instinctive response-- to shrink back and pacify you -- only makes you feel smaller and therefore more vulnerable. So I make myself bigger; I meet you where you are even though I don't want to, just so I can feel less afraid.”

Relationships Arguments

Book:Better by Far

Source: Better by Far

“I loathe the assumption that I will ‘come to my senses’ someday or — worse still — that my status as non-mother means I’m somehow lacking in emotional range.”

Women Feminism Women S Right

Book:Out of Love

Source: Out of Love