All The Dark Places Quotes

“I found rock bottom once. Or rather, it found me. On a dark and gloomy October day, my world so rapidly shattered around me. The emotional pain so profound, it blended into the physical.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“When you look in the mirror, I hope you say to the person staring back at you that you are eminently proud. Proud of all you had to do to survive. Every obstacle you defeated, just to make it to this point in your life. The endless tears you have dried. All the internal battles you’ve endured. How much you've fought to heal from the pain, pain you never deserved to suffer. For bravely showing up, every single day, even though the world is messy and your soul aches.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“Shame is a sign that you should reconnect with yourself, away from the expectations of other people. Anxiety can signal that you're living in fear of the future. Discomfort appears when you have the opportunity to change, to grow, to move forward from where you've been stuck.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“You didn't lose them, you were set free from a love that was less than you deserve.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“Because you desperately want to believe that the one you love is inherently good, that they embody everything you ever wanted. So, when the reality paints a different picture, you simply can't accept it. Or rather, you don't want to. It goes against the deep belief you have already developed about that person. It's incredibly hard to change that belief, so, you skew the facts, or undermine how truly toxic their behaviour is. ​- cognitive dissonance.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“You were capable of love, but you chose to be hateful. Toxicity appealed to you more than tenderness. I think that truth stings me more than anything. You had a choice, you chose to treat me that way.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“guess you were just too busy trying to break me to understand that I'm worth keeping.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“Your emotions serve a purpose, please listen to them. Sadness is an expression of your depth of feeling. Fear warns you of danger, a reminder to protect yourself. Bitterness or resentment show that there is still healing to be done. Guilt signals your need to stop people pleasing. Disappointment means that you cared enough to not give up. Anger is an expression of your boundaries. Shame is a sign that you should reconnect with yourself, away from the expectations of other people. Anxiety can signal that you're living in fear of the future. Discomfort appears when you have the opportunity to change, to grow, to move forward from where you've been stuck.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“You fuck up. I cry. I leave. You apologise (insincerely). You make a false promise. I come back. You fuck up again. Round and round we go. I need to get off this ride, I'm dizzy and sick. But I can never stop the rollercoaster, I think I’m too addicted to the highs.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“Okay, let's look at the science, shall we? The average human brain has at least 50,000 thoughts a day. That's approximately 73 million thoughts over the span of our four-year relationship. So, you're telling me, that in any one of those thoughts, you didn’t consider my feelings?”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“The truth is, you can't control how others decide to treat you, no matter how much you try. But you can control how you react to them, if you decide to respond with anger or kindness. You can choose to invest in a relationship, but as hard it is to accept, you can't control whether they will invest the same effort in you.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“You should not have to sacrifice your values, boundaries or inner peace for your relationship to work.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“No means no.” It doesn't mean push harder, or intimidate, or manipulate, or force, relentlessly, until you get your own way.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“You hate the word no. When it comes out of woman’s mouth, anyway. I could say the F word to you and you'd probably laugh, but no? Oh, how dare I. No is a slap in your face. No is a lack of respect. No is a step to you losing your control. No challenges your idea of masculinity, and the desirability you thrive off. How many more times will I have to shout it”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places

“Maybe the reason I feel so exhausted right now, is not because I'm in desperate need of sleep, but because my mind and soul are craving peace. Peace from the one who makes my world feel nothing but chaotic. The one who constantly drains me, stealing every last shred of my energy.
There is nothing as inherently loud as anxiety, not more so than in the still and silent moments.”
― Frankie Riley, All The Dark Places