The Gravity of Us (Elements, #4)

by Brittainy C. Cherry

“Doesn’t it tire you?” I asked. “To feel so much?” “Doesn’t it tire you to not feel at all?”

He lowered his voice and held his fedora to his chest. “Sweetheart, whatever he did, he’s sorry.”

turned to him and nodded before looking back at Graham, who was still staring at me. “Any final words?” I joked, nerves rocking my stomach. He narrowed his eyes at me and combed my hair behind my ears. “You’re the best human being of all human beings.”

“One day you’ll be happy we didn’t work out,” I promised him. “One day you’ll wake with Talon on your left side and someone else on your right, and you’ll realize how happy you are that you and I didn’t work out.” “One day I’m going to wake up,” he replied, his mood somber, “and it will be you lying beside me.”

“Does he make you laugh so hard you have to toss your head backward? How many inside jokes do you share? Does he try to change you or inspire you? Are you good enough for him? Does he make you feel worthy? Is he good enough for you? Do you sometimes lie in bed beside him and wonder why you’re still there?” I paused. “Do you miss her? Did she make you laugh so hard you had to toss your head backward? How many inside jokes did you share? Did she try to change you or inspire you? Were you good enough for her? Did she make you feel worthy? Was she good enough for you? Do you sometimes lie in bed and wonder why she’s gone?”

One of the best book quotes ever. I think about it so much.