Ellie McConnell’s Reviews > 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think > Status Update

“There is no such thing as letting go; there’s just accepting what’s already gone.”

“Someone else's love is yours to experience, but anything beyond that is just becoming attached to an idea, a hope, a big oll "supposed to be."”

“It’s never the love that hurts you, it’s the attachment to the idea of what it’s supposed to be.”

“Some love teaches us what it has to teach us in a month.”

“The things that are meant for us are the things we don’t have to hold on tightly to make happen.”

“When all that exists is an idea, holding on is the only way to keep it.”

“The things that are ours don’t require us to mentally and emotionally latch onto them to remain.”

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“We don’t choose what pains us. We do choose what we suffer for.”

“If you knew that the love of your life was on their way, and that this time in your life was only temporary, what would you do with the nights you have alone?”