Life is a funny thing. We only get so many years to live it, so we have to do everything we can to make sure those years are as full as they can be. We shouldn’t waste time on things that might happen someday, or maybe even never.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us Another powerful quote from the novel is “Sometimes the person you want most is the person you’re best without.” This quote reflects the theme of the novel that not all relationships are meant to last and that sometimes letting go is the best thing for both parties. This is the only negative aspect to finally being with the person you’re meant to be with. You go years aching to be with them, and when they finally become a significant part of your life, it somehow hurts even more.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us I know people are going to be mad at how often Ryle shows up here but that’s the reality of how abusive situations are, they don’t just die or leave you alone— colleen did a fantastic job at showing how realistic this situation is, at how much of a gaslighter he is. My loyalty is to the people who bring positivity into my life. My loyalty is to the people who want to build me up and see me happy. Those are the people I’m going to make decisions about my life for.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us

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Sometimes people think if they love a broken person enough, they can be what finally repairs them, but the problem with that is the other person just ends up broken, too.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us My choice helped me realize that sometimes the hardest decisions a person can make will most likely lead to the best outcomes.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us More spelled out isn't always better. Whatever I had imagined in my head for Lily's future, it was more interesting than what I got. And in fact, to spell out Lily's future in the way that this sequel did took something away from the difficulty of Lily's decision at the end of the first book. Part of what I loved about that book was the nuanced and flawed characters, while this book distilled everyone down to either just a good guy or a bad guy. If it takes a million kisses for her not to think about the scars that surround her heart tattoo, then I’ll kiss her there a million and one times.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us Sometimes you’re going to need me to hold your hand down the hills, and sometimes I’ll need you to lead me up the mountain, but everything, from this point forward, we’re going to face together.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with UsThere are no flashy graphics and crazy animations, yet this video can still wow a crowd. It's got visually-arresting scenes we can't get enough of!

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Don’t think about where we used to be, just think about where we are.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us of this book is a retelling of the first one through Lily's creepy letters to Ellen. Literally reused, word for word scenes. Was Colleen tryna reach a word count or smth? I don’t just see anger in his expression. I see a hell of a lot of pain” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us sometimes the hardest decisions a person can make will most likely lead to the best outcomes” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us the letters were basically coho saying “see they are in love! they’re not bland! they do have other things in common other than their trauma!) which is false.Meanwhile, Josh denies his mother's requests that he come live with her when she shows up at Atlas's house. Josh insists on living with his father in Vermont. Atlas takes Josh to see his father but Josh decides after watching his father from the car that he wants to live with Atlas. Atlas meets with their mother at his restaurant and asks her to give her parental rights to him. He also proposes they meet up for weekly family dinners at Atlas's restaurant. Sutton ultimately agrees. What are you doing?” “Helping Josh with his homework. Trying to pretend I’m not thinking about you.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us Thank you for being the most comforting part of my life right now. Thank you for always being the beacon I need every time I feel lost. Whether you mean to shine on me or not. I am grateful for you. I’ve missed you. I absolutely should have kissed you.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us also. every time tiktok is mentioned in a book, an angel loses its wings. you're telling me lily knows about tiktok and gen z but she doesn't know that ellen is a horrible person? ok

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For the Ryle apologist and stans: I’m so glad Colleen wrote this book because there’s NO room for y’all’s bullshit. He is an abuser. This isn’t a dark romance. This is a contemporary romance where an abuser stays abusive, continues to be abusive in the tiniest ways and the cycles are broken. He truly and will forever be a terrible person and I’m so glad that this book continuously highlighted that. Abusers don’t “change” and even if they do, the cycle should be broken forever. We don’t focus too much on what isn’t working out in our lives. We focus on what is, and there’s a lot to be grateful for.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us There isn’t a single human in history with a past misfortunate enough to excuse beating the person you’re suppose to protect.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us

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You could have fifty ex-husbands who try to make our lives hell, but as long as I have you, I will be absolutely unaffected by anyone else’s negativity. That’s a promise.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us If we trusted everyone to keep their word, vows wouldn’t be necessary. People would fall in love, and they’d stay in love, faithfully, forever, the end. But that’s the issue, I guess. We’re people. We’re human. And humans can sometimes be disappointing.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us

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Not to mention the fact that Lily’s closest friends are Ryle’s sister and his best friend; it is close to impossible to heal from abuse when you are still in such close proximity to your abuser. The way Allysa and Marshall talk about Ryle as if he’s a little kid who just gets mean sometimes, instead of the violent wife beater and attempted rapist that he is, is so strange…. Maybe I’m the weird one, but if someone I “love like a brother” were to push their partner down the stairs and bite them so hard they bled, I simply wouldn’t love them like a brother anymore!If you truly believe that I would have been unfaithful to you, then go ahead and believe that. I don’t have the energy to keep convincing you otherwise. I’ve explained this to you before, so I’m not saying it again. I never would have left you for Atlas. I didn’t leave you for Atlas. I left you because I deserve to be treated better than the way I was treated by you.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us