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...women will show pride and honor about almost anything except love ... ↗

— William Faulkner

#pride #love

Solo adesso, finalmente, si rendeva conto del segreto. Un segreto molto semplice: l’amore. Tutto ciò che ci affascina del mondo inanimato, i boschi, le pianure, i fiumi, le montagne, le valli, le steppe, di più, di più, le città, i palazzi, le pietre, di più, il cielo, i tramonti, le tempeste, di più, la neve, di più, la notte, le stelle, il vento, tutte queste cose, di per sé vuote e indifferenti, si caricano di significato umano perché, senza che noi lo sospettiamo, contengono un presentimento d’amore. ↗

— Dino Buzzati i Un amore i

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To now is to love, to see is a joy, but to lose is hurtful. ↗

— Rubye Armorer

#children-s-book #inspiratinal #teenagers #love

My dogs. Bill Blass, after being asked "Who or what is the greatest love of your life?" by Vanity Fair magazine ↗

— Bill Blass

#love

Your existence is limited. I am concerned to your soul which is immortal. ↗

— Waqar Arain

#love

The heart was a mansion with infinite rooms inside. -The Widowed Bride by Elizabeth Lane ↗

— Elizabeth Lane

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You are arrogant," says the cat, "and you are in love. Either one of these things alone might be overcome, but together, they make for a stubborn combination. ↗

— Elora Bishop

#braided #elora-bishop #love #sappho-s-fables #love

Jen's an impact player, a spoiled brat, a royal pain-in-the-ass, and she rewires me like nothing else. ↗

— Scott Westerfeld

#scott-westerfeld #so-yesterday #love

That wish - that prayer - both men and women would have scorned me for - "But, Father, Thou wilt not despise!" I said, and felt that it was true. ↗

— Anne Brontë

#love #prayer #wish #love

Wait for me.” If his voice was just a bit hoarse, she didn’t seem to take note of it. She looked at him as though he had reached over and slapped her. “You don’t trust me? After all that talk of taking me for my word—” “This isn’t about trust.” “That is precisely what this is about.” Her fingers fisted in her skirts. “Because I’ve trusted you.” It hurt him to hear it. He didn’t know what else to do. He had no contacts left. He was walking around now like a blind man. He didn’t need the added weight of her safety on his conscience. Caine’s eyes fell away again. “Maybe you shouldn’t.” That earned him a flustered: “You told me to! ↗

— V.S. Carnes

#romance #trust #love