That's The Power of Literature

“That's the power of literature, you know, 

it can act like little love letters between

 two people who can only explain their 

feelings by pointing at other people's.”

~ Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

I Don't Know Someone Could Love Me Like This

“I didn't know someone could love me like this," she said. 

"Could love me and love me and love me without... needing space."

Lincoln wasn't asleep. 

He rolled on top of her.

"There's no air in space," he said.

~ Rainbow Rowell, Attachments

The Wounded Child Inside

“the wounded child inside many males is a boy who,

 when he first spoke his truths, 

was silenced by paternal sadism, 

by a patriarchal world that did not 

want him to claim his true feelings. 

The wounded child inside many females 

is a girl who was taught from early childhood

 that she must become something other than herself, 

deny her true feelings, in order to attract and please others. 

When men and women punish each other for truth-telling, 

we reinforce the notion that lies are better. 

To be loving we willingly hear the other’s truth, 

and most importantly, we affirm the value of truth-telling. 

Lies may make people feel better, 

but they do not help them to know love.”

~ Bell Hooks, All About Love: New Visions

We Met Each Other

“We met each other when we were young, 

before we knew enough about disappointment, 

and once we did we found we reminded each other of it.”

~ Nicole Krauss, The History of Love