Emily Henry - Quodid

About

Emily Henry (born May 17, 1991) is an American author who is best known for her 2020s romance novels Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place, Funny Story, and Great Big Beautiful Life, all of which are New York Times bestsellers.

Quotes from Emily Henry

Grief is an unfillable hole in your body. It should be weightless, but it's heavy. Should be cold, but it burns. Should, over time, close up, but instead it deepens.

—Emily Henry in A Million Junes

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For a moment we're both silent, staring. I wonder if either of us really sees the other clearly anymore or if we're stuck looking at the frozen images of who we used to be.

—Emily Henry in The Love That Split the World

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Sometimes the most beautiful moments in our lives are things that hurt badly at the time. We only see them for what they really were when we stand at the very end and look back.

—Emily Henry in The Love That Split the World

No matter how hard it feels, you don't need to be afraid to move on. There's always more to see and feel.

—Emily Henry in The Love That Split the World

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I can tell you that the pain of living is worth it. That if you live, your life will be as full of love as it is darkness, and for every moment of pain, you'll have one of joy too.

—Emily Henry in The Love That Split the World

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Books

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