The Cruelest Stranger Quotes

“When life kicks you when you’re down, fight back. Don’t lie there and take it,”
― Winter Renshaw, The Cruelest Stranger

“Nietzsche says, “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process, he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
― Winter Renshaw, The Cruelest Stranger

“Believe people when they show you who they are and not when they tell you who they are.”
― Winter Renshaw, The Cruelest Stranger

“This is what it’s all about,” I say. “Everyone always focuses on the big things. The huge events you can stamp a date on. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Graduations. Milestones. But this is what matters. The precious little moments between the big ones. Think about it. No one ever wants to relive their graduation or some arbitrary birthday. But I guarantee you, if you gave someone a chance to relive a perfectly ordinary day, they’d do it in a heartbeat.”
― Winter Renshaw, The Cruelest Stranger

“Authenticity is everything. Believe people when they show you who they are and not when they tell you who they are.”
― Winter Renshaw, The Cruelest Stranger

“It’s funny, when you’re younger, you think your friendships are everlasting, you think you’ll always be there for each other, that nothing will ever change no matter what. And day to day, nothing changes. But then one day you wake up and realize priorities shifted, people got married, took jobs across the country, started families. You keep in touch online at first, chatting and sending messages for hours on end when you catch each other online at the same time. But eventually life gets in the way of that too and you might be lucky to get a “happy birthday” text once a year.”
― Winter Renshaw, The Cruelest Stranger

“with love and memories and a place to forever call home. * * * Within ten minutes,”
― Winter Renshaw, The Cruelest Stranger

“There’s an ache in my chest, a deep void that wasn’t there an hour ago. And then it hits me—he didn’t have a heart, so he stole mine.”
― Winter Renshaw, The Cruelest Stranger

“Life’s too short to hate anyone.” She shrugs. “Plus, you get what you give, you know? If you go around hating people all the time, they’re going to hate you right back.” “And what’s wrong with that?” “Everything.” Her words are breath-filled and certain.”
― Winter Renshaw, The Cruelest Stranger