The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World Quotes

“but you looked at me like
i was your whole universe.
i cried because i was
full of dead stars and broken debris,
but you still called me
beautiful.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“we looked at each other like
we were the sun and the moon
locked in a gravitational war,
bound to cross and bound to
break apart.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“i cried because i was
full of dead stars and broken debris,
but you still called me
beautiful.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“we ended like a supernova,
in an explosion that was slow and fast
at the same time.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“i didn't bleed
just so you could say
my blood isn't
red enough
for you”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“if you love somebody, tell them. if you think somebody may need a friend, be that friend. you don't want to be stuck in the aftermath of a tragedy, thinking, "oh, if only i'd said this. if only i'd done this.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“you have to learn how to breathe with pieces of your heart piercing your lungs. trust somebody you shouldn't, make a bad decision. but always learn from your mistakes. too many wrong moves will kill you.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“people say it's possible
to die from a broken heart.
before you,
i didn't believe it.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“you were the flaming meteor
about to send me in smoke
but i kissed you anyways.

there's a burning crater on my lips
from your touch and
i think i may always be in love
with you.

we looked at each other like
we were the sun and the moon
and we knew we'd only eclipse for so long.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“11. there will be days where you look in the mirror and want to remold your body like clay, days where you may not even want to get out of bed. on those days, it's okay to cry, to want to be different. but the next morning, remind yourself; you will be okay, you will be okay, you will be okay.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“the older you get and the more secure you are in your
marriage you forget what it felt like when the person you love more than
anything leaves you and you have to teach yourself how to breathe and
blink and eat again.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“i can learn not to need you,
for what is a bigger waste of time
than holding the hand of someone
who is a ghost of the love they used
to give you?”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“i think i saw you in my dreams, my dear,
and i learned a thing or two,
i have a soulmate, he's there somewhere,
but that soulmate isn't you.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“You were the flaming meteor
about to send me up in smoke
but I kissed you anyways”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“I think I saw you in my dreams, my dear
and I learned a thing or two,
I have a soul mate, he's there somewhere
but that soul mate isn't you”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World

“you see, from the very beginning i wanted to engrave myself into you, i wanted to embed my signature with melted gold and red lipstick, i wanted it to look pretty, but we were over so fast i had to scratch it into your chest with my hands.”
― Catarine Hancock, The Boys I've Loved & The End of the World