Vivie

“Maybe the first time you saw her you were ten. She was standing in the sun scratching her legs. Or tracing letters in the dirt with a stick. Her hair was being pulled. Or she was pulling someone's hair. And a part of you was drawn to her, and a part of you resisted--wanting to ride off on your bicycle, kick a stone, remain uncomplicated. In the same breath you felt the strength of a man, and a self-pity that made you feel small and hurt. Part of you thought: Please don't look at me. If you don't, I can still turn away. And part of you thought: Look at me.”
― Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

“We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
― Anaïs Nin

“The prince of darkness is a gentleman!”
― William Shakespeare, King Lear

“There are no good-byes, where ever you'll be, you'll be in my heart.”
― Ghandi