At home, they'd clipped my wings and then caged me so I couldn't fall. Here, they bandaged one another's broken wings, helped each other fly.
There has always been, for me, this other world, this second world to fall back on--a more reliable world in so far as it does not hide that its premise is illusion.
You can't possibly judge your ability to control something until you've experienced the extremes of its capabilities. Do you understand?
What if all everybody needed in the world was to be sure of one friend? What if you were the one, and you refused to say those simple words?
Max would conclude, "that's who I want to be. The pope. And I'll do the same thing he does. I'll keep all the goddamn money.
The last thing I heard before falling asleep was, "Everything is okay now." No matter how much I wanted to believe Stellan, I knew he was terribly wrong.
No puedes fallarnos, ni a nosotros ni a ti. Aunque te canses, aunque te hartes, aunque la necesidad convierta a los perros en lobos… no te falles, Gryal. No dejes de amar.
Stick on your originality, yes I know few people will call you a boring person but millions will fall in love with you because of your authenticity.
You know," she says. "You're still alive. I don't know how many different ways I can try to tell you before it finally sinks in.
You reminded me what it feels like to love. You made me fall in love and, fuck, I don't want to lose that. I don't want to lose you.
It's just that in the Deep South, women learn at a young age that when the world is falling apart around you, it's time to take down the drapes and make a new dress.
Maybe the key to moving on was distancing herself from Wes. Not all the way. Just a little bit. Enough to let someone else in.
And I had nine years to sort out how I feel about you... nine years. It's not impulsive to want to be with you, Daisy. If anything, it's long overdue.
We judge others according to our image of perfection as well, and naturally they fall short of our expectations.
What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger...unless it instead snaps your spine. Then it makes you a paraplegic.
That's where your definition of attachment comes in. I'm in a monogamous relationship with two people.
Even in the darkest and most cruel person, there is still a kernel of good. and within the most perfect champion, there is also darkness. The question is, will one give into the dark or the light?
My first advantage: I have everything. My second advantage: this is just another island. My third advantage: I am bigger than it all.
Those who are not true leaders will just affirm people at their own immature level.
Your success and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. But to be happy it is essential not to be too concerned with others. Consequently, there is no escape. Happy and judged, or absolved and wretched.
Her eyes felt swollen, and she knew she looked a mess, but sometimes...sometimes the emotions were just too big to hold.
