“Happy. Not giddy or overjoyed, but that low, steady level of happiness that, in the best periods of life, rides underneath everything else, a buffer between you and the world you are walking over.”
― Beach Read
― Beach Read
“But don't you think that it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?”
― The Time Traveler's Wife
― The Time Traveler's Wife
“One of the reasons why we crave love, and seek it so desperately, is that love is the only cure for loneliness, and shame, and sorrow. But some feelings sink so deep into the heart that only loneliness can help you find them again. Some truths about yourself are so painful that only shame can help you live with them. And some things are just so sad that only your soul can do the crying for you.”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
“The feeling settles. The loss becomes as much a part of me as anything.”
― Sharks in the Time of Saviors
― Sharks in the Time of Saviors
“The husband and wife become intensely aware of the present moment. In the present they are free; free to make decisions, free to experiment. They learn to savor their lives because everything is uncertain, and at the same time some things are already too certain. They live and love in the present tense.”
― The Time Traveler's Wife
― The Time Traveler's Wife
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