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“I think what really bothered me is that the idea of belonging to him felt oppressive," I tell George.
"Do you think that's about Nate or marriage in general?"
"I'm not sure. I don't want to be absorbed by another person, but maybe I wouldn't mind belonging to someone if they belonged to me, too. If we belonged to each other as well as to ourselves."
"An equal belonging."
"Yeah, exactly. I think I could be into that."
George hums. "I think I'd be into that, too.”
― Our Perfect Storm
"Do you think that's about Nate or marriage in general?"
"I'm not sure. I don't want to be absorbed by another person, but maybe I wouldn't mind belonging to someone if they belonged to me, too. If we belonged to each other as well as to ourselves."
"An equal belonging."
"Yeah, exactly. I think I could be into that."
George hums. "I think I'd be into that, too.”
― Our Perfect Storm
“The fact that their understanding of “suffering” is different from ours also means their feelings of gratitude will be different. If our children are “ungrateful” to us for preventing them from experiencing so many painful realities, it means we’ve successfully separated them from those things.”
― How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to: An Encyclopedia for Ditching Your Emotional Baggage
― How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to: An Encyclopedia for Ditching Your Emotional Baggage
“There are no ugly parts. Some of them are louder than others. Some might be vicious when provoked.” His eyes drill into mine. “But they’re all you. They’re all worthy of love.”
― Our Perfect Storm
― Our Perfect Storm
“You're both so full of energy and ideas, but when you're together, all that creativity and vitality seems to multiply. You feed off each other in positive ways— you've always been partners. Beneath all the fun and excitement is something much firmer. I think you give each other a rush but also a foundation you can trust. Together, you're both the tide and the ocean floor. Constantly moving but stable.”
― Our Perfect Storm
― Our Perfect Storm
“Don't get me wrong: I thought your father was cute. But what made me love him was an accumulation of so many things over the years—conversations, small gestures, jokes. He was interested in everything I had to say. He wanted me to achieve my goals as badly as I did. My love for him was like a bucket sitting out in the rain, slowly collecting water, drop by drop, until one day, it was spilling over." She shrugs. "He was my partner. The person I wanted near me for the good times and when it felt like the world was falling apart.”
― Our Perfect Storm
― Our Perfect Storm
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