Emotionally Compromised Quotes

“Your instincts may tell you that you can’t survive if you experience feelings. But they are leftover child instincts. They’re the ones that first told you to freeze your feelings. They themselves are frozen and haven’t grown with the rest of you. These instincts don’t know that you’re far more capable of learning to cope with overwhelming emotion now than when you were a [child].”
― Maureen Brady

“you think I am going to give up now? I'm so close.”
― A. Rosa, Emotionally Compromised

“I can't tell if wanting you is selfish or stupid.”
― A. Rosa, Emotionally Compromised

“It's an obvious challenge, but the risk feels too big, the leap too grand, the future too unknown”
― A. Rosa, Emotionally Compromised

“He grabs my face, watching my watering eyes. "No, no, I knew you wouldn't let me go without a fight. It was just going to take some time. I'd do the same for you. In a way, I hope that someday maybe I can save your life."

I laugh, trying my damnedest not to kiss him. It's simple, isn't it? "Jeremy, you already have.”
― A. Rosa, Emotionally Compromised