It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)

by Colleen Hoover

Just because we didn’t end up on the same wave, doesn’t mean we aren’t still a part of the same ocean.

but sometimes the things that matter to you most are also the things that hurt you the most.

Preventing your heart from forgiving someone you love is actually a hell of a lot harder than simply forgiving them.

He’s nowhere, yet he’s everywhere.

him, I think about how easy it is for humans to make judgments when we’re standing on the outside of a situation. I spent years judging my mother’s situation.

him. I was blinded to all the best things about him thanks to all the glimpses I got of him when he was at his worst. Five minutes of witnessing him at his worst couldn’t make up for even five years of him at his best.

Cycles exist because they are excruciating to break. It takes an astronomical amount of pain and courage to disrupt a familiar pattern. Sometimes it seems easier to just keep running in the same familiar circles, rather than facing the fear of jumping and possibly not landing on your feet.