“Besides, every couple needs to argue now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive it.”

“Every couple needs to argue now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive. Long-term relationships, the ones that matter, are all about weathering the peaks and the valleys.”

“Every couple has ups and downs, every couple argues, and that’s the thing—you’re a couple, and couples can’t function without trust.”

“She was here, and she was stronger than this, harder than this. They could make her hate herself, make her doubt herself, but they couldn’t take away her deepest instinct. Not just the need to survive, but the need to survive long enough and strong enough to tell them to go fuck themselves.”

“The real strong have no need to prove it to the phonies.”

“Everyone's parents argue-that just happens in any relationship-but parents shouldn't fight in front of their kids.”