Mariel Hamm

“Maybe the best way to cope with the loss of the people we love is to find them in as many places and things as we possibly can.”
― Colleen Hoover, Reminders of Him

“I take a drink of my coffee and close my eyes and cry because life can be so fucking cruel and hard, and I’ve wanted to quit living it so many times, but then moments like these remind me that happiness isn’t some permanent thing we’re all trying to achieve in life, it’s merely a thing that shows up every now and then, sometimes in tiny doses that are just substantial enough to keep us going.”
― Colleen Hoover, Reminders of Him

“So, you decide right now, right here. Are you gonna live in your sadness or are you gonna die in it?”
― Colleen Hoover, Reminders of Him

“What did it take? To say exactly what you meant? To feel comfortable in the middle of causing discomfort? To not feel—so intrinsically as to be as vital to yourself as your blood—that it was your responsibility to make things smooth and pleasant for everyone?”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Malibu Rising