Katja Millay says there’s a reverence in the way he kisses me…

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Attempted Love

“There’s a reverence in the way he kisses me that frightens me, because it’s the most wonderful thing I’ve ever felt.”

– Katja Millay, The Sea of Tranquility

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Bells Hooks says true love does have the power to redeem but only if…

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Attempted Love

“To return to love, to get the love we always wanted but never had, to have the love we want but are not prepared to give, we seek romantic relationships. We believe these relationships, more than any other, will rescue and redeem us. True love does have the power to redeem but only if we are ready for redemption. Love saves us only if we want to be saved.”

– Bell Hooks, All About Love:  New Visions

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Kou Yoneda says to fall in love and to commit yourself to love means…

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Attempted Love

“To fall in love and to commit yourself to love means you should make your loved one the one thing you cherish the most.”

– Kou Yoneda, No Touching At All

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Deb Caletti says the loneliness you feel with another person…

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Attempted Love

“The loneliness you feel with another person, the wrong person, is the loneliest of all.”

– Deb Caletti, The Fortunes of Indigo Skye

 

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John Green says there’s something you’re afraid to say, or someone you’re afraid to love…

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Attempted Love

“Maybe there’s something you’re afraid to say, or someone you’re afraid to love, or somewhere you’re afraid to go. It’s gonna hurt. It’s gonna hurt because it matters.”

– John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson

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Jodi Picoult says even as you choose one gritty path…

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Attempted Love

“You know how every now and then, you have a moment where your whole life stretches out ahead of you like a forked road, and even as you choose one gritty path you’ve got your eyes on the other the whole time, certain that you’re making a mistake.”

– Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper

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J. R. Ward says some things are destined to be…

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Attempted Love

“Some things are destined to be — it just takes us a couple of tries
to get there.”

– J.R. Ward, Lover Mine

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