Hate to Want You Quotes

“Society tells women that they have to be responsible for the emotional health of their relationships and then tells them they're weak for feeling emotions. What kind of message is that?”
― Alisha Rai, Hate to Want You

“You can be strong and have moments of incredible despair, when everything feels like it’s collapsing in on you, and yes, when you feel like you want to die. Those moments are not weaknesses. They are simply moments. And they are not you.” Maile”
― Alisha Rai, Hate to Want You

“The world was unkind to women. It was devastating to women who didn’t believe in themselves.”
― Alisha Rai, Hate to Want You

“You can be strong and have moments of incredible despair. Those moments are not weaknesses. They are simply moments. And they are not you.”
― Alisha Rai, Hate to Want You

“Nothing's over 'til you quit.”
― Alisha Rai, Hate to Want You

“Had she wondered where the pain portion of that pleasure-and-pain cycle was? Oh. It was right here.”
― Alisha Rai, Hate to Want You

“Because it was far easier to be kind to other people than it was to be kind to herself. I deserve compassion. Ugh. She did. She really did. Tani”
― Alisha Rai, Hate to Want You

“When shit goes down, storybook princes are unreliable. I need a man who's going to stand by my side in the cold light of day.”
― Alisha Rai, Hate to Want You

“You were hurt. It’s not a weakness to love someone like that. It’s not a weakness to be in pain when that love is ripped away from you.”
― Alisha Rai, Hate to Want You

“She wasn’t sure if she fully believed the words her therapist had given her to keep in her arsenal, but they helped. And one day, if she said them enough times, maybe she could absolutely believe them.”
― Alisha Rai, Hate to Want You

“Humans were complicated. Parents especially so.”
― Alisha Rai, Hate to Want You