Fool Me Once Quotes

“I’m just saying that when you give someone your heart, you have to accept they might break it. And if they do, it doesn’t mean you weren’t right to give it in the first place. Or that you shouldn’t give it to someone else again.”
― Ashley Winstead, Fool Me Once

“What did you do to me? No matter how hard I try, I can’t stop thinking about you. I can hardly breathe. Why am I like this?”
― Ashley Winstead, Fool Me Once

“I’m just saying, the way Ben looked at you at dinner was not the look of a man who was over it. You guys reminded me of two little magnets straining not to leap together.”
― Ashley Winstead, Fool Me Once

“Maybe I couldn’t exactly explain why I did the things I did. But as I watched Ben stride out of the alley, I knew I didn’t regret them. Not any of it. Not ever. Because if I let in one sliver of doubt, I would be forced to examine all the choices I’d made. And there was a very real chance that if I did that, my life would come tumbling down. So, truly—regret was not an option.”
― Ashley Winstead, Fool Me Once

“Over time,” she said, “you became convinced you were fundamentally worth leaving, and that when it inevitably happened, you would fall apart. That’s a lot of anticipated pain, and your brain is literally hardwired to avoid it. It’s natural you’d come up with some crutches to protect yourself. Think about it. Your desire to avoid relationships has never been about other people. It’s always been about you, at your core, not believing you’re worth loving, and not trusting yourself to be okay no matter what happens.”
― Ashley Winstead, Fool Me Once

“Pain is a part of love,” my mom said calmly. “When you open yourself up, pain is inevitable. But you do it anyway because love is worth it.”
― Ashley Winstead, Fool Me Once