The Memory of You Quotes

“moments”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You

“It’s the curse of a small-town childhood. You think the rest of the world is more exciting, taking for granted the deep relationships that make life rich.”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You

“prefer a public beach where you”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You

“Time was funny, the way it could slip around like quicksilver, especially when it came to grief. In the immediate aftermath of a death, the ache of loss consumes the body until you doubt you’ll ever find a reason to smile again. The intensity of that yawning emptiness fades with time but can still sneak up on you in the moments when you want to hear the person’s voice or advice.”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You

“When you suffer a serious heartbreak, it’s tough to really love anyone else with abandon again. A mended heart is fragile, so I think I held back a bit because I was a little afraid of what might happen if it broke again. I never gave my wife my entire heart, and that’s at least part of why we failed.”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You

“He still didn’t trust her, but he couldn’t keep pretending he didn’t wish he could.”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You

“Miss”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You

“When you suffer a serious heartbreak, it’s tough to really love anyone else with abandon again. A mended heart is fragile, so I think I held back a bit because I was a little afraid of what might happen if it broke again.”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You

“Indifference—a worse status than being hated. Who would’ve guessed she’d miss being hated?”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You

“He’d been angry for so long he didn’t know how to let that go and move on. But he had to learn, and soon. For everyone’s sake.”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You

“People hurt each other and made big mistakes now and then, but if they felt remorse, the mistakes shouldn’t erase every good thing they ever did.”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You

“Never regret anything that once made you happy.”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You