Hannah

“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.”
― Thurgood Marshall

“German is a much more precise language than English. Americans throw the word love around for everything: I love my wife! I love all my friends! I love rock music! I love the rain! I love comic books! I love peanut butter!

The word you use to describe your feelings for your wife should not be the same word you use to describe your feelings for peanut butter. In German, there are a dozen different words that describe varying degrees of liking something a lot. Germans almost never use the word love, unless they mean a deep romantic love. I have never told my parents I love them, because it would sound melodramatic, inappropriate, and almost incestuous. In German, you tell your mother that you hold her very dear, not that you are in love with her.”
― Oliver Markus Malloy, Bad Choices Make Good Stories - The Heroin Scene in Fort Myers

“We are surrounded by story.”
― Alice McDermott

“What do you want?"
"You." His voice was soft, low. His eyes were intense and watchful.”
― Donna Grant, Darkest Flame: Part 4