You are afraid of it because it is stronger than you you hate it because you are afraid of it you love it because you cannot subdue it to your will. Only the unsubduable can be loved.

But you cant shut everyone out. I mean you have to have someone to love. . .someone to hold on to. . . someone--

You can love somebody without it being like that. You keep them a stranger a stranger whos a friend.

If a man whistles at you dont turn around. You are a lady not a dog.

Nobody in my life has ever known me the way you do. Nobody in my life has ever made me feel as good as you do. You know me you know everything about me and when you leave me youre going to be leaving the real me the me nobody else has ever seen thats who youre going to be rejecting.

Wed read about sirens in English this fall Greek mythology bullshit about women so beautiful their voices so enchanting that men did anything for them. Turned out that mythology crap was real because every time I saw her I lost my mind.

What is home My favorite definition is a safe place a place where one is free from attack a place where one experiences secure relationships and affirmation. Its a place where people share and understand each other. Its relationships are nurturing. The people in it do not need to be perfect instead they need to be honest loving supportive recognizing a common humanity that makes all of us vulnerable.

For which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me

Yes I understand why things had to happen this way. I understand his reason for causing me pain. But mere understanding does not chase away the hurt. It does not call upon the sun when dark clouds have loomed over me. Let the rain come then if it must come And let it wash away the dust that hurt my eyes

He felt now that he was not simply close to her but that he did not know where he ended and she began.