“Love is vivid. I never wanted the pale version. Love is full strength. I never wanted the diluted version. I never shied away from love’s hugeness but I had no idea that love could be as reliable as the sun. The daily rising of love.”
― Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
― Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
“Either this stripped-down solitude or the storm of love–nothing else in the world interests me.”
― American Journals
― American Journals
“Love is lak de sea. It’s uh movin’ thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it’s different with every shore.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
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