#ed

She tries to wear her pain on the inside. She always has. It’s the trademark of the oldest sibling, I think. ↗

— Laura Miller

#contemporary-romance #love #my-butterfly #love

In contrast we let go of existence, meaning, and the sublime as categories to describe the object “God.” Instead these become ways in which we engage with the world. Yet, as we affirm the world in love, we indirectly sense that in letting go of God we have, in fact, found ourselves at the very threshold of God. ↗

— Peter Rollins

#letting-go #love #love

Don’t fall in love with me,” She whispered harshly, a sob catching in her throat. “I know you probably think I’m egotistical saying this, but I need your promise that you won’t do that. If you want to stay friends – or whatever the hell we’re heading towards, you have to promise me you won’t love me – not now, not ever.” - Stephanie Carovella, Damaged. ↗

— Nina D'Angelo

#dominic-delaney #love #romance #stephanie-carovella #love

That it's no good loving me because I'm never going to get married anyway and he'd just end up hating me later instead of sooner. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#uncertainty #unloved #unrequited #love

Until our hearts find complete security and significance in God's unconditional love, we will never be satisfied. ↗

— Renee Swope

#love-satisfied #security #love

She also understood there was a hole in her heart where her son should be, that she was a wicked, selfish woman for wishing him back. ↗

— Shannon Celebi

#mother #motherhood #mothers #mothers-love #selfish

She didn't tell him white folks couldn't love the same as coloreds. She couldn't love the same neither though, cuz more than half of her was white. ↗

— Shannon Celebi

#colored #race #race-america #race-relations #racism

Je t'aime, Lottie. Plus qu'un zloty." I hesitate, not sure what to say. "Well, it's a start...." "'I love you, Lottie, More that a zloty'?" Lorcan translates incredulously. "Seriously?" "Lottie's a difficult rhyme!" Richard says defensively. "You try!" "You could have used 'potty,'" suggests Noah. "'I love you, Lottie, Sitting on the potty.'" "Thanks, Noah," says Richard grouchily. "Appreciate it. ↗

— Sophie Kinsella

#wedding-night #love

I have no words alas! to tell the loveliness of loving well ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#love #quote #tamerlane #love

عزيزتي غادة لن أنسى. كلا. فأنا ببساطة أقول لك: لم أعرف أحدا في حياتي مثلك، أبداً أبداً . لم أقترب من أحد كما اقتربت منك أبداً أبداً ولذلك لن أنساك، لا...إنك شيء نادر في حياتي. بدأت معك ويبدو لي أنني سأنتهي معك . "غسان كنفاني ↗

— غسان كنفاني

#unrequited-love #love