You Only Live Once Quotes

“It’s always afterwards you think of all the things you wanted to talk about, or ask, isn’t it?’ ‘I think, a lot of the time, we assume we still have plenty of time to ask those questions.’ ‘That’s true. But we never really know how much time we have, do we?’ ‘No, we don’t,’ he said. ‘I guess that’s why, if we really want something, we just have to find a way of getting it, or at least of trying to get it. Then you’re never left with the what if.”
― Maxine Morrey, You Only Live Once

“Jack gave a shrug. ‘You knew what you needed. This place obviously felt right when you came here, so you did what you had to do. Other people may have our best interests at heart but, in the end, these important decisions have to be our own and we know what feels right.”
― Maxine Morrey, You Only Live Once

“Even when your life had been shattered, nature’s cycle continued and, at a time I found it hard to discern comfort in anything, I did find some sort of comfort in that. 2 Having overstuffed ourselves with takeaway, Felix, Poppy and I sprawled on the sofas in the lounge while my brother surfed through streaming channels to try to find a film we all wanted to watch.”
― Maxine Morrey, You Only Live Once

“Friends initially had called and sent cards but when they visited, or I forced myself to accept invitations, I could feel their discomfort as strongly as my own. They trod on eggshells, being sure not to mention anything they thought might cause upset. They didn’t know how to ‘be’ with me when all I’d really wanted was some sense of normality, whatever that was. They meant well, but none of us enjoyed the evenings, and I think they were relieved when I began to decline the invitations, and I was certainly relieved when they ceased to ask.”
― Maxine Morrey, You Only Live Once

“give you”
― Maxine Morrey, You Only Live Once

“What I thought I wanted and what I actually needed had been, I realised now, two very different things.”
― Maxine Morrey, You Only Live Once

“asked”
― Maxine Morrey, You Only Live Once