1 Her death hit in waves, not a flood, but water lapping steadily at her ankles. -Brit Bennett
Death of a loved one hits you slowly. It’s tough to accept reality as it is. Perhaps, just a moment ago they were with you and now they are no more. It takes time to accept and move on.
2 She hadn’t realized how long it takes to become somebody else, or how lonely it can be living in a world not meant for you. -Brit Bennett
What we crave most in this life is a place where we feel like we belong. We can go to any lengths to find a world where we can be ourselves. Living in a world where you feel like an outcast, trying to be someone who you are not can make you unimaginably lonely.
3 People thought that being one of a kind made you special, No, it just made you lonely. -Brit Bennett
Being different is not always special. Sometimes, it just makes you lonely. You feel out of place like you do not belong anywhere throughout your life. It isn’t always something that you can be proud of.
4 You could drown in two inches of water, Maybe grief was the same. -Brit Bennett
Grief isn’t predictable. It can hurt you no matter how small you may think it is. You may think you are fine but you never know when that tiny amount of grief that you thought was nothing will overwhelm you.
5 There were many ways to be alienated from someone, few to actually belong. -Brit Bennett
The most amazing thing in your life is having someone with whom you can belong to. Someone who will be there for you and with whom you feel needed. Someone with whom you can feel safe around.
6 That was the thrill of youth, the idea that you could be anyone. -Brit Bennett
When we are young we are naive and gullible. We also have this intense energy within us as if we are capable of doing anything in our lives. We feel like we are conquerors who can defeat whatever challenges that life throws at us.
7 When you married someone, you promised to love every person he would be, He promised to love every person she had been. -Brit Bennett
A marriage is a pact. It is a promise that you shall always stay with them, that you will always love them no matter what. It’s a promise that you will love them no matter their flaws and faults.
8 In the dark, you could never be too black, In the dark, everyone was the same color. -Brit Bennett
It isn’t the color of our skin that makes us who we are. In the dark, none of it matters. What truly matters is the person you are inside; the goodness and kindness within you.
9 Sometimes who you were came down to the small things. -Brit Bennett
Sometimes what matters the most is the little things. Your entire identity sometimes rests on the small things that you do and the tiny, insignificant thoughts that you have. The little things hold more significance than you may realize.
10 That was the problem: you could never love two people the exact same way. -Brit Bennett
It’s not possible to love two people the same way. The love we harbor for each person in our life is different and to different extents. To think that loving two people equally, in the same way, is foolish.
10 Most Brutally Truthful Quotes From The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
1. Her death hit in waves, not a flood, but water lapping steadily at her ankles. -Brit Bennett
2. She hadn’t realized how long it takes to become somebody else, or how lonely it can be living in a world not meant for you. -Brit Bennett
3. People thought that being one of a kind made you special, No, it just made you lonely. -Brit Bennett
4. You could drown in two inches of water, Maybe grief was the same. -Brit Bennett
5. There were many ways to be alienated from someone, few to actually belong. -Brit Bennett
6. That was the thrill of youth, the idea that you could be anyone. -Brit Bennett
7. When you married someone, you promised to love every person he would be, He promised to love every person she had been. -Brit Bennett
8. In the dark, you could never be too black, In the dark, everyone was the same color. -Brit Bennett
9. Sometimes who you were came down to the small things. -Brit Bennett
10. That was the problem: you could never love two people the exact same way. -Brit Bennett