Rhen Bean

“It seems to be God’s pattern to make a step toward us, and if we respond, He takes another and draws close. If we don’t respond He does not push His way in, or cut in on our dance per se.”
― John Bevere, DRAWING NEAR

“She threw her arms around him and smothered him with kisses. She had an overwhelming desire to tell him, like the most banal of women, Don't let me go, hold me tight, make me your plaything, you slave, be strong! But they were words she could not say.
The only thing she said when he released her from his embrace was, "You don't know how happy I am to be with you." That was the most her reserved nature allowed her to express.”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

“Love was not an extension of public life but its antithesis. It meant a longing to put himself at the mercy of his partner. He who gives himself up like a prisoner of war must give up his weapon as well. And deprived in advance of defense against a possible blow, he cannot help wondering when the blow will fall. That is why I can say that for Franz, love meant the constant expectation of a blow.”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

“Fidelity gave a unity to lives that would otherwise splinter into thousands of split-second impressions.”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being