Camelia

“If I were the moon, I know where I would fall down.”
― D.H. Lawrence, The Rainbow

“Or at school you might have been prodded to come “out of your shell”—that noxious expression which fails to appreciate that some animals naturally carry shelter everywhere they go, and that some humans are just the same.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Cu încetul, la evocarea lor se deşteptase în mine un suflet nou, un suflet de nomad cu nostalgii sfâşietoare, mă încindea dorul de ducă, mă înfrigura ispita plecărilor spre necunoscut, fermecul îndepărtatelor pribegiri şi, la gândul că aş rămâne până la capăt robul unui petec de pământ, osândit a mă frământa şi istovi fără mulţumire într-un ocol restrâns, sufeream cumplit, mă simţeam abătut până la deznădejde.”
― Mateiu I. Caragiale, Craii de Curtea-Veche

“There are lots of women who are attracted to tyrannical men. Like moths to a flame. And there are some women who do not need a hero or even a stormy lover but a friend. Just remember that when you grow up. Steer clear of the tryant lovers, and try to locate the ones who are looking for a man as a friend, not because they are feeling empty themselves but because they enjoy making you full too. And remember that friendship between a woman and a man is something much more precious and rare than love: love is actually something quite gross and even clumsy compared to friendship. Friendship includes a measure of sensitivity, attentiveness, generosity, and a finely tuned sense of moderation.”
― Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness