The Lovely Return Quotes

“There are no replacements. There is only moving on and taking our memories along for the ride like hitchhikers.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“But I’ve never had a best friend. There’s a difference. A best friend will accept you in all the ways that you are you. They don’t judge you. They expect nothing from you. They don’t care about your looks, how much money you have, or how popular you are. They will laugh with you and cry with you. They will eat all the ice cream with you. They will look you in the eye and tell you you’re an idiot when you’re being an idiot, and you will love them for it. Unconditionally, you will mirror their love and loyalty. Lily”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“what would happen if you actually did get what you wished for. Do you really want it? Will you know what to do with it once you get it? The same could be said for hopes. Goals. Dreams. Promises. All the elusive things we’d love to have”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“I can’t explain it. I just knew with every single cell of my being that you were mine, and I was yours. I’ve just been … Waiting.”
… “I hope the wait was worth it because I’m falling crazy, madly in love with you.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“I can still feel her touch, late at night when I’m trapped in the place between exhaustion and insomnia. She’s everywhere and nowhere, and every little leftover piece of her breaks my heart and heals it again over and over and over.
It’s both heaven and hell to be trapped in grief.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“There’s no expiration date for grief. For me, there’s no getting over it. There’s no moving on. Death snuck into my life like a masked thief and stole everything from me, leaving me with a terminal disease that festers in my soul, slowly depleting the life from me, hindering the remotest chance of happiness, security, or peace of mind.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“With deep love comes deep pain”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“The heart is a compass, and for some reason, mine keeps leading me here.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“I believe hints of what's to come in life are hidden all around us, sometimes in the oddest, most unexpected places.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“Something about you really rattles my heart up somethin’ fierce, little darlin’. When I look at you, you’re just like the stars in the sky. All glitter and magical mystery, and I cherish every fucking minute with you,” he says in a husky whisper that makes my insides turn to jelly. “But that’s gotta be enough for right now.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“It’s both heaven and hell to be trapped in grief.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“The undercurrent of us is still there- still buzzing with buried secrets and longings that words are too weak to touch.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“Life is too short to be sad and spent waiting for things to change. Because the harsh truth is that things don’t change or get better unless you put in the effort to actually make them better. No magical life fairy is going to come and sprinkle gold dust on our asses to fix us.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“I grew up unwanted and forgotten. And when I finally found someone who did want me, I was terrified of losing her. I wanted irrational guarantees—some armor against the fear. I begged for assurance”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“You’re bright and magical and captivating, like a rainbow after a thundershower. I’ve never met anyone like you.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“The best kind of company is when you don’t have to be talking or touching, yet you still feel physically and mentally threaded together.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“You’re wrapped in my heart. You’re threaded under my skin. I don’t ever want anyone else, and I don’t want to be friends. I just want you.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“I’ve always known…I’ve always felt it in my fucking gut, that if I just wait, we’re going to be together, we’re going to be happy, and everything will finally be right.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“Life is too short to be sad and spent waiting for things to change. Because the harsh truth is that things don’t change or get better unless you put in the effort to actually make them better.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

“I’ve been in love with you forever, Alex. Your heart is safe me with for eternity. That’s my promise to you.”
― Carian Cole, The Lovely Return