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“Everyone sort of assumes that when faced with life-and-death situations, you will panic. But almost everyone who’s actually experienced something like that will tell you that panic is a luxury you cannot afford. In the moment, you act without thinking, doing all you can with the information you have. It’s when it’s over that you scream. And cry. And wonder how you got through it. Because most likely, in the case of real trauma, your brain isn’t great at making memories. It’s almost as if the camera is on but no one’s recording. So afterward, you go to review the tape, and it’s all but blank.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“Because you didn’t come here and tell me how much you miss me. Or how hard it has been to live without me. You said you didn’t want to give up. And look, I don’t want to give up, either. I don’t want to fail at this. But that’s not actually a great reason to stay together. We should have reasons why we don’t want to give up. It shouldn’t just be that we don’t want to give up. And I don’t . . . I don’t have any.” I’m unsure how to say what I want to say gently. So I just say it. “You have never felt like my other half.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“People don't find it very sympathetic or endearing, a woman who puts herself first.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“No one goes around throwing caution to the wind unless the wind is blowing their way.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo