“Most of us can't help but live as though we've got two lives to live, one is the mockup, the other the finished version, and then there are all those versions in between. But there's only one, and before you know it, your heart is worn out, and, as for your body, there comes a point when no one looks at it, much less wants to come near it. Right now there's sorrow. I don't envy the pain. But I envy you the pain. (p. 225)”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
“You'll kill me if you stop.”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
“Perhaps we were friends first and lovers second. But then perhaps this is what lovers are.”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
“The perfect man is kind, funny and generous. He bends down to say hello to dogs and puts up shelves.”
― Everything I Know About Love
― Everything I Know About Love
“You’re too hard on yourself,’she said. ‘You can do long-term love. You’ve done it better than anyone I know.’
‘How? My longest relationship was two years and that was over when I was twenty-four.’
‘I’m talking about you and me, ’she said”
― Everything I Know about Love: A Memoir
‘How? My longest relationship was two years and that was over when I was twenty-four.’
‘I’m talking about you and me, ’she said”
― Everything I Know about Love: A Memoir
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