Talia Hibbert > Quotes

“So I’m doing it for you because that’s how people should behave; they should fill in each other’s gaps.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“Love is certainly never safe, but it’s absolutely worth it.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“The thing about mental health was, you couldn’t take a course of antibiotics and be magically healed. Some people’s brains just thought too much or felt too much or hurt too much, and you had to stay on top of that.”
― Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

“Bravery wasn't an identity, so much as a choice.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“You always say such lovely things to me, Red. Do you say them to yourself?”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“I told you before, that there are different ways to fail. Imperfection is inevitable. That’s life. But it doesn’t sound to me like you failed at all, Eve. It sounds like your dream broke, and you’ve been picking up shattered pieces, and blaming yourself when your hands bleed.”
― Talia Hibbert, Act Your Age, Eve Brown

“The world wasn’t split into unhappy endings and happily ever afters. There were blessings everywhere and a thousand shades of joy all around him.”
― Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

“Anything you want to do, you can. Hurdles were made to be jumped. Glass ceilings were made to be smashed. But all that can be exhausting, so make sure you care for yourself too. There's great value in the things that bring you joy.”
― Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

“Life hurts,” he said fiercely. “It’s unavoidable. But I know the difference between torture and growing pains.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“Your abilities lie in the places people usually overlook, so you’ve been convinced you don’t have any at all. But you’re smart, and you’re capable, and if people struggle to see that, it’s their problem, not yours.”
― Talia Hibbert, Act Your Age, Eve Brown

“You think this is a big deal because, no offense, you've had a lot of people in your life who claimed to care about you but didn't act like it. That's not me. I can cook, and right now, you can't. So I'm doing it for you because that's how people should behave; they should fill in each other's gaps. Don't think about it too hard.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“Loving you is the easiest thing I've ever done.”
― Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

“You're not just my sunshine; you're the sun.”
― Talia Hibbert, Act Your Age, Eve Brown

“Sometimes, being convenient instead of real was exhausting. So maybe from now on, she’d stop.”
― Talia Hibbert, Act Your Age, Eve Brown

“You were hurt, and you reacted. You were in an unhealthy situation in more ways than one, and you panicked and cleansed everything with fire. Don’t dismiss your emotions and your self-protection as just a fucked-up decision. Don’t reduce something so complex and real and important to nothing.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“What you get out of being loved, it’s supposed to be worth the compromise. When it’s good, it makes you want to compromise.”
― Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

“Because he knew her well enough to realize she'd rather be holed up in here like Gollum, stroking books and murmuring, "My precious.”
― Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

“I started feeling afraid of my own body, like it was a torture chamber I’d been trapped inside.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“If something keeps you human when pressure makes you feel like a volcano, hold onto that thing by whatever means necessary.”
― Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

“At the time, it was romance novels that reminded me. Since you’ve never read one, that probably sounds weird. But it’s all about emotion, Dan—the whole thing, the whole story, the whole point. Just book after book about people facing their issues head on, and handling it, and never, ever failing—at least, not for good. I felt like my world had already ended unhappily, but every book I read about someone who’d been through the worst and found happiness anyway seemed to say the opposite. Like my story didn’t need to be over if I didn’t want it to. Like, if I could just be strong enough to reclaim my emotions, and to work through them, maybe I’d be okay again. That’s kind of what inspired me to, er, keep going. To make good choices, even when feeling better seemed impossible.”
― Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

“Red,' she whispered. 'You don't always have to be okay.' She leaned closer and pressed a kiss to his cheek. He was still for a moment. But then he looked at her, and smiled, and murmured, "I know. But I am okay, with you.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“She was the woman who’d come here to ask about love. She was the woman who’d decided to change her entire life with nothing but a list. She was the woman who survived, every single day. She was Chloe fucking Brown, and she was starting to wonder if she’d been brave from the beginning. If she’d just needed to love herself enough to realize it.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“People shouldn't be changed - but perhaps they should grow.”
― Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

“Putting golden frames around my scars, that's who I am.”
― Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

“You won’t get your head out of your ass? Aren’t you concerned about potential suffocation?”
― Talia Hibbert, Act Your Age, Eve Brown

“Whether something bad is coming from your body or your brain, it makes no difference. Still feels like shit, right? Still hurts. Still needs fixing. They shouldn’t have dismissed you, even if it was in your head. When it comes down to it, everything we feel is in our heads.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“You are a woman who, in a life filled with pain, came here to ask about love.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“There she is, the one who puts the moon to shame.”
― Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

“I watched because...when you paint," she said softly. "You seem so vital. It was addictive. It felt like coming to life.”
― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“It sounds like your dream broke, and you've been picking up shattered pieces and blaming yourself when your hands bleed.”
― Talia Hibbert, Act Your Age, Eve Brown