Veda Caley

“... And I always return to the illusion that we are still together, and then -unwillingly- to the knowledge that you have made a hostage of my memory...”
― Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian

“Sometimes he reminded me of a turtle hiding inside its shell, in there thinking about things and not ever sticking his head out into the world.”
― Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn-Dixie

“It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom. Each, in its utmost development, supposes a high degree of intimacy and heart-knowledge; each renders one individual dependent for the food of his affections and spiritual life upon another; each leaves the passionate lover, or the no less passionate hater, forlorn and desolate by the withdrawal of his object.”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

“It’s true: if we live behind a mask we can impress but we can’t connect.”
― Donald Miller, Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Acquiring a Taste for True Intimacy