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After We Collided

by Anna Todd

"After We Collided" is the second installment in Anna Todd's After series, picking up in the aftermath of the explosive revelation that ended the first book. Tessa Young, a nineteen-year-old English literature major, has… more

First published 2014 · 688 pages · English

18 quotes ★ 3.72 (241,145) Contemporary

Quotes from the Book

The best thing about reading is to escape from your life, to be able to live hundreds or even thousands of different lives.
If you aren’t affected somehow, even in the slightest bit, you aren’t reading the right book.
Just because he can't love you the way you want him to doesn't mean he does't love you with everything he has.
Whatever our souls are made of his and mine are the same
Is love always like this? Is it always so passionate, yet so damn painful?
La lectura es la mejor manera de escapar de las preocupaciones del día a día, de poder vivir cientos, incluso miles de vidas distintas. Lo que no es ficción no tiene ese poder, no te cambia del mismo modo que la ficción. —¿La ficción te cambia? —Sí, te cambia. Si no te afecta, aunque sólo sea un poco, es que no estás leyendo el libro adecuado.—...—. Me gusta pensar que todas las novelas que he leído hasta ahora ya forman parte de mí, que me han hecho como soy, en cierto sentido.
Tessa has an obsession with Target that I’ll never understand.
Sometimes you just have to choose to let things go, to move on.
I don't really care for fiction." "How can you not? The best thing about reading is to escape from your life, to be able to live hundreds or even thousands of different lives. Non-fiction doesn't have that power- it doesn't change you like fiction does." "Change you?" He raises his brow. "Yes, change you. If you aren't affected somehow, even in the slightest bit, you aren't reading the right book. I would like to think that every novel I've read has become a part of me, created who I am, in a sense.
De algún modo se ha convertido en el pegamento que mantenía mi vida en su sitio, y en su ausencia sólo me quedan las ruinas de lo que fue mi existencia.
Es macht mich wahnsinnig, wie sie in ihrem Essen stochert. Am liebsten würde ich ihr die Kartoffeln gabelweise in den Mund schaufeln. Deshalb haben wir Probleme, weil ich Gewaltfantasien von Zwangsfütterung habe. (Hardin über Tessa)
La lectura es la mejor manera de escapar de las preocupaciones del día a día, de poder vivir cientos, incluso miles, de vidas distintas.
I take it she didn’t accept your apology?” “Who says I gave an apology, or a reason to need one?” “Because you’re you, and on top of that, you’re a man . . .” He salutes me and downs the rest of what’s in his glass. “We always have to apologize first. It’s the way it is.
Subrayaba frases en mis novelas que me recordaban a ti. ¿Quieres oír la primera? Era: «Bajó a la pista, evitando mirarla durante un buen rato, como si se tratara del sol; pero, aunque no la miraba, la veía, como sucede con el sol». Supe que te amaba mientras subrayaba a Tolstoy.
It's dark meets light; it's chaotic perfection; it's everything I fear, want, and need.
My grandmother used to tell me that cupcakes are good for the soul. If I need anything, it's something for my soul.
La lectura es la mejor manera de escapar de las preocupaciones del día a día, de poder vivir cientos, incluso miles de vidas distintas. Lo que no es ficción no tiene ese poder, no te cambia del mismo modo que la ficción. Si no te afecta, aunque sea sólo un poco, es que no estás leyendo el libro adecuado.
You aren’t one of those women who demands to pay half of the bill, are you?” he teases.

Did you know?

  • The After series originated as fanfiction posted by Anna Todd on the platform Wattpad.
  • Todd took inspiration for the story from the band One Direction and based it on singer Harry Styles.
  • "After We Collided" was originally titled "After 2" in its Wattpad fanfiction form.
  • The book was published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
  • The After series was adapted into a film franchise, with "After We Collided" reaching cinemas in 2020.

About Anna Todd

Anna Todd is an American author best known for the After series, which began as fanfiction on the platform Wattpad and became an international bestselling franchise. She was among the first writers to translate a massive Wattpad following into a traditional publishing and film career.

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About the book

"After We Collided" is the second installment in Anna Todd's After series, picking up in the aftermath of the explosive revelation that ended the first book. Tessa Young, a nineteen-year-old English literature major, has ended her relationship with the tattooed, volatile Hardin Scott after learning of his betrayal, and she throws herself into work and family in an effort to rebuild her life. When the two cross paths again in Seattle, their unresolved feelings resurface, and the novel charts their turbulent, on-again-off-again attempts to move forward, together and apart.

The book is a young adult romance built around emotional volatility, obsession, and the push-pull dynamics of a relationship marked by passion and repeated conflict. Its central concerns are trust and its rupture, the difficulty of separating from a partner who is both damaging and magnetic, and the way first love can consume its participants. The Seattle setting and Tessa's professional and academic ambitions provide a counterweight to the intensity of her bond with Hardin.

"After We Collided" is inseparable from its origins: the After series began as fanfiction posted by Todd on the writing platform Wattpad, inspired by the band One Direction and, in particular, the singer Harry Styles. The story's enormous online readership led to a publishing deal with Gallery Books, and the series went on to become an international bestseller and the basis for a film franchise, making it one of the most prominent examples of Wattpad fanfiction crossing over into mainstream commercial success.

Key characters

  • Tessa YoungNineteen-year-old English literature major at the center of the story
  • Hardin ScottTessa's volatile, tattooed on-again-off-again love interest
  • LandonHardin's supportive stepbrother and Tessa's friend
  • TrevorA colleague and potential love interest for Tessa
  • MollyA member of Hardin's social circle who antagonizes Tessa

Book details

First published
2014
Length
688 pages
Reading time
42 hours
Author
Anna Todd
Goodreads rating
3.72 (241k ratings)

Series & reading order

  1. 1 After
  2. 2 After We Collided
  3. 3 After We Fell
  4. 4 After Ever Happy
  5. 5 Before

Movie & TV adaptations

  • IMDb
    After We Collided 2020

    Film starring Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Tessa and Hardin.

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