“The trouble is that so many people, most of them women, think they have to have a perfect body to be loved. But all it has to do is be capable of loving—and being loved.”
― The Little Paris Bookshop
― The Little Paris Bookshop
“Star salt (the stars’ reflection in a river) Sun cradle (the sea) Lemon kiss (everyone knew exactly what this meant!) Family anchor (the dinner table) Heart notcher (your first lover) Veil of time (you spin around in the sandpit to find you are old and wet your pants when you laugh) Dreamside Wishableness This last word was Samy’s new favorite. “We all live in wishableness,” she said. “Each in a different kind.”
― The Little Paris Bookshop
― The Little Paris Bookshop
“The reality of love is better than its reputation.”
― The Little Paris Bookshop
― The Little Paris Bookshop
“We are loved if we love, another truth we always seem to forget. ...Loving requires so much courage and so little expectation.”
― The Little Paris Bookshop
― The Little Paris Bookshop
“You go on by doing the best you can. You go on by being generous. You go on by being true. You go on by offering comfort to others who can't go on. You go on by allowing the unbearable days to pass and allowing the pleasure in other days. You go on by finding a channel for your love and another for your rage.”
― Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
― Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
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