#ships

The boughs, without becoming detached from the trunk grow away from it. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#family

It was an oddly satisfying idea to feel bereft as I left my mother this time. We only feel bereft when we’re deprived of something meaningful. ↗

— Laura Anderson Kurk

#family #glass-girl #grief #laura-anderson-kurk #meg-kavanagh

I know. You know I know. I know you know I know, we know that Henry knows and Henry knows we know it. We're a knowledgeable family. ↗

— James Goldman

#family

He tries to force the anger down, but it's like an anvil on his chest. He closes his eyes, like Sammy taught him, and forces the anvil up; he softens. ↗

— Chris Crutcher

#communication #emotions #keeping-one-s-cool #relationships #anger

That fist he was raising at me would wham into the cupboard door, hurting only himself. I saw it all happening, then it really did happen. But I didn't understand the whore thing. Why was he confusing the drinking with the other? Then I got it. Obvious. It was all mixed up for him, all the same thing: the drinking, the other, anything that could make a woman free. ↗

— David Gates

#relationships #whores #women #freedom

The inner woman is the source of healing. The inner woman is the source of silence. The inner woman is the source of love. The inner woman is the source of belongingness with life. Embracing the inner man and woman is to discover our inner roots and wings. ↗

— Swami Dhyan Giten

#freedom #inner-man-and-woman #joy #life #love

A good place to meet a man is at the dry cleaner. These men usually have jobs and bathe. ↗

— Rita Rudner

#meeting-men #relationships #dating

How did I dance with a guy who's never heard of feminism?" "I've heard of it, but that doesn't mean a woman can do everything a man can do," he goaded. I went to smack him on the back of his head, but he ducked with a snicker."I'm learning," he informed me. "How did I ever consider dating such a violent girl?" "We're both lucky we got out early before we really knew each other." "Oh yes, good thing neither one of is still interested in the other," Brent said with a playful grin. ↗

— Lani Woodland

#dating

He told me that when we first met, he had said to a friend about me: “If I get that girl’s number I will never ask another girl for her number again. ↗

— Kimberly Novosel

#falling-in-love #flirting #great-love #love #relationships

That was the problem these days--everything was considered disposable--clothes, cell phones, relationships. ↗

— Melissa de la Cruz

#life-changing #relationships #change