“Those are the two things you want to do most when you love somebody: to save them (sometimes from themselves) and to be near them always.”— Francois Lelord, amazon.com
“Thank you for touching me. Some of the only moments worth living were spent with you. Not you especially, the collective you.”— Henry Rollins, amazon.com
“A successful [relationship] requires falling in love multiples times, but always with the same person.”— Mignon McLaughlin, amazon.com
“You learn more about a person at the end of a relationship than at the beginning.”— tiller, twitter.com
“Be with someone that requires you to grow, makes you forget your problems, holds your hand, likes to kiss, appreciates art, and adores you.”— Mama Zara, thatkindofwoman.tumblr.com
“Perhaps that’s what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?”— Toni Morrison, amazon.com
“He told me he was afraid of commitment with thirteen tattoos on his body.”— Michelle K., michellekpoems.tumblr.com
“I couldn’t see your face. I couldn’t see us together anyplace. I thought of wanting more and having less than before, diminished by desire gone needy, weedy, and gone out too deep to go home (when the world used to be home).”— Marilyn Hacker, amazon.com
“…don’t wait for the good woman. She doesn’t exist. There are women who can make you feel more with their bodies and their souls but these are the exact women who will turn the knife into you right in front of the crowd. Of course, I expect this, but the knife still cuts. The female loves to play man…”— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com
“It always takes two. For relationships to work, for them to break apart, for them to be fixed.”— Emily Giffin, amazon.com
“There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood… And understanding someone else.”— Brad Meltzer, amazon.com
“I want deeper connections with the people around me. I need to reach out more. Because not everyone leaves. Sometimes if you reach out, the person you’re trying to reach will be right there waiting.”— Susane Colasanti, amazon.com
“One thing I learned a long time ago is that even if you think you’re meant to be with someone, that doesn’t necessarily mean you get to be with them.”— Miranda Kenneally, amazon.com
“So we stood hand-in-hand, like two children, and there was peace in our hearts for all the dark things that surrounded us.”— Arthur Conan Doyle, amazon.com
“Now listen here, I'm going to give you all a piece of advice because it's too late for this guy. Here's what I recommend to you. If you have someone that you think is the one...take that person and travel around the world. Buy a plane ticket for the two of you to travel all around the world and go t…”— Bill Murray, parade.com
“Sometimes we expect more from others because we would be willing to do that much for them.”— Unknown, philosiblog.com
“But just because you're strong and resilient doesn't mean you never need someone to be there for you, to take care of you.”— Tammara Webber, amazon.com
“I don't want people to matter to me too much. Sometimes it hurts too much to think about them. Ones you love who don't love you, ones who hate you, ones who you think about but never get to be with. I like people but when I get too close, it fucks me up.”— Henry Rollins, amazon.com