#d

He didn't mind if she hated him. They were never going to be a cute romantic couple like Sam and Astrid. Clean-cut, righteous, all that. The perfect couple. He and Diana were the imperfect couple. ↗

— Michael Grant

#couple #diana #gone #imperfect #love

Rain drops are not the ones who bring the clouds. ↗

— Sorin Cerin

#rain #wisdom-quote #love

When I lay these questions before God I get no answer. But a rather special sort of 'No answer.' It is not the locked door. It is more like a silent, certainly not uncompassionate, gaze. As though He shook His head not in refusal but waiving the question. Like, 'Peace, child; you don't understand. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#god #god-s-love #love #peace #prayer

I'm done peeing now." "Thank you for letting me know. ↗

— Jessica Park

#love #love

I thought grandmothers had to like you. It’s a law or something. ↗

— Mary E. Pearson

#unconditional-love #love

No darkness can conquer the light love sheds. ↗

— Quinn Loftis

#love #out-of-the-dark #quinn-loftis #love

No occupation in this world is more trying to soul and body than the care of young children. What patience and wisdom, skill and unlimited love it calls for. God gave the work to mothers and furnished them for it, and they cannot shirk it and be guiltless. ↗

— Isabella Macdonald Alden

#motherhood #parenting #love

The denigration of those we love always detaches us from them in some degree. Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#idolatry #idols #love-disappointment #love

Erotic longing is really a longing to merge with something greater than oneself. For every kind of love is a force that holds the promise of taking us beyond the limitations of our individual lives. ↗

— Julianne Davidow

#individual #lives #longing #love #merge

It's always nice being wanted. Even if it's by the wrong person. ↗

— Tabitha Suzuma

#desire