Sarafini > Quotes

“I mean, you didn’t lie, but like my father says: the truth without love is assault.”
― Sarafini, GOLD II

“Grief is love’s souvenir. It is our proof that we once loved. Grief is the receipt we wave in the air that says to the world: Look! Love was once mine. Here is my proof that I paid the price.” — Glennon Doyle Melton”
― Sarafini, Haunted Love 2

“Mothers are an interesting species,” she explained, speaking with her hands. “We inherit our mothers’ mess, no doubt, but we also inherit their magic.”
― Sarafini, GOLD II

“If you want to believe that means something, then you will. Whatever the thinker thinks, the prover will prove.”
― Sarafini, Haunted Love 2

“India, men don’t want the women who want them,” E explained. “We want the women we want. When those women act hard to get, that just sweetens the pot. Because men are driven by the unattainable. We like prizes, we like to win. We want something we can hold up in the air in victory. Something we had to battle for. Everything else is just passing time.”
― Sarafini, GOLD II

“After all, there was no formal agreement that he had a duty to you. As hurtful as it may sound, it’s not uncommon. So many men operate under such loopholes: children, homes, holidays, vacations, none of that matters because they never verbally agreed that the two of you were exclusively a couple.”
― Sarafini, Haunted Love

“This world is not ours; everything is temporary, and nothing or no one belongs to us. Sometimes, we can’t hold onto people no matter how badly we want to.”
― Sarafini, Haunted Love 2

“You’re not in love. You just traded your nicotine addiction for a sugar addiction. This is how people in your circumstances typically operate. You need something, or in your case, someone, to hold on to—to pretend with. The delusion is very often…sky high.”
― Sarafini, Haunted Love 2

“As humans, we all need a motive and our own personal why. A reason to get out of bed that belongs to us that no one can take or infringe upon. That’s called purpose.”
― Sarafini, Haunted Love 2

“We as humans will always look for ways to justify our behavior, but that doesn’t make it any less harmful or untrue,”
― Sarafini, Haunted Love

“Nothing beautiful demands attention.”
― Sarafini, GOLD II