Feelings-etc Quote by Lionel Shriver

“We were royally miserable together.”

— Audrey Niffenegger

“Why were we never together anymore, just alone in each other's vicinity?”

— Catherine Lacey

“We were still figuring out how to be in each other's lives without being everything to each other.”

— Jenny Han

“Being with him felt unbearable, but being with anyone else did too.”

— Cheryl Strayed

“That was what love was, though, wasn't it? Holding each other's misery as close as your own?”

— Emma Straub

“They agreed, however, that they could wish them only as much joy as they had together, refusing to be dislodged from their position as…

— Rebecca Ann Collins

“Was that all life really was? A series of betrayals? Was there no way we could avoid damaging each other?”

— Marshall Thornton

“What a powerful feeling, love, able to withstand time and distance and disagreements. No wonder I wanted it so badly.”

— Jodi Meadows

“What mattered was that we were together—a family—and we were enjoying each other.”

— Jenny Hale

“What had our relationship been? A betrayal of those around us, or the desire of another life?”

— Michael Ondaatje

“Things weren’t the same with us, not right away, and maybe not ever. We were growing up. We were still figuring out how to…

— Jenny Han

“How did we end up hurting each other so badly when we loved each other so much?”

— Lorelei James