Out of Love
Hazel Hayes
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Don't be ridiculous,' said Maya, 'You can't fail at a relationship. That's like getting off of a roller coaster and saying you failed because the ride is over. Things end. That doesn't mean the experience wasn't worth it.”
“I wondered how much of the feeling of love is chemicals and cravings and dependency, and how much of the act of love is habit.”
“Crazy is the space between what they tell you and what you know is true.”
“We are both wounded in our own way and, like a pair of tectonic plates shifting over time, our wounds will gradually grate against one another’s, causing damage at a glacial pace. Neither of us will notice until it’s too late.”
“That moment is what I love most about creating something new: the idea, the spark, the beginning, where what might have been was still what might be.”
“I was supporting him when I needed support. And I was being made to feel responsible for all his problems. It was a microcosm of our entire relationship.”
“I wonder we're all just the product of our parents' fears and failings, and their parents before them. I wonder how far back the cycle goes, whether I'm predisposed to being mentally ill, whether I have any choice in how my life unfolds, or the person that I'm destined to be. You could go mad trying to figure it out.”
“But knowing something and believing are two very different things.”
“He was a lot like my father, my ex. They so often are. We choose these men, I'm told, because the pain they cause is familiar and therefore comfortable. How sad is that?”
“I failed,” I said finally. “At what?” “The relationship.” “Don't be ridiculous,” said Maya, “You can't fail at a relation ship. That's like getting off a roller coaster and saying you failed because the ride is over. Things end. That doesn't mean the experience wasn't worth it.” “I'm not sure it was worth it Maya. What did I get out of it?” “You got what you needed," she said. “And then one day it wasn't what you needed any more.”
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Book Keywords:
mental-illness, breakup, mental-health, love, relationships, ending, creativity, heartbreak
