“But they wouldn't, they wouldn't have done any of that, because in stories guys fight. They fight for the person they care about, and they don't give up, ever. In real life, though, sometimes you beg for them to care, and they just don't. And then they go quiet. And they let you walk away without much of a fight at all.” HeartbreakMlm Book:Only Mostly Devastated Source: Only Mostly Devastated
“But she hadn't chosen me. She was never going to. And it didn't matter how caring I was, or how much effort I put into my hair and makeup, or how much time I put in. It was me, as I was, that wasn't doing it for her. There wasn't anything I could do to change that. And that made me feel like there was something inherently not good enough about me.” InspirationalYoung AdultContemporaryMoving OnRejectionQueer Book:Perfect on Paper Source: Perfect on Paper
“you mean you would've never let me dribble your basketballs” SexLgbtBrussels Sprouts Book:Only Mostly Devastated Source: Only Mostly Devastated
“You'd be surprised how easy it is to talk an anxiously attached person down from their spiral if you don't leave them in silence to imagine the worst.” AnxietyAttachment Issues Book:Perfect on Paper Source: Perfect on Paper
“Apathy is incompatible with hate. Love works okay.” Hate Love Book:Only Mostly Devastated Source: Only Mostly Devastated
“Maybe our Happily Ever After hadn't worked on the first shot. And maybe Happily Ever Afters weren't a singular event. Maybe they were something you had to work at, and build, and never give up on, as long as they were something you still wanted.” RelationshipsHappily Ever After Book:Only Mostly Devastated Source: Only Mostly Devastated
“Be careful, though. Sure, you can forgive someone for hurting you by accident, right? But if they keep accidentally ripping your heart out over and over again, it doesn't mean they're terrible people, but it probably means you're better off getting a distance where they can't keep doing that. Accidentally or not.” LoveHurt Book:Only Mostly Devastated Source: Only Mostly Devastated