J.S. Ellis > Quotes

“When we’re happy, we drink to celebrate. When nothing happens, we drink to make something happen. I drink to escape from the pain of life and to forget what happened.”
― J.S Ellis, In Her Words

“In the hospital, he told me he was done fucking around. What he meant was he would stop when I was in his life. I couldn’t be the pillar that held his life in place. He was the one responsible for that, not me. And if he wanted to change his ways, he needed to do it for himself, not for someone else.”
― J.S. Ellis, The Secrets We Keep

“I stared at the door; it wasn’t broken, but I was.”
― J.S. Ellis, The Secrets We Keep

“In the period I have been his pet, he has killed four women and he’s looking for the next one.”
― J.S. Ellis, Theodore The Neighbour's Cat

“When someone dies, no matter how terrible that person was when they were alive, they’re praised. Why is that? Because everyone loves you when you’re dead.”
― J.S. Ellis, Theodore The Neighbour's Cat

“Why would anyone do something like that, and why?”
― J.S. Ellis, The Secrets We Keep

“It felt like I was living a stolen life that wasn’t truly mine. I sat on the sofa, placed my hand over my head, and silently screamed. When was this going to end? When is it going to go away? All of it.”
― J.S. Ellis, The Secrets We Keep

“worked from seven in the morning till midnight. I used to be that person until I realised there was more to life than killing yourself with work and stress.”
― J.S. Ellis, The Secret They Kept