The Recovery Quotes

“I've known a lot of people," Realm said. "Not many friends, though. Guess that happens when you're a liar, huh."

"We're all liars," James replied. "You're not that special.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“Be kind to yourself... you're the one who has to live with you”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“Realm swayed and put his hand over his heart, watching after her. A sharp pain from knowing that you want something you don't deserve. That you can never have again.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“He turned to stare down at his latte, wiping hard at his cheeks as the tears started to fall. He didn't push away the pain. It was his and he would own it. He wouldn't bury it again.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“Be kind to yourself... yore the one who has to live with you”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“he couldn’t change the past, couldn’t predict the future. He only had now. And that sometimes . . . the only real thing was now.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“They were magnets, drawn back together—somehow still a match even after everything that had happened.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“Be kind to yourself, Michael,” she said. “You’re the one who has to live with you.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“She’s the only girl I’ve ever loved. The only one I ever will. But no matter how many times I tell her, she’ll never really get it. She’ll never know how much I fucking love her.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“You owe them the truth. And the more you give them, the less you have to carry.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“Are you an asshole, Michael?” she asked. He laughed. “What?” “An asshole. Because you look like a really nice guy, and I’ve found they make the biggest closet assholes.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“I’ve known a lot of people,” Realm said. “Not many friends, though. Guess that happens when you’re a liar, huh.” “We’re all liars,” James replied. “You’re not that special.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“A sharp pain from knowing that you want something you don’t deserve. That you can never have again.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“But he was drowning and he pulled her down with him. He destroyed that loving girl and broke her into a million pieces. That shame would never go away.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery

“He was glad he was facing his problems, but there was one person he could never escape—himself.”
― Suzanne Young, The Recovery