#ai

And I realize ... it’s okay. It’s okay if St. Clair and I never become more than friends. His friendship alone has strengthened me in a way that no one else’s ever has. He swept me from my room and showed me independence. In other words, he was exactly what I needed. I won’t forget it. And I certainly don’t want to lose it. ↗

— Stephanie Perkins

#anna-and-the-french-kiss #etienne #st-clair #friendship

The silence was unbearable to him. If the pictures could have reflected the feelings inside him, they would have been screaming in pain. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#death

For this moment, this one moment, we are together. I press you to me. Come, pain, feed on me. Bury your fangs in my flesh. Tear me asunder. I sob, I sob. ↗

— Virginia Woolf

#friendship #pain #death

This is the real way a friendship ends. Not with some huge screaming row, but with a gradual withdrawal. You’d think it would be less painful this way. ↗

— Cat Clarke

#laine-s-fave #sad #friendship

Do you want to hang out? At your place or something?" Hanging out with Jimmy Hailler will mean that I have to say hello to him every day. I'm not ready to say hello to him every day. Too much commitment. It's bad enough that I'm sharing chocolate brownies swith him. I shake my head. "Not today. ↗

— Melina Marchetta

#jimmy-hailler #friendship

I need you." "I'm here." And we sit in silence. ↗

— Katie McGarry

#friendship #friendship

The cracks in old friendships are measured in awkward pauses. ↗

— Darin Strauss

#failings #friendship #friendship

It was maddening how your best friend could twist the knobs inside of you so much that it hurt. ↗

— Melissa de la Cruz

#interesting #pain #friendship

I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to an encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president. ↗

— Indra Nooyi

#also #anything #arrange #becoming #catholic

Your heart’s strength is measured by how hard it holds on. Your self worth and faith is measured by finally letting go. However, your peace is measured by how long you don’t look back. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#friendships #life #love #relationships #faith