“I’d fallen in love with her because I was the ultimate me with her. Loving her made me superhuman, it made me feel alive. At her easiest, she was hard, because her brain was always working, working, working.”— Gillian Flynn, amazon.com
“Reframing love as something I get to create with someone I admire, rather than something that just happens to me without my control or consent, is empowering.”— Mandy Len Catron, ted.com
“I am intrigued by the smile upon your face and the sadness within your eyes.”— Jeremy Aldana, goodreads.com
“My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”— Jane Austen, amazon.com
“He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.”— Leo Tolstoy, amazon.com
“Beautiful was in the way that she moved and spoke. Beautiful was an action as well as a description.”— Danielle Paige, amazon.com
“When you are attracted to people, it’s because of the details. Their kindness. Their eyes. The fact that they can get you to laugh when you need it the most.”— Jodi Picoult, amazon.com
“Most of the people I admire, they usually smell funny and don’t get out much. It’s true. Most of them are either dead or not feeling well.”— Tom Waits, tomwaitsfan.com
“But you, you’re special to me. When I’m with you I feel something is just right. I believe in you. I like you. I don’t want to let you go.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Look at you. You’re the kindest person I know. Look how beautiful you are. Why do you need so much outside of yourself? Why isn’t what you are enough?”— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, amazon.com