The Comeback Quotes

“I know that somebody hurt you. Now it's time for you to fuck shit up, baby lion.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“Everything feels like it's the end of the world until you're actually faced with the end of the world.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“I understand that sometimes the worst part of it all is that you lose control of your own story.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“It all seemed so fragile to me, the trust we put in others without thinking about it.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“I've always believed that the people who feel the most comfortable are the most dangerous to be around.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“Surely there must be some limit to how many times you're allowed to hurt another human.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“For the first time since we met, I am the one with the power to threaten his happiness, but the power is all wrapped up in that threat, and as soon as I actually say the words that power will be released into the world for others to claim, fight over, apportion blame. After that, i would never be anything more than Able's victim, to the rest of the world too.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“I can see how it starts, how someone can slip through your fingers even when you care so much it hurts.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“I wonder what it would be like to actually know how I feel about something before I've already lost it.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“I felt bad after I pointed it out because before me he'd only ever seen the endless blue sky and the open road leading to anywhere you wanted to go.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“I want to tell her that I know all about the power imbalance that exists every time you meet someone who's seen you at your most vulnerable, whether or not it was your choice in the first place.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“But what if every time something bad happens, it just makes your world a little smaller.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“I don't exactly know what's happened to you, but I know that sometimes you can't change other people, you can only change how you respond to them, and that has to be enough.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback