“I want to reach out and grab his hand and hold it to me, right over my heart, right where it aches the most. I don't know if doing that would heal me or make my heart break entirely, but either way this constant hungry waiting would be over.”
― Matched
― Matched
“For a while" is a phrase whose length can't be measured.At least by the person who's waiting.”
― South of the Border, West of the Sun
― South of the Border, West of the Sun
“Waiting. Simply one person doing nothing, over time, while another approached.”
― Atonement
― Atonement
“so if you love him, why keep him waiting for 13 years?"
"Because I was afraid. Afraid of not being worthy, afraid of not knowing how to love him, afraid of waking up one day and not loving him anymore.”
― Que serais-je sans toi?
"Because I was afraid. Afraid of not being worthy, afraid of not knowing how to love him, afraid of waking up one day and not loving him anymore.”
― Que serais-je sans toi?
“...as if the world had become a giant train station in which everything was delayed until further notice.”
― Bel Canto
― Bel Canto
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