The Thorns Remain Quotes

“You make me want to go skinny dipping at midnight, and dance in the rain, and wish on falling stars, and believe in a life so exhilarating, so liberating, that it feels almost tangible.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“Roses grow in spite of the thorns. There’s beauty at the end of that painful stem. But only if it’s allowed to bloom.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“I think we’re all capable of great things. I think what we truly want out of life is always there, always waiting for us… waiting for us to be brave enough to take it.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“You can’t choose what life throws at you, but you can choose how you react to it. The truth is, we deserve nothing. We need to fight for what we want. We need to fight for the things that make us want to go skinny dipping at midnight, and dance in the rain, and wish on falling stars. We pave our own way. We create our own destiny. We choose the life we fucking want.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“Truly beautiful things are like that sometimes, though, aren’t they?” She takes my hand and lays it on top of the washcloth, indicating I should keep it there. “They can cut you… they can make you bleed. But that’s how you know you’re alive.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“Life isn’t about what we deserve. It’s about what we choose.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“Frankly, I despise the gym. I prefer to get my exercise outdoors. Hiking, running, bike riding… nature. It’s where my muse thrives, and I almost always come away with a new story idea. Smelly, overpriced gyms with some spandex-clad housewife named Debra sneaking a peek at my calorie counter make me want to heave.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“I lost myself. And I grew comfortable with that, with the loneliness and the anger. I was complacent in my grief. I was damaged to the point where hell felt like home, and I don’t think I ever really planned to leave.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

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― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“I wish I were able to shut out the world, shut out the darkness, and just live. Put the past behind me, live in that joy—in that purity that allows one to enjoy each moment for what it is. But no, I’m always in my head. Analyzing, thinking… overthinking.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“falling stars. We pave our own way. We create our own destiny. We choose the life we fucking want.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“Her message filters through my mind. Life isn’t about what we deserve. It’s about what we choose. And sometimes life makes choices for us, choices that hurt, and that’s terrible and heart-rending, but we have the choice to let it break us or to persevere. To become stronger. Better. You can’t choose what life throws at you, but you can choose how you react to it. The truth is, we deserve nothing. We need to fight for what we want. We need to fight for the things that make us want to go skinny dipping at midnight, and dance in the rain, and wish on falling”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“Regret. It’s a toxic word. It can tear a person up, twist them inside out, and break them into so many scattered pieces, they may never be whole again. It’s a dangerous sentiment because there’s no cure for regret. No one can go back in time and change their actions, or erase their hurtful words, or alter their past into something… better. Regret can eat us alive if we let it.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“Growth is uncomfortable… but getting uncomfortable is the only way to grow.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“You can’t choose what life throws at you, but you can choose how you react to it.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“I will never, ever believe in the words "too late" because it is never too late to be exactly who you wish, do exactly what you should, say exactly what needs to be heard, and live the exact life you should be living.” ― Tyler Knott Gregson ― 34 THIRTY-FOUR O N E Y E A R L A T E R “Mason!”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“Life isn’t about what we deserve. It’s about what we choose. And sometimes life makes choices for us, choices that hurt, and that’s terrible and heart-rending, but we have the choice to let it break us or to persevere. To become stronger. Better. You can’t choose what life throws at you, but you can choose how you react to it.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“There will always be thorns. Roses grow in spite of the thorns. There’s beauty at the end of that painful stem. But only if it’s allowed to bloom.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain

“I will never, ever believe in the words "too late" because it is never too late to be exactly who you wish, do exactly what you should, say exactly what needs to be heard, and live the exact life you should be living.” ― Tyler Knott Gregson ―”
― Jennifer Hartmann, The Thorns Remain