“Problems of the heart always bruised the soul.”
― Brida
― Brida
“Love never comes just a little bit at a time, I thought, as I watched him, absorbed in contemplation of the Virgin. The previous day, the world made sense, even without love's presence. But now we needed each other in order to see the true brilliance of things.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“Wait. This was the first lesson I had learned about love. The day drags along, you make thousands of plans, you imagine every possible conversation, you promise to change your behavior in certain ways -- and you feel more and more anxious until your loved one arrives. But by then, you don't know what to say. The hours of waiting have been transformed into tension, the tension has become fear, and the fear makes you embarrassed about showing affection.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“Love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries.”
― Brida
― Brida
“And because of our selfishness, we will be condemned to the worst torture humankind ever invented for itself: loneliness.”
― Brida
― Brida
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