Top 300 Abby Jimenez Quotes (2026 Update)
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251. “Choosing a life without them doesn’t mean you stop caring about them. It just means that you can’t allow them to harm you anymore. But if you don’t think your life would be better without them in it, then accept that they have cracks.”

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252. “At this point I’m convinced the man could sell you an MLM.”

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253. “That’s what apologies and perspective does. It changes how you feel about what happened.”

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254. “It only took me a minute before my thoughts slid back to Kristen. My mind always slid back to Kristen.”

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255. “Even if you don’t love me back. Even if it never matters to you or means anything or goes anywhere. I love you.”

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256. “I didn’t get to shut my brain off very often. Most women don’t. The constant situational awareness that we have to practice is exhausting. But Xavier made me feel like I could mentally check out.”

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257. “Sometimes the challenges we face either break us or they make us stronger. And sometimes they do both.”

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258. “I was always calm in a crisis. I had a lot of experience with it, my whole childhood had been a crisis. I had my parents to thank for that, the one thing they could take credit for.”

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259. “That there is nothing more beautiful than being a witness to someone’s life. To know them inside and out and be with them through everything, share the same memories. Memories are everything. I want that.” “A witness to your life?” “Yeah.”

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260. “There was nothing outside of this tent tonight. Nothing. There was nowhere to be, no phone to check. No lights to turn off or doors to wonder whether I’d locked. Not even the faint white noise that comes with civilization. The only person I wanted with me was here, and the serenity of the lake and woods combined with Jason’s gentle affection made me relax in a way I hadn’t known was possible. Like I’d been tense my whole life and hadn’t even known it. All that was left was us.”

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261. “Ali, never underestimate what a man will do for five percent better sensation.”

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262. “Kristen, I vow that no matter what health issues lie ahead, I will love and take care of you. I will show you every day of your life that you’re worth everything. I will carry your worries. All I ask is that you carry your own dog purse.”

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263. “You think that it’s the big memories you should be chasing – and it is in a way. Birthdays and vacations and special occasions. But the small memories are the fabric of your life, the ones so inconsequential that you don’t even remember them. You just remember how you felt when you were making them.”

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264. “I was already tired tomorrow, just from today.”

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265. “I was done being chased out of my own life. I was done locking my jail cell from the inside.”

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266. “I thought about what Emma said once. That framing is everything. That if you can frame the terrible things in the best possible way, that’s where true happiness comes from.”

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267. “Female trees produce fruit. Fruit falls, it makes messes, it attracts vermin. So most trees planted in urban areas are male. They put out pollen with no female trees to absorb it, so it ends up in the air instead.”

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268. “You should have brought the nurses donuts on your first day. You showed up empty-handed, that was your first mistake. Cupcakes might save you, but not the cheap stuff. Nadia Cakes, two dozen, get a keto one for Gloria, at least four gluten-free ones, and one vegan. Hector doesn’t do animal by-products. Bonus points if you get a doggie cupcake for Angelica’s new puppy.”

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269. “The universe doesn’t just hand out true love.”

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270. “I already know how I’m going to die”... “How?” I asked. “Spider bite. Or being sarcastic at the wrong time.”

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271. “He turned me, and I looked up at him, completely helpless. But it was okay that I was helpless because he’d never hurt me like Neil did. He’d never do anything but what he does for all the people in his life. He’d be devoted to me and cherish me and take care of me.”

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272. “Tell me your day today from start to finish.”

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273. “Maybe that’s the last thing we forget. Or we never forget it at all. Not really. We lose the words to say it. We lose the ability to show it. But we never lose the ability to feel it or recognize it when we see it. Love is the brightest color in a gray world.”

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274. “If you had the power to erase every memory you have of me so you didn’t know what you were missing, would you do it?” she asked. “No, I wouldn’t do it,” I said without even thinking about it. “Why?” “Because life wouldn’t be worth living if I didn’t remember you.”

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275. “I could break up with him and suffer. Or I could date him and take what I could. Make memories when I could. With everything in life, it’s what you can live with. It always is. And this was still better than nothing.”

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276. “I was someone who would never raise a hand to my own children, someone who knew the power of encouragement and compliments – even if it was too late for me to be the kind of man who could accept them myself.”

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277. “To me, love meant you stayed. But now I understood that love sometimes means you let someone go.”

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278. “I think something is wrong with me. Like there’s something in me, in my heart, that doesn’t work right.”

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279. “And your forearms. I love them.” Well. I was never wearing long sleeves again. Winter was going to be rough. “When.”

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280. “You said the ones Amber got you were dead. I wanted to get you some that wouldn’t die.”

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281. “I would throw myself over him like a bulletproof vest. Wrap him up in my protection.”

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282. “I beamed. “Kiss me, Daniel Grant.” He looked scandalized. “Right here? In front of everyone?” “Right here. In front of everyone.”

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283. “Don’t get a cat,” she went on. “It’ll walk around pushing your drinks off the coffee table. You’re not emotionally strong enough for that.”

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284. “But for me, it was a lifeline. An outstretched hand while I was falling, an umbrella in a downpour. A friendship is a hostile place.”

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285. “And just so you know, there is no greater show of love than someone bringing you food without being told.”

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286. “Nothing could convince me this woman wasn’t made for me to love. I think my soul recognized hers the second I laid eyes on her.”

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287. “Good people attracting other good people.”

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288. “She smiled and then scooted over and curled up against me and I got to put an arm around her. She snuggled into me and it was everything. My entire universe condensed to a single place and time.”

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289. “Now you just tuck that little trash panda into your cleavage. Quiets him right down.”

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290. “I will never judge you for how you climb a tree, Jacob. And you should know that you are an exceptional fish.”

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291. “I think you can tell a lot about someone by how animals react to them.”

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292. “Even if you have no money or time or the weather is bad, you can still live an exciting life if you try.”

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293. “You are not what happened to you. You are what you do next.”

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294. “You know what’s so dangerous about drowning?′ I said, looking up at him. ‘It’s silent. So unless someone’s paying close attention to you, no one saves you.”

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295. “Somebody told me once that it only takes a few minutes to know if you like someone. That our initial impression is usually the right one. I liked her.”

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296. “You deserve to be appreciated, Emma.” “I think I’m just used to feeling like I’m asking too much when I need something. Unless it’s Maddy. My mom- “You’re not asking too much,” he said. “You were just asking the wrong person. Ask me instead.”

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297. “When men stop assaulting women they meet on the internet, we’ll stop creeping on them to make sure they pass the vibe check. And anyway, if he wanted privacy, his account would be private.”

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298. “And I thought about what Kristen had said, about my life being a shrine to him, and I realized I was still living with another man. And that man wasn’t ever coming home.”

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299. “I forced myself to stop thinking about it. To do what I always did – find gratitude in what I’d gotten instead of dwelling on what I’d lost.”

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300. “Well, you missed out. They’re just old enough to not be annoying and they have all that sexual energy.”

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