These stories may be fiction but our tears are very real. We all love a book that can make us cry, from the heartbreak of They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera to the devastating twist of A Year to the Day by Robin Benway. And besides making us sob our eyes out, all these novels often have at least one sad quote (sometimes many more) that feels like a punch to the gut. Do these lines hurt to read? Yes. Do we continue to read them over and over again because we recognize the beauty even through the pain? Also yes.
So brace yourselves, because we’ve rounded up the saddest quotes from our favorite devastating YA novels. Time for you to rank them based on how many buckets of tears they make you cry!
Rank the Saddest Quotes in YA
What other sad quotes would you add to this list? Let us know in the comments!