“I want to be loved madly, or not at all.”
― A Girl Called Samson
― A Girl Called Samson
“My expertise in sadness is hard earned, but I realize more and more that it is a gift. Living with sadness, accepting it, is easier than trying to pretend it isn’t there. It is another of life’s great mysteries that sadness and joy can coexist so compatibly with one another. In fact, I wonder if on this side of heaven, neither one can be complete without the other.”
― Theo of Golden
― Theo of Golden
“I think every pain in this world wants to be witnessed.”
― The Book of Longings
― The Book of Longings
“Life will be life and death will be death.”
― The Book of Longings
― The Book of Longings
“Is it a surprise then that on our first date, I am disappointed to see Yameen in the flesh? By this, I do not mean the way he looks, but the fact that he has a body, with a specific shape and size. A body, that circumscribes his limitations and contains his impact. To me, he has been the limitless, amorphous voice who speaks to me about love. His voice has been my guiding light to The Thing.”
― Beloved Strangers: A Memoir
― Beloved Strangers: A Memoir
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