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“Reckon it's best if you don't have anyone you care about; then it can't hurt you. Don't have to be afraid of losing someone if you no one to lose.”

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Karen Maitland

Karen Maitland, born on January 1, 1956, is a British author known for her historical novels set in the Middle Ages, which blend elements of mystery, suspense, and fantasy. more

“The optimist in me wants to believe sexuality will eventually become like handwriting: there’s no right way and wrong way to do it. We’re all just wired differently. It's also worth noting that when you meet someone, you never bother to ask if he’s right or left-handed. After all: does it really matter to anyone other than the person holding the pen?”

Ifs Way Want Believe Persons Doe Matter Asks Left Sexuality Bother Pens Right Way Optimist Wrong Way Handwriting Left Handed

Book:Sing You Home: A Novel

Source: Sing You Home: A Novel

“I consider kissing her right there on the dirty couch, but self-preservation stops me. Once someone hurts you, it’s harder to relax around them, harder to think of them as safe to love. But it doesn’t stop you wanting them. Sometimes I actually think it makes the wanting worse”

Thinking Self Sometimes Hurt Safe Kissing Harder Dirty Relax Preservation Couches Self Preservation Kissing Her

Book:White Cat

Source: White Cat

“The family we choose for ourselves is more important than the one we were born into; that people have to earn our respect and trust, not have it handed to them simply because of genetics.”

People Important Born Genetics Trust And Respect

Book:Moonlight & Vines

Source: Moonlight & Vines

“I think for a minute. Watching my wife fade into the distance, I put a hand on my heart. "Dead." I wave a hand toward my wife. "Dead." My eyes drift toward the sky and lose their focus. "Want it...to hurt. But...doesn't." Julie looks at me like she's waiting for more, and I wonder if I've expressed anything at all with my halting, mumbled soliloquy. Are my words ever actually audible, or do they just echo in my head while people stare at me, waiting? I want to change my punctuation. I long for exclamation marks, but I'm drowning in ellipses.”

Source: Warm Bodies: A Novel

“Sam- I didn't know you had a last name I thought you were like Iman or Madonna or Beyonce. You just needed the one name. Dekka- Yeah sure, me and Beyonce”

Knows Lasts Names Needed Yeah Beyonce Iman

Author:Michael Grant

“Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love.”

Ifs Hard Grows Christian Inspirational Our Love Love Grows

Book:TNTC Letters of John

Source: TNTC Letters of John

“When you lose all sense of self the bonds of a thousands chains will vanish. Lose yourself completely, return to the root of the root of your own soul.”

Soul Self Loses Return Roots Chains Sense Of Self Losing Yourself

Author:Rumi

“Our notions about happiness entrap us. We forget that they are just ideas. Our idea of happiness can prevent us from actually being happy. We fail to see the opportunity for joy that is right in front of us when we are caught in a belief that happiness should take a particular form.”

Life Should Ideas Form Joy Opportunity Belief Forget Failing Fronts Particular Notion Caught Happy Life

Book:Teachings on Love: Easyread Edition

Source: Teachings on Love: Easyread Edition

“We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.”

Known Strange Travel Nostalgia Familiar Urges Torn Great Travel Road Trip Homesickness Homesick Jukebox Janus Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Familiar Places

Book:Carson McCullers: Stories, Plays & Other Writings

Source: Carson McCullers: Stories, Plays & Other Writings

“Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing to open up, without resistance or shyness, and face the world. You are willing to share your heart with others.”

World Heart Real Beautiful Faces Share Willing Products Resistance Tenderness Fearlessness Shyness Beautiful Heart Tender Hearts

Book:The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Eight: Great Eastern Sun; Shambhala; Selected Writings

Source: The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Eight: Great Eastern Sun; Shambhala; Selected Writings

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