Ruined Quotes

“Who fixes broken people? Is it only other broken people, ones who've already been ruined? And do we need to be fixed? It was the messiness and hurt in our pasts that drove us, and that same hurt connected us at a subdermal level, the kind of scars written so deeply in your cells that you can't even see them anymore, only recognize them in someone else.”
― Leah Raeder, Unteachable

“Dr Weiss, at forty, knew that her life had been ruined by literature”
― Anita Brookner, A Start in Life

“Kind, reasonable, thoughtful. It wasn't 'love' or an admission of wild, passionate feelings, but he realized he liked her three words more. 'Love' would have been easy, another easy lie in a long line of lies. 'Love' would be easy to dismiss.”
― Amy Tintera, Ruined

“I’ve never considered myself a femme fatale as I’ve never seduced anyone and ruined their lives. At least as far as I know.”
― Scarlett Johansson

“Of course I wasn't pretending!” The words exploded out of her before she could stop them. Heat spread across her cheeks.
Cas's mouth had been open, ready with a reply, and he snapped it shut.
She cleared her throat. She'd already embarrassed herself horribly, might as well finish it off. “I fully intended to ignore you, but it turns out you're very hard to ignore. I never pretended to feel anything for you, Cas. All of that was real, and definitely never part of the plan. And I should have...” A lump formed in her throat, and she swallowed, her voice shaking. “I should have warned you about the attack. I should have trusted you. I'm sorry.”
― Amy Tintera, Ruined

“You underestimate yourself if you think any woman would have to pretend to have feelings for you.”
― Amy Tintera, Ruined

“. . . darkness was staining all the intricate channels of what had once seemed so perfect.”
― Iris Murdoch, The Sacred and Profane Love Machine

“How irrevocably spoilt, down to its minutest detail, his world was now. Even the countryside was spoilt, the animals, the birds, the flowers. There was nowhere to run to.”
― Iris Murdoch, The Sacred and Profane Love Machine

“When people whose lives have turned into ruins wander through the ruins, we can easily see that life has treated the ruins much better!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“You told me once that you didn't really expect to make it out of the Lera castle alive,' Olivia said. 'So this is fitting, right? This is how it was always supposed to go.' She looked from Em to the soldiers and back again, a sad smile on her face. 'I don't think I ever really expected to make it out of this alive either.”
― Amy Tintera, Allied

“We're not the ones who live, Em. We're the ones who fight alone, so others can live better.”
― Amy Tintera, Allied

“She had inhibited her sympathy, one genuine sympathetic impulse would have ruined her.”
― Iris Murdoch, The Message to the Planet

“Why did I ever leave them, what was I fleeing from? What spoilt scene that I could not then endure?”
― Iris Murdoch, The Nice and the Good

“Completely ruined, I thought. Normal was out the window and floating to the stars.”
― Amanda Littrell, Keeping Her Toy

“He was going to destroy her. He nearly had before, but his vanity and his egocentrism had rendered him too myopic to truly see into the heart of her and do the damage that he'd craved. This time, she would not escape unscathed; he was going to make her suffer and do it so well that she might even grow to crave it—until it sent her plummeting. Until it left her broken and bleeding.

Until he ripped her heart out.”
― Nenia Campbell, Quid Pro Quo

“There are daisies
In the ruined garden, still blooming strangely”
― Laura Kasischke, Space, in Chains

“Past and caste have ruined 80% lives.”
― Nitya Prakash

“Life is pretty stress free once you've ruined everything that matters.”
― Nitya Prakash

“We ruined each other by being together. We destroyed each other’s dreams.”
― Nitya Prakash

“Some people are ruined forever for any other hands.”
― Nitya Prakash

“it is a shame that so many beautiful places have become immensely popular within the past 3-4 years...they are being plastered all over the internet making people want to go and see them, especially photographers...and its a further shame that so many photographers only want to take pictures, with the goal to share to their social media sites and get likes, sponsors, and money...ironically how before that, like just 4 years ago, you seldom saw many images of unknown places, and most people had no clue where these spots where...now these special places are becoming less unique as they get more and more coverage and exposure, becoming less and less mystical to the art-world...

it is also a further shame how many of these photographers only care about themselves and getting their picture at any cost, including the cost of damaging their natural surroundings with their ignorance...and my god, the stuff i have seen them do and leave behind in their wake is appalling...and more and more all the reason for why i will not disclose anymore the places where i go now that are unknown treasures which i have been discovering, so these new photo sites do not ever have to become overrun like so many other beautiful places have regrettably become, all due to inconsiderate and selfish people with their selfish cameras and cellphones, and selfish actions, those annoying people out there who are merely like pesky fleas to a very beautiful location, sucking the blood and life out of it slowly...

i feel partially to blame, as i used to always give people locations of my photo comps, so many of the places not many knew about and were rarely visited, let alone photographed...there were spots i photographed over 5 years ago, and now many of these sites are overrun with greed and stupidity, getting trashed, tagged, and overrun. i know i am not directly to blame, but i was part of the problem even though i was only trying to help out other courteous photographers, but in the process of doing just that, the door opened to the ugly people looking to use others and use places for their own greedy intentions...i would even give them the gps to within 5 feet of the spot if they asked me...i was always so open and as helpful as i could be...also gave out all my camera settings and told how i went about creating my impressions with my equipment and thoughts about the composition...

now look what has happened...i am not to blame, but i do carry much of the responsibility as word got out to these previously secluded locations...so now, i want no part of it anymore. and even-though now i often get called selfish and mean for not disclosing my locations, i must do what i feel is necessary to protect what i love and the places i love.”
― Bodhi Smith, Bodhi Smith Impressionist Photography

“Professional astronomy ruined my life.”
― Steven Magee

“The ruined soul is restored through the redemption grace of repentance.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Some Florida retirees were financially ruined by hurricane Ian.”
― Steven Magee

“Southwest Airlines ruined Christmas 2022 for a million people.”
― Steven Magee

“I had an unfortunate encounter with mean staff at the high altitude Denver International Airport that ruined my vacation and I now avoid Colorado.”
― Steven Magee

“The madness of the last few weeks was finally settling in. “Forgive me, Rayne. It is merely the door being left open, as if I have a shred of reputation left to fret over.” He frowned. “I take your reputation seriously, Lady Catriona. You have never been ruined in my eyes.”
― Scarlett Scott, Earl of Every Sin

“I don't know why any of you think this is your lucky day,' he yelled back as he turned around. He shattered the arrow in his fist. 'It's really not. Not when my cloak has been ruined. And I really liked it. It was warm, and now it has godsdamn holes in it. How will that keep me warm?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“The small things were never what ruined you. If she were kneeling and examining the shells on the beach, she wouldn't see the titanic wave raising over her head.

What sort of things would she wonder about, if she weren't always waiting for the next wave to come?”
― Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning

“You slipped a grenade inside my mouth when you kissed me goodbye and walked away with the pin between your teeth.

(There is nothing here to come back to.)”
― Kristina Mahr