“Maybe love is in New York City, already asleep; You are in California, Australia, wide awake. Maybe love is always in the wrong time zone. Maybe love is not ready for you. Maybe you are not ready for love. Maybe love just isn’t the marrying type. Maybe the next time you see love is twenty years afte…”— Sarah Kay, Phil Kaye, youtube.com
“It's a summer day, and I want to be wanted more than anything else in the world.”— Frank O'Hara, amazon.com
“Often, when we have a crush, when we lust for a person, we see only a small percentage of who they really are. The rest we make up for ourselves. Rather than listen, or learn, we smother them in who we imagine them to be, what we desire for ourselves, we create little fantasies of people and let the…”— Beau Taplin, afadthatlastsforever.tumblr.com
“It takes a special person to see darkness inside of someone and not condemn them.”— Shannon Messenger, amazon.com
“They never discussed it, but both came to understand it as a promise: he would always make sure there was a place for her. She would always be able to say, Someone is coming. I am not alone.”— Celeste Ng, amazon.com
“There are people we meet in life who miss being important to us by inches, days, or heartbeats. Another place or time or a different emotional frame of mind and we would willingly fall into their arms; gladly take up their challenge or invitation. But as it is, we encounter them when we are disconte…”— Jonathan Carroll, amazon.com
“it is only once in a while that you see someone whose electricity and presence matches yours at that moment.”— Charles Bukowski, facebook.com
“Maybe, I told you I was leaving Because it was the only way you’d notice my absence”— Rudy Francisco, thelovejournals.com
“Just because two people don’t wind up spending their entire lives together doesn’t mean their relationship was a failure.”— Ted Michael, amazon.com
“You are a language I am no longer fluent in but still remember how to read.”— Ashe Vernon, amazon.com
“They won’t understand until you leave. The minute you walk away you’ll become ‘the best they’ve ever had.’ It’s crazy how loss triggers love.”— Alex Elle, noeeeee.tumblr.com
“You’re important to me. I think if there’s anything that will last forever, it’s that. Whether we separate, stay in touch or rarely speak again, you will always be that little someone I really do care for, that I would sacrifice everything for to protect and keep safe.”— Beau Taplin, afadthatlastsforever.tumblr.com