#happin

I was terrified of my weakness, of my sharp tongue, of my every flaw. I was terrified that this moment, my chance to live in happiness for however short a time we may have had, would be ruined because I was simply not carved out of the same wood as happiness, and that my grain was too twisted to ever take its form. ↗

— Amy Lane

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If you love a person, you should show it in adundance, not reserve it for special occasions like fine china. ↗

— Bryan Cohen

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Now they are lovers. The first, wild courses are ended. They have founded their domain. A satanic happiness follows. ↗

— James Salter

#knowing #love #sex #sin #love

Sometimes I think of you and I feel giddy. Memory makes me lightheaded, drunk on champagne. All the things we did. And if anyone has said this was the price I would have agreed to pay it. That surprises me; that with the hurt and the mess comes a shift of recognition. It was worth it. Love is worth it. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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Pain is temporary, love is forever, don't make it the other way around. ↗

— Robert Tew

#life-quote #love #love-quotes #relationships #life

Ah, what happiness it is to be with people who are all happy, to press hands, press cheeks, smile into eyes. ↗

— Katherine Mansfield

#happiness #happy-people #holding-hands #love #short-story

Jenny kissed me when we met, Jumping from the chair she sat in; Time, you thief, who love to get Sweets into your list, put that in: Say I'm weary, say I'm sad, Say that health and wealth have missed me, Say I'm growing old, but add-- Jenny kissed me! ↗

— Leigh Hunt

#love

Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. ↗

— William Lyon Phelps

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You know, when you're unhappy you don't have the strength left to take care of others. But it doesn't mean you don't love them. ↗

— Francesca Marciano

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Bride, n. - A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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