You, Again Quotes

“Maybe there's no such thing as soulmates. Maybe there are only people who trust each other enough to begin something without being assured of the end.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“No one should marry the person who makes them happy. Marry the person you want by your side at your absolute lowest point.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“You’re the only person I’m nice to. If you weren’t around, I’d have no redeeming qualities.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“Maybe being in love is knowing that you’d live it all over again—every part, suffering included—to get right back to the place where you’re standing.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“No one should marry the person who makes them happy. Marry the person you want by your side at your lowest p-point. Marry the person you…you never get sick of. Who you always want more from. Who makes you proud to be theirs.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“Why are people so eager to bury a genuine friendship under the weight of a romantic relationship?”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“It’s a familiar feeling—like his whole life has been a party where everyone else is enjoying themselves while he sulks in the corner.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“This is your Reputation phase: messy as fuck, but more interesting than just being successful.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“Your soulmate gives you the greatest possible sense of belonging,” he says with genuine conviction. “They heal your existential wound. It’s the basis of modern love.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“They all had that moment when they weighed the risk of another failure against the possibility of forever.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“A best friend is the person who can call you at any hour and say, ‘I have all this bullshit happening in my life and I need you to listen to me vent about it.’ And the other person is supposed to unconditionally respond, ‘That is bullshit and you’re right’ and then offer to fight someone.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“I think I found the other half of my black and white cookie, and someone else might be eating it right now.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“I lie here by myself and think, 'Tomorrow is the day I'll wake up and feel okay about this.' There has to be a tipping point, right? Do you ever feel like you're living a depressing ending, but you never get to the last page? There's no pithy final line? It just keeps going.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“Are you always this condescending?” “Are you always this naïve?”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“You’ll start looking for the person who won’t bore you. Who makes sacrifices for you even when you don’t deserve it. Who you want to hold all night until your arm falls asleep.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“Maybe being in love is knowing that you'd live it all over again - every part, suffering included - to get right back to the place where you're standing.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“No one should marry the person who makes them happy,” Josh continues. “Marry the person you want by your side at your absolute lowest point.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“What’s the Chill Girl response to this?”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“you never know
this goes wrong one hundred percent of the time - until the one time it doesn’t”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“I deserve more than that. Even if it’s not with you.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“You’re so afraid of rejection, you have to latch on to some cultural studies bullshit to support your behavior.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“I guarantee you that the best sexual experience of your life won’t be with a stranger.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“Josh Kes-ten-butt poodle emoji.” At first, nothing happens. Radhya and Ari simply stare at each other.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“She’s managed to trigger a specific kind of loneliness that only happens when you alienate everyone who knows you—really knows you.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“She’s so fucking frustrating in the way she forces him to be exactly what she needs while disregarding what he wants, or how he feels about any of it.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“Anyway, half the people in this room have been cancelled or Me Too'ed. You're hardly the only person here trying to control the narrative.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“The train empties a bit. They sit down and let their knees brush. She wouldn’t have noticed it before, but now? The friction of her tights against his pants feels so…apparent.

Josh: We walk to my apartment. I take off every winter layer you have on.

She runs the knuckles of her right hand across her lips, reciting the stops in her head…Twenty-third Street, Union Square, Eighth Street… Maybe this will be a sort of freebie. A blip.

Josh: Probably in the elevator.

Even though another bead of sweat meanders down the curve of her lower back, Ari takes her crocheted rainbow scarf out of her bag and winds it around her neck, high enough to cover the lower half of her face.

Josh: You get on my bed, or my kitchen table or any surface you prefer. And I make you come all afternoon.

Ari bites down on the inside of her lower lip almost hard enough to draw blood. It would be smarter to pump the brakes right now. Give it some breathing room. But her brain is only providing one piece of data: I want you. She plays it back, trying to decide whether he’d placed the emphasis on want or you. He’s not looking at the person to her left. He’s not evaluating. He’s tugging on something—some loose thread that never quite got mended after Cass left. She swallows hard. Her thumbs say fuck breathing room and press down on the gas.

Ari: The surface I prefer is your face.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“This goes wrong one hundred percent of the time—until the one time it doesn’t.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“If she’s flushed, it’s because she never feels comfortable when she’s not facing an exit. Which he probably doesn’t realize because she feels funny admitting that to people.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again

“Ironic? No. Maybe it’s Alanis-ironic. The goats are cute.”
― Kate Goldbeck, You, Again