It Ends with Us

by

Colleen Hoover

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Emmy Kincaid Character Analysis

Emmy Kincaid is the daughter of Ryle and Lily. Lily finds out she is pregnant with Emmy when she is in ER being treated for injuries Ryle inflicted on her. Lily’s pregnancy forces her to decide if she will stay or leave her abusive husband for the good of her daughter. When Emmy is born, Lily and Ryle agree to co-parent and live separately. They name her after Ryle’s deceased brother, Emerson.

Emmy Kincaid Quotes in It Ends with Us

The It Ends with Us quotes below are all either spoken by Emmy Kincaid or refer to Emmy Kincaid. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Cycles of Abuse Theme Icon
).
Chapter 33  Quotes

I decided to go with a nature theme. The bedding set is tan and green with pictures of plants and trees all over it. It matches the curtains and will eventually match a mural I plan to paint on the wall at some point [...]

As I stare back at him, I think about how easy it is for humans to make judgements when we’re standing on the outside of a situation. I spent years judging my mother’s situation.

It’s easy when we’re on the outside to believe that we would walk away without a second thought if a person mistreated us. It’s easy to say we couldn’t continue to love someone who mistreats us when we aren’t the ones feeling the love of that person.

Related Characters: Lily Bloom, Ryle Kincaid, Emmy Kincaid
Related Symbols: Plants
Page Number: 340
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 35  Quotes

“‘He held me down while I begged him to stop. But he swears he’ll never do it again. What should I do, Daddy?’”

He’s kissing her forehead, over and over, tears spilling down his face.

“What would you say to her, Ryle? Tell me. I need to know what you would say to our daughter if the man she loves with all her heart ever hurts her.”

A sob breaks from his check. He leans toward me and wraps an arm around me. “I would beg her to leave him…I would tell her that she is worth so much more. And I would beg her not to go back, no matter how much he loves her.”

[…] We hold each other. We hold our daughter. And as hard as this choice is, we break the pattern before the pattern breaks us.

Related Characters: Lily Bloom (speaker), Ryle Kincaid (speaker), Emmy Kincaid
Page Number: 359
Explanation and Analysis:
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Emmy Kincaid Quotes in It Ends with Us

The It Ends with Us quotes below are all either spoken by Emmy Kincaid or refer to Emmy Kincaid. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Cycles of Abuse Theme Icon
).
Chapter 33  Quotes

I decided to go with a nature theme. The bedding set is tan and green with pictures of plants and trees all over it. It matches the curtains and will eventually match a mural I plan to paint on the wall at some point [...]

As I stare back at him, I think about how easy it is for humans to make judgements when we’re standing on the outside of a situation. I spent years judging my mother’s situation.

It’s easy when we’re on the outside to believe that we would walk away without a second thought if a person mistreated us. It’s easy to say we couldn’t continue to love someone who mistreats us when we aren’t the ones feeling the love of that person.

Related Characters: Lily Bloom, Ryle Kincaid, Emmy Kincaid
Related Symbols: Plants
Page Number: 340
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 35  Quotes

“‘He held me down while I begged him to stop. But he swears he’ll never do it again. What should I do, Daddy?’”

He’s kissing her forehead, over and over, tears spilling down his face.

“What would you say to her, Ryle? Tell me. I need to know what you would say to our daughter if the man she loves with all her heart ever hurts her.”

A sob breaks from his check. He leans toward me and wraps an arm around me. “I would beg her to leave him…I would tell her that she is worth so much more. And I would beg her not to go back, no matter how much he loves her.”

[…] We hold each other. We hold our daughter. And as hard as this choice is, we break the pattern before the pattern breaks us.

Related Characters: Lily Bloom (speaker), Ryle Kincaid (speaker), Emmy Kincaid
Page Number: 359
Explanation and Analysis: