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It’s what you do when you’ve experienced the worst of the worst. You seek out people like you…people worse off than you…and you use them to make yourself feel better about the terrible things that have happened to you.
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
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A good person who had one bad night. It happens to the best of us. The worst of us. All of us. Some of us are just luckier than others, and our bad moments have fewer casualties.
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Colleen Hoover (Reminders of Him)
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It’s natural, to assume the worst in people, even if that assumption is only for a split second
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
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And people like my father are the problem. Instead of helping others, people use the worst-case scenarios to excuse their own selfishness and greed.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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I think when you’re the worst of people, finding the worst in others becomes a survival tactic of sorts. You focus heavily on the darkness in people in hopes of masking the true shade of your own darkness
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Colleen Hoover (Heart Bones)
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Don't say it's over
‘Cause that's the worst news I could hear I swear that I will
Do my best to be here just the way you like it
Even though it’s hard to hide
Push my feelings all aside
I will rearrange my plans and change for you. (-The Avett Brothers)
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Colleen Hoover (Slammed (Slammed, #1))
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I have no idea who you even are and now you're my damn girlfriend. What the hell have you done to me?" She holds her palms up defensively. "Hey, don't blame me. I've gone eighteen years swearing off boyfriends and then you show up out of the blue with your vulgar mouth and terribly awkward first kisses and now look at me. I'm a hypocrite." "I don't even know your phone number," I say. "I don't even know your birthday," she says. "You're the worst girlfriend I've ever had.
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Colleen Hoover (Finding Cinderella (Hopeless, #2.5))
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Jack: "Isn't your real name like Seven or Thirteen or something like that? I don't get why you picked Six. it's possibly the worst number you could pick."
Six: "I'm going to accept your insults for that they are. Just your way of burying your devastation over my impending absence."
Jack: Bury my insults wherever you want. There'll be more to come when you get back in six months.
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Colleen Hoover (Hopeless (Hopeless, #1))
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It’s what you do when you’ve experienced the worst of the worst. You seek out people like you… people worse off than you… and you use them to make yourself feel better about the terrible things that have happened to you.
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
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...in the midst of the worst day of my life, I find the strength to smile. "Thank you, Holder. So much. I couldn't do this without you." ... "Yes, babe. You could.
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Colleen Hoover (Hopeless (Hopeless, #1))
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But I don’t want her to live like I lived. I
don’t want her to see her father at his
worst. I don’t want her to see him when
he loses his temper with me to the point
that she no longer recognizes him as her
father. Because no matter how many
good moments she might share with Ryle
throughout her lifetime, I know from
experience that it would only be the
worst ones that stuck with her.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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Instead of helping others, people use the worst-case scenarios to excuse their own selfishness and greed.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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Maybe I feel like I need to witness a good dose of human nature at its worst before I enter the real world. It'll be less of a shock.
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Colleen Hoover (Hopeless (Hopeless, #1))
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I know that I loved the best versions of Jenny and Chris. But they fell in love with the worst versions of each other—the versions capable of betrayal and lies.
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Colleen Hoover (Regretting You)
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I remember one time we were walking into a grocery store and an old man was ringing a bell for the Salvation Army. I asked my dad if we could give him some money and he told me no, that he works hard for his money and he wasn’t about to let me give it away. He said it isn’t his fault that other people don’t want to work. He spent the whole time we were in the grocery store telling me about how people take advantage of the government and until the government stops helping those people by giving them handouts, the problem won’t ever go away… I believed him. That was three years ago and all this time I thought homeless people were homeless because they were lazy or drug addicts or just didn’t want to work like other people. But now I know that’s not true. Sure, some of what he said was true to an extent, but he was using the worst-case scenarios. Not everyone is homeless because they choose to be. They’re homeless because there isn’t enough help to go around. And people like my father are the problem. Instead of helping others, people use the worst-case scenarios to excuse their own selfishness and greed.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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When your presence somehow brought me to the brink of smiling during the worst moment of my life – that I knew everything would be fine.
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Colleen Hoover (All Your Perfects (Hopeless, #3))
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I don’t care if she moves in. The worst thing that could happen would be for you to cheat on me. Then I’d have to break up with you, then your heart would shatter, and we’d both be miserable for life, and you would be so depressed you’d never be able to get it up again. So make sure if you do cheat, it’s the best sex you ever have, because it’ll also be the last sex you ever
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Colleen Hoover (Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1))
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It’s what you do when you’ve experienced the worst of the worst. You seek out people like you… people worse off than you… and you use them to make yourself feel better about the terrible things that have happened to you. I swallow before I speak, because
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
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...It's what you do when you've experienced the worst of the worst. You seek people like you... people worse off than you...and you use them to make yourself feel better about the terrible things that have happened to you.
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
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I think when you’re the worst of people, finding the worst in others becomes a survival tactic of sorts. You focus heavily on the darkness in people in hopes of masking the true shade of your own darkness. That’s how my mother has spent her entire life. Always seeking the worst in people. Even her own daughter.
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Colleen Hoover (Heart Bones)
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It's what you do when you've experienced the worst of the worst. You seek out people like you... people worse off than you... and you use them to make yourself feel better about the terrible things that have happened to you.
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
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Someone to come along and make his tragedies seem less tragic. It's what you do when you've experienced the worst of the worst. You seek out people like you... people worse off than you... and you use them to make yourself feel better about the terrible things that have happened to you.
”
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
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I think when you’re the worst of people, finding the worst in others becomes a survival tactic of sorts. You focus heavily on the darkness in people in hopes of masking the true shade of your own darkness.
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Colleen Hoover (Heart Bones)
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I know she's a good person. A good person who had one bad night. It happens to the best of us. The worst of us. All of us. Some of us are just luckier than others, and our bad moments have fewer casualties.
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Colleen Hoover (Reminders of Him)
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There was no way I could admit that I grew to despise every hug and every kiss and every touch because all of it would lead to the worst day of my life every twenty-eight fucking days!” I push past the chair and walk away from the table. “Fuck you and your affair. I don’t give a fuck about your affair, Graham.
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Colleen Hoover (All Your Perfects (Hopeless, #3))
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The only thing that can break the unbreakable is the unthinkable. I knew the moment I saw them alone in the waiting room that my worst fears were confirmed.
They were all dead.
I turned around and walked out. I didn't want to be there. I had to go outside. I couldn't breathe. When I reached the grass across from the parking lot, I fell to my knees. I didn't cry. Instead, I became physically ill. Over and over, my stomach repelling the truth that I refused to believe. When there was nothing left in me, I fell backward onto the grass and stared up at the sky, the stars staring back at me. Millions of stars staring back at the whole world. A world where parents die and brothers die and nothing stops to respect that fact. The whole universe just goes and goes as if nothing has happened, even when one person's entire life is forced to a complete halt.
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Colleen Hoover (This Girl (Slammed, #3))
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I realize in this moment that the hardest part about ending an abusive relationship is that you aren't necessarily putting an end to the bad moments. The bad moments still rear their ugly heads every now and then. When you end an abusive relationship, it's the good moments you put an end to.
In our marriage, the few terrifying incidents were blanketed by so many good ones, but now that our marriage is over, the blanket has lifted and all I'm left with are the worst pieces of him. When our marriage was once full of heart and flesh that cushioned the skeleton, all that's left is the skeleton now. Sharp, bony edges that slice right through me.
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Colleen Hoover (It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2))
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I think when you’re the worst of people, finding the worst in others becomes a survival tactic of sorts.
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Colleen Hoover (Heart Bones)
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When you’re the worst of people, finding the worst in others becomes a survival tactic of sorts. You focus heavily on the darkness in people in hopes of masking the true shade of your own darkness.
”
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Colleen Hoover (Heart Bones)
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Someone to come along and make his tragedies seem less tragic. It’s what you do when you’ve experienced the worst of the worst. You seek out people like you…people worse off than you…and you use them to make yourself feel better about the terrible things that have happened to you.
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
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A conversation he’s been waiting for. Someone to come along and make his tragedies seem less tragic. It’s what you do when you’ve experienced the worst of the worst. You seek out people like you…people worse off than you…and you use them to make yourself feel better about the terrible things that have happened to you.
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
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He leans against the counter like this is a conversation he’s ready for. A conversation he’s been waiting for. Someone to come along and make his tragedies seem less tragic. It’s what you do when you’ve experienced the worst of the worst. You seek out people like you…people worse off than you…and you use them to make yourself feel better about the terrible things that have happened to you.
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
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I know from experience, it would only be the worst moments that stuck with her. Cycles exist because they are excruciating to break. It takes an astronomical amount of pain and courage to disrupt a familiar pattern. Sometimes it seems easier to just keep running in the same familiar circles, rather than facing the fear of jumping and possibly not landing on your feet. My mother went through it. I went through it. I'll be damned if I allow my daughter to go through it. I kiss her on the forehead and make her a promise. "It stops her. With me and you. It ends with us.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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I know this is the worst day of your life. But thanks to you, it just became the best day of two other people's lives.
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Colleen Hoover (Finding Perfect (Hopeless, #3.5))
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I know this is the worst day of your life. But thanks to you, it just became the best day of two other people’s lives.
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Colleen Hoover (Finding Perfect (Hopeless, #3.5))
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It wasn't until the moment you joined me in the hallway - when your presence somehow brought me to the brink of smiling during the worst moment of my life - that I knew everything would be fine.
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Colleen Hoover (All Your Perfects (Hopeless, #3))
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think when you’re the worst of people, finding the worst in others becomes a survival tactic of sorts. You focus heavily on the darkness in people in the hopes of masking the true shade of your own darkness.
”
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Colleen Hoover (Heart Bones)
“
all this time I thought homeless people were homeless because they were lazy or drug addicts or just didn’t want to work like other people. But now I know that’s not true. Sure, some of what he said was true to an extent, but he was using the worst- case scenarios. Not everyone is homeless because they choose to be. They’re homeless because there isn’t enough help to go around. And people like my father are the problem. Instead of helping others, people use the worst- case scenarios to excuse their own selfishness and greed.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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But I already know. In my heart, I know that I’ve been betrayed in the worst way possible by the one person I never thought would hurt me.
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Colleen Hoover (Regretting You)
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I think when you’re the worst of people, finding the worst in others becomes a survival tactic of sorts. You focus heavily on the darkness in people in the hopes of masking the true shade of your own darkness.
”
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Colleen Hoover (Heart Bones)
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That was three years ago and all this time I thought homeless people were homeless because they were lazy or drug addicts or just didn’t want to work like other people. But now I know that’s not true. Sure, some of what he said was true to an extent, but he was using the worst-case scenarios. Not everyone is homeless because they choose to be. They’re homeless because there isn’t enough help to go around. And people like my father are the problem. Instead of helping others, people use the worst-case scenarios to excuse their own selfishness and greed.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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We were so good together, Mom. The times I spent with him were some of the best moments of my life. And occasionally I feel like maybe I don’t want to give that up.” I wipe the napkin beneath my eye, soaking up more tears. “Sometimes… when I’m really missing him… I tell myself that maybe it wasn’t that bad. Maybe I could put up with him when he’s at his worst just so I can have him when he’s at his best.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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Instead of helping others, people use the worst-case scenarios to excuse their own selfishness and greed
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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don’t know why I’m here,” I say. “Maybe I feel like I need to witness a good dose of human nature at its worst before I enter the real world. It’ll be less of a shock.
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Colleen Hoover (Hopeless (Hopeless, #1))
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She's the best worst thing that's ever happened to me.
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Colleen Hoover (Maybe Not (Maybe, #1.5))
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Thank you for this baby," she says from the backseat. "He's beautiful."
I laugh. "You're responsible for the beautiful part, Rachel. The only thing he got from me was his balls."
She laughs. She laughs hard. "Oh, my God, I know," she says.
"They're so big."
We both laugh at our son's big balls.
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Colleen Hoover (Ugly Love)
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There was no way I could admit that I grew to despise every hug and every kiss and every touch because all of it would lead to the worst day of my life every twenty-eight fucking days!
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Colleen Hoover (All Your Perfects (Hopeless, #3))
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It’s natural, to assume the worst in people, even if that assumption is only for a split second.
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
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You know what the worst part about this whole thing is?” I ask. He doesn’t say anything. He just stares at me, waiting for my answer.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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Don’t say it’s over ’Cause that’s the worst news I could hear I swear that I will Do my best to be here just the way you like it Even though it’s hard to hide Push my feelings all aside I will rearrange my plans and change for you.
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Colleen Hoover (Slammed (Slammed, #1))
“
It’s the worst catch-22 imaginable.
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Colleen Hoover (Layla)
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For my father, who tried his very best not to be his worst. And for my mother, who made sure we never saw him at his worst.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
“
Maybe I could put up with him when he’s at his worst just so I can have him when he’s at his best.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
“
Sometimes… when I’m really missing him… I tell myself that maybe it wasn’t that bad. Maybe I could put up with him when he’s at his worst just so I can have him when he’s at his best.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
“
It’s what you do when you’ve experienced the worst of the worst. You seek out people like you…people worse off than you…and you use them to make yourself
”
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)
“
A good person who had one bad night. It happens to the best of us. The worst of us. All of us.
”
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Colleen Hoover (Reminders of Him)
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For my father, who tried his very best not to be his worst. And for my mother, who made sure we never saw him at his worst
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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the worst ones that stuck with her. Cycles exist because they are excruciating to break. It takes an astronomical amount of pain and courage to disrupt a familiar pattern. Sometimes it seems easier to just keep running in the same familiar circles, rather than facing the fear of jumping and possibly not landing on your feet.
”
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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I nod. “We’re only given one mind and body at birth. And they’re the only ones we get, so it’s up to us to take care of ourselves. I hate to say this, Ben, but right now, you are the absolute worst version of yourself that you could possibly be. You’re depressed. You’re moody. You’re only eighteen, and I don’t even know where you’re getting your alcohol, but you drink way too much. And as much as your brothers have tried to help you, no one can force you to want to be a better person. Only you can do that, Ben. So if you have any hope left in you at all, I suggest you dig deep for it, because if you don’t find it, you’ll never be the best version of yourself.
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Colleen Hoover (November 9)
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I thought homeless people were homeless because they were lazy or drug addicts or just didn’t want to work like other people. But now I know that’s not true. Sure, some of what he said was true to an extent, but he was using the worst-case scenarios. Not everyone is homeless because they choose to be. They’re homeless because there isn’t enough help to go around. And people like my father are the problem. Instead of helping others, people use the worst-case scenarios to excuse their own selfishness and greed.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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Of course I’m sad for the human. Wow, great ending, the ghost became an even ghostlier ghost,” she says sarcastically. “Big freaking deal, we knew he was dead since it happened in the beginning of the movie. But where does that leave her? She got proof he was dead, and then she got even more proof that he was dead. How is that romantic? She had to grieve twice! It’s the worst movie I’ve ever seen.
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Colleen Hoover (Layla)
“
when you’re the worst of people, finding the worst in others becomes a survival tactic of sorts. You focus heavily on the darkness in people in the hopes of masking the true shade of your own darkness.
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Colleen Hoover (Heart Bones)
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to live life to the fullest, and will never turn down a chance to have fun. They are lovers of spontaneity and excitement to the point of recklessness and hate the idea of settling down to a predictable life. As a result, they don’t fall in love easily but badly want someone willing to go on their journey with them. This could not be more evident than in Silas’s relationship with Charlie. While he’s loved her since he could walk, when they lose their memories, it forces them to go on a different kind of journey together. Sagittarians are the supreme realists of the zodiac, and will always choose their values over their feelings, yet will often form opinions based on their fierce emotions. At their best, Sagittarians are courageous and honest, and are the most loyal friends. They’re the life of the party, and endless fun to be around. They are one of the most generous signs in the zodiac, and their boundless optimism is infectious. At their worst, Sagittarians can be erratic and unfocused, never finishing what they start. Intense and energetic, Sagittarians speak their mind, and their brutal honesty can get them into trouble. They rebel against authority and won’t be told what to do, and their natural confidence can be taken as arrogance. Silas is a true Sagittarius in every way, and he never fails to fight for Charlie.
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Colleen Hoover (Never Never)
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think when you’re the worst of people, finding the worst in others becomes a survival tactic of sorts. You focus heavily on the darkness in people in hopes of masking the true shade of your own darkness.
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Colleen Hoover (Heart Bones)
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In my heart, I know that I’ve been betrayed in the worst way possible by the one person I never thought would hurt me. My sister. My best friend.
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Colleen Hoover (Regretting You)
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I’m the worst kind of person.
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Colleen Hoover (Ugly Love)
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Chris walks into the kitchen and grabs a bottle of water out of the fridge. He picks up the bag of Jolly Ranchers and inspects it. “Why would you buy an entire bag of the worst flavor?” “It was a gift from Jonah.” He laughs and drops the bag on the counter. “What a terrible gift.” I try not to read too much into the fact that he doesn’t remember watermelon is my favorite flavor. I don’t necessarily remember all the things he liked when we first met.
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Colleen Hoover (Regretting You)
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For my father, who tried his very best not to be his worst.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
“
When I saw that you were happy, it was the worst and best feeling a person could ever have at once.
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Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1))
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It's what you do when you've experienced the worst of the worst. You seek out people like you (...) people worse off than you (...) and you use them to make yourself feel better about the terrible things that have happened to you.
”
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Colleen Hoover (Verity)