Sometimes you have to know when to let hope go.

I couldn't stop staring at his mouth when he spoke. I bet he knew how to kiss. Perfect kisses too, ones that weren't wet and gross, but the kind that curled toes. I needed to stop looking at him in general.

—Jennifer L. Armentrout in Obsidian

Right now, being with him seemed worth whatever consequence could come from it. This was right, like it was meant to be. There was no logical explanation for it.

—Jennifer L. Armentrout in Half-Blood

I've always found that the most beautiful people, truly beautiful inside and out, are the ones who are quietly unaware of their effect.

—Jennifer L. Armentrout in Obsidian

Everything was okay. Maybe not perfect, but life wasn't meant to be perfect. It was messy and sometimes it was a disaster, but there was beauty in the messiness and there could be peace in the disaster.

—Jennifer L. Armentrout in Wait for You

While you're deep in something, you never say or do what you need to. It's always after the fact, when it's too late, that you realize what you should've said or done.

—Jennifer L. Armentrout in Origin

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

—Havelock Ellis

By letting go of what you thought was going to happen in your life, you can enjoy what is actually happening.

—Taylor Negron

So many people enter and leave your life. Hundreds of thousands of people. You have to keep the door open so they can come in. But it also means you have to let them go.

—Jonathan Safran Foer in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Some things are hard to let go of.

—Veronica Roth in Allegiant

Whatever life takes away from you, let it go.

—Miguel Ruiz in The Four Agreements