“She puts her head on his shoulder, and for a second, it's like the other good night, the night of the bonfire, the brief lifting of the yoke, freedom from the circle: Marco hurting Anna, Anna hurting Ted, Ted hurting Rachel, these endless rounds of jealousy and harm.” RelationshipsHurtEndlessLove TriangleKristen RoupenianYou Know You Want ThisVicious Cycle Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories
“He felt like something deep inside had broken. He'd asked for nothing; he'd tried to content himself with as little as it was possible to want. Yet here he was, feeling humiliated and small once again.” HurtSadKristen RoupenianYou Know You Want This Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories
“And it would have been one thing, all of these suitors agreed, to have been rejected for a reason, but to be passed over simply because one was, in some vague way, not good enough—that was an unequivocal blow.” HurtDatingRejectionKristen RoupenianYou Know You Want This Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories