Silvia

“It's such a liability to love another person.”
― Janet Fitch, White Oleander

“She had been a teenager once, and she knew that, despite the apparent contradictions, a person's teenage years lasted well into their fifties.”
― Derek Landy, Mortal Coil

“So unfair, she thought. Her baby was going to grow up, and her husband wasn't.”
― Stacy Bierlein, A Vacation on the Island of Ex-Boyfriends

“Infantile love follows the principle: "I love because I am loved."
Mature love follows the principle: "I am loved because I love."
Immature love says: "I love you because I need you."
Mature love says: "I need you because I love you.”
― Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving