“I mean, if the relationship can’t survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?”
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“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.”
“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.”
“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”
“It’s just that I don’t want to be somebody’s crush. If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don’t want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it too.”
“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.”
“I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.”
“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?”
“Kiss me, and you will see how important I am.”
“What I want is to be needed. What I need is to be indispensable to somebody. Who I need is somebody that will eat up all my free time, my ego, my attention. Somebody addicted to me. A mutual addiction.”
“For the two of us, home isn’t a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.”
“They didn’t agree on much. In fact, they didn’t agree on anything. They fought all the time and challenged each other ever day. But despite their differences, they had one important thing in common. They were crazy about each other.”
“It is nearly impossible to be amicable with people who constantly say and do stupid shit.”
“The best index to a person’s character is how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and how he treats people who can’t fight back.”
“No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater…The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that’s the key. It’s like a big pie chart, and the
“That’s always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people would want to be around someone because they’re pretty. It’s like picking your breakfast cereals based on color instead of taste.”
“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
“And I’m suppose to sit by while you date boys and fall in love with someone else, get married…?” His voice tightened. “And meanwhile, I’ll die a little bit more every day, watching.”
“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.”