“It was the kind of love that, sooner or later, cornered you into a choice: either you tore free or you stayed and withstood its rigor even as it squeezed you into something smaller than yourself.”
― And the Mountains Echoed
― And the Mountains Echoed
“Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. You know that more than anybody. So don't be afraid. Be alive.”
― The Truth About Forever
― The Truth About Forever
“All those men who end up disappointing you. After a while, you don't even want to have feelings anymore. You just want to get on with your life.”
― Sex and the City
― Sex and the City
“My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing beauty of life once more. It's happened before, it will happen again, I'm sure. When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive--I'll find love again.”
― The Zahir
― The Zahir
“Wait. This was the first lesson I had learned about love. The day drags along, you make thousands of plans, you imagine every possible conversation, you promise to change your behavior in certain ways -- and you feel more and more anxious until your loved one arrives. But by then, you don't know what to say. The hours of waiting have been transformed into tension, the tension has become fear, and the fear makes you embarrassed about showing affection.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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