Shanti

“For [erotically intelligent couples], love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life: time. Marriage is not the end of romance, it is the beginning. They know that they have years in which to deepen their connection, to experiment, to regress, and even to fail. They see their relationship as something alive and ongoing, not a fait accompli. It’s a story that they are writing together, one with many chapters, and neither partner knows how it will end. There’s always a place they haven’t gone yet, always something about the other still to be discovered.”
― Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

“To be vulnerable, to be raw, to virtually expose your guts, I like doing that.”
― Lana Parrilla

“You are where you need to be. Just take a deep breath.”
― Lana Parrilla

“Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.”
― Jodie Foster