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“He thought he’d have more time before he had to let Isaac go. He’d thought, after falling asleep with Isaac’s arm thrown heavy over his chest, his breathing easy and even in his ear, that they were finished keeping each other at arm’s length.”
― Elizabeth Kilcoyne, Wake the Bones

“The love of my life is gone, and I can't just call her and say I'm sorry and have her come back. She's gone forever. So yes, Monique, that is something I do regret. I regret every second I didn't spend with her. I regret every stupid thing I did that caused her an ounce of pain. I should have chased her down the street the day she left me. I should have begged her to stay. I should have apologized and sent roses and stood on top of the Hollywood sign and shouted, 'I'm in love with Celia St. James!' and let them crucify me for it. That's what I should have done. And now that I don't have her, and I have more money than I could ever use in this lifetime, and my name is cemented in Hollywood history, and I know how hollow it is, I am kicking myself for every single second I chose it over loving her proudly.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“Give your friendships the magic you would give a romance. Because they're just as important. Actually, for us, they're way more important.”
― Alice Oseman, Loveless

“If Garrett hadn’t been so stupid, he might have known how to spare himself the heartbreak. He might have known how not to want something he so obviously couldn’t have.”
― Elizabeth Kilcoyne, Wake the Bones