Times Are Hard Quotes

"I thought you loved me!" He cut me off instantly. "Didn't we agree to run away together?" I cried, "Maxwell... I swear on my life, I had no idea this was going to happen. My mom planned everything and…" He dismissed me with a wave of his hand. "Cut it off, step-sister," he said, heading to his car. "Maxwell! Maxwell! Please don't leave me with that son of a bitch!" I shouted desperately. Anastasia, a recent college graduate, is torn between her forbidden love for her stepbrother Maxwell and her mother's demands to marry Ryan, a stranger. When she discovers she's carrying Maxwell’s child, her world spirals out of control. Trapped in a loveless marriage with a monster, she longs for Maxwell, but he's nowhere to be found. Just when she thinks all hope is lost, Maxwell's father steps in—but he's determined to keep her for himself. She's stuck. Damn it!

The emergency center I worked in went haywire as the typhoon closed in on our town. That night, my husband’s first love made seven emergency calls in a row to me. However, she did not say anything when I picked up. By the eighth call, I thought it was a prank caller, so I gave them a piece of my mind. Then, I heard my husband’s angry voice. “Melinda! This is the eighth time Sadie's called you for help! Haven’t you made her suffer enough?!” After that fiasco, he decided to avenge Sadie by taping my mouth, tying my wrists and legs up, and throwing me into our basement for three whole days, despite it being flooded with seawater, I begged for mercy, but it was to no avail. “You knew Sadie couldn’t talk because she hurt her throat, yet you still hung up on her! I'm going to make sure you feel the same hopelessness she felt!" Those three days left me with a collection of severe infections. I ended up having to remove my kidney. Even after all that, that man still had the gall to kneel by my bed and beg me to give him another chance.

Misha thinks Soren is the perfect boyfriend-material. He is utterly handsome, kind, and helpful even to strangers. And he even comes with a bonus: he’s a billionaire. But Soren’s own family are saying otherwise. They are telling everyone that Soren is a drug addict, a sex addict, a kleptomaniac and an incorrigible liar. And Misha’s family seem to believe all those wicked rumors about Soren and they want her to steer clear of him. Misha’s mind is telling her to run away from Soren and avoid him but her heart is telling her to run towards him and stay with him. Who to believe? What to believe?

"Let's get divorced." Layla said quietly but firmly. She couldn't take it anymore. Her marriage with Nate has been a facade, constructed solely to fulfill her father's dying wish. Even though Layla used to think she could his heart through time, she finally gave it up seeing his ex-girlfriend coming back. She should be the one to stand beside Nate. After all, she has always been the one in his heart. That's why Nate never laid his hand on her throughout their entire marriage, wasn't it? Layla was a girl with dignity. If Nate didn't show any interest in her, she didn't want to be the wrong person to occupy him, even if it hurt to let go. However, why didn't Nate just accept it and move on? Seeing the divorce paper, he said to Layla coldly, "as long as the paper is not signed, you are still my wife and no other man can lay his hands on you."

Pernikahan mereka terjadi karena adanya perjodohan. Mereka harus menerima perjodohan ini, namun tidak dengan Rendi. Ia tidak bisa menerima pernikahan ini. Ia menganggap pernikahan ini hanya sebuah pernikahan di atas kertas. Rara harus bisa menerima semua pernikahan ini dan ia mendapatkan perilaku yang tidak adil dari Rendi. Ia harus menelan pahit bahwa suami nya tidak akan pernah menganggap diri nya sebagai istri. Status mereka hanya sebagai pernikahan di atas kertas. Itu lah yang selalu Rendi ucap kan. Di tengah pernikahan mereka, Rara harus menerima bahwa masalalu dari suami nya kembali datang, ia harus menerima kepahitan yang ia telan. Masalalu yang membuat Rendi tidak akan menerima nya sebagai istri nya.

Alexandra, an independent introvert who, since losing her mother and sister consecutively due to illness, struggles to trust and rely on other people. That is until she met Jacob. Her cousin’s new tenants. With his etiquette and empathy, he sure gave her a lasting impression. But the insecurity of losing the women of her life is keeping her from relying to anyone. Will this be enough for Alexandra to finally take down her guards and open up?

My mother was the best portrait artist in the police station. She had a strong sense of justice and brooked no evil. However, all I got was a sharp retort when I called her to save me. "You know it's your sister's coming-of-age celebration today, and you're cursing her? Kidnapped, are you? Fine, the kidnappers can kill you for all I care." She assumed it was a prank call. So, she refused to go to the police station and do her job. I wasn't saved in time and was tortured to death. When the DNA report came out, she came to the scene all wobbly. She drew a portrait of me with my bones as reference, her hand trembling all the way. "Jessica? It can't be her. This is a mistake!" She tried again and again. Yet, it didn't matter how many times she redid it as the portrait showed my face. My mother, who had hated me my whole life, teared up.

Kehidupan Meida menjadi aneh sejak ia bertemu Morgan di sebuah supermarket. Dia menjadi memiliki perasaan kepada Morgan. Namun, beberapa hari kemudian, Meida dipecat dari pekerjaannya. Hal ini membuat ia sedih. Akhirnya, ia dan kedua temannya melamar pekerjaan di sebuah kafe yang baru buka sekitar 1 bulan. Namun siapa yang menyangka bahwa kafe tersebut ternyata milik Morgan? Pria yang disukai Meida.

Kematian ibunya, menyebabkan penyakit ayahnya kambuh. Hingga akhirnya, Adel dan Ilham, memutuskan untuk memulai hidup baru di kampung halaman ayahnya, di Yogyakarta. Disanalah, ia melanjutkan pendidikan beasiswanya di sekolah terkenal SMA Sriwijaya. Dan di sanalah ia diuji kesabarannya dengan dipertemukannya dengan cowok menjengkelkan bernama Badai. Cowok yang sangat dibenci oleh Adel seumur-umurnya. Tapi, apa jadinya jika ia malah ditaksir cowok itu. Apa benar, kalau benci dan cinta itu bedanya tipis? Entah! Biar takdir yang membuktikan!

Seorang lelaki yang trauma karena masa lalu dikhianati oleh kekasihnya, mendapat surat misterius dari masa depan dan bertanya-tanya siapa sipengirim surat karena apa yang ditulis selalu benar dengan apa yang akan atau telah terjadi, dan sipengirim surat tersebut adalah dirinya dimasa depan. Apakah yang terjadi? Kenapa pria tersebut mendapatkan surat dari dirinya dimasa depan?