Do you know how hard it is to say nothing? When every atom of you strains to do the opposite? I had practiced not saying anything the whole way from the airport, and it was still nearly killing me.
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes | Book Review
Do you know how hard it is to say nothing? When every atom of you strains to do the opposite? I had practiced not saying anything the whole way from the airport, and it was still nearly killing me.
Love isn't something you have to deserve.
Some girls will love you for your intelligence, your spirit, or your smile. Some girls will fall all over themselves if you even make the smallest effort to understand them. Some girls don't care how you act as long as you drive a nice car(And some boys deserve those kind of girls. i'm just sayin'.) Some girls will require a lot more from you than most guys are willing to give. This is the girl you'll need a lot of patience for, because she will lead you down blind paths and up steep hills. The challenge will be staying true to who you are while pursuing this person. She'll wring you out, simultaneously repel and attract you, and question your every intention. She'll be the biggest pain in the asphalt you've ever had. She'll need you to understand what she won't tell you, believe in her when she extends no faith in you, and not give in to her when she wants to roll over you. She'll expect that you'll always be there, even when she avoids you. She'll want lots of independence but want you to need her desperately. She'll expect you to be smart but treat her like she's smarter than you. Hopefully, you'll believe she's worth it in the end.
shrinking violet - someone who shrinks from familiarity with others-shy person -coward - a person who shows fear or timidity -wallflower - remains on sidelines at social event
Love without friendship is like a kite, aloft only when the winds are favorable. Friendship is what gives love its wings.
A coaster gives you hope. You can pretty much ride a good one through the worst tragedy life throws at you. You can even ride it through somebody dying, I guess.
I have loved her from the moment I first saw her, Madame. She has left me and I have left her. And now that we are at last together, nothing, save death, will part us again. Not you. Not the Liberal establishment. Not the opinion of every last man, woman, and child in England.
Jamie: You've made Andrew a very rich man. Alec: No, Jamie. I'm much richer. I have you.
Don’t tell me I don’t love you. Don’t you dare tell me that, Margaret. I have loved you since the moment you read my brother’s book to me. I love that you are the one woman I can trust with my weakness, that you know all the dark parts of me and does not turn away. I love the fierceness with which you protect the ones you love, even when they don’t deserve it. I love every inch of you, and I want you for my own. Although, God knows, I don’t deserve you.
I would like you to give me daughters with your hair and spirit. I would like my sons to have your eyes and your courage. Now, if that's not what you want, then give me any combination you like, and I will humbly thank you for giving me any child we make. I want to change your name so there's no doubt who you are ever again, or who you belong to...I want to hear you say I love you everyday of my life. If you aren't ready to agree to that last request right now, I would be willing to wait until tonight, when I believe you will. In return for those concessions, I will grant you every wish that is within my power to grant you.