“What do you mean, what's the matter with him? Nothing's the matter with him, everything's the matter with him, the same as it is with everybody else. He's just fine. He gets overwhelmed now and then, and he doesn't know how to say what he feels or means, so he cries and runs off a little, trying to find out where to go, for God's sake. Where can you go?” KnowsFeelsTryingMeanLittlesMatterRunningKnow HowCryFineSakeNow And ThenOverwhelmed Book:Madness in the Family Source: Madness in the Family
“This is my living faith, an active faith, a faith of verbs: to question, explore, experiment, experience, walk, run, dance, play, eat, love, learn, dare, taste, touch, smell, listen, speak, write, read, draw, provoke, emote, scream, sin, repent, cry, kneel, pray, bow, rise, stand, look, laugh, cajole, create, confront, confound, walk back, walk forward, circle, hide, and seek.” WritingLooksPlayRunningFaithSpeakSinWalksLaughingCryPrayingTasteDrawsDareSmellActiveCirclesExperimentsScreamBowsProvokingRepentVerbsHide And SeekEmote Book:Leap Source: Leap
“Sometimes she has imagined what it would be like to fly, to live in the river, to run like a horse. She has dreamed of that freedom, that power, and fears the wildness in herself that wants to live as beasts live, moved purely by need and desire. She has felt torn between the heat of her limbs and the thoughts in her mind telling her to be careful and good and always calm. Don't scream or cry, don't run to him and throw yourself at his feet, pleading for him to take you in his arms, don't strip off your clothes and run naked to the water, wild with wanting.” WantNeedsMindSometimesWould BeRunningDesireFeltWaterFeetCryArmsClothesRiversHorseMovedCalmCarefulNakedHeatBeastScreamBe CarefulTornLimbsWildnessPleadingPower And Fear Author:Francesca Lia Block
“There I go being critical again. Does a man have to stand on one foot and juggle for me to consider him entertaining? What am I looking for? A knight?...No, knights are all polished and shiny. I think my taste runs to something with a bit of tarnish and maybe a few scratches. Someone who can make me laugh and cry and make me angry and make my knees tremble when he touches me.” ThinkingMenDoeRunningBitsLaughingFeetCryTasteAngryCriticalKneesEntertainingScratchesKnightsPolishedMake Me LaughTouch MeMake Me Angry Book:The Heart's Victory Source: The Heart's Victory
“I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay.” IfsWantLongRunningMotherGirlLeftGoneWorstCryLong TimeShouldersKneesHeelsBeggingHigh HeelsSuitcasesMemorizingWorst DayGait Author:Janet Fitch