Without Merit

by Colleen Hoover

There’s something freeing about refusing to stress over stressful situations.

No matter how much thought or time you put into a decision, you’re still only going to be wrong or right.

He’s probably one of those people that can only be tolerated in spurts. Kind of like a thunderstorm. They’re fun if they only appear when you’re in the mood for one. But if they show up when they aren’t wanted, like at an outdoor wedding, they ruin everything.

Losing your virginity doesn’t make you more of a woman than a virgin. It just means your hymen is broken. Big whoop.

I wonder if anyone would even notice if I ran away? They’d probably notice. They just wouldn’t be upset about it.

We have a mother living in our basement and a father living in his own world.

Sure, he’d never call me a bitch. But it doesn’t mean he’s not thinking it. Sagan just doesn’t say mean things out loud.

I think sometimes you luck out and get a family you connect with. But sometimes . . .” I try to fight back an embarrassing and unexpected tear. “Sometimes you get stuck with family members that do nothing but make mistakes they never have to apologize or pay for.”

“Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness.”

call me an asshole again and I’d still want to kiss the lips the insult came from.

online symptom checklist that leads people to falsely believe they’re suffering from some terrible disease. Have a headache? You must have a brain tumor! Have chest pain? You’re having a heart attack! Trouble sleeping? You’re depressed!

NOT EVERY MISTAKE DESERVES A CONSEQUENCE. SOMETIMES THE ONLY THING IT DESERVES IS FORGIVENESS.

My father presses his cheek to the top of my head and I can’t help but smile because it’s probably the best hug I’ve ever been given. It’s the one hug I’ve needed the most.

“I also have athlete’s foot,” Sagan says.

Bro..what lol. We get it

I used to feel like I was on top of the world. Then one day, I noticed that it felt like I was no longer on top of the world. I was just floating around inside of it. And then eventually, it felt like the world was on top of me.”