“ Expansion. That is the idea the novelist must cling to. Not completion. Not rounding off, but opening out. E.M. Forster
“ What's the point of opening yourself up to your friends if they don't notice your vulnerable state? The point of it all is to love friends completely and utterly, at their best and worst, and to love… Arka Pain
“ I feel a thrill of excitement at this first tiny glimpse of self-revelation, of intimacy. J.P. Delaney
“ It's as if when I open myself up to every perception, things create their own focus. Kristin Cashore
“ People are like mussels. You can put them in a vat of boiling water, and some of them will pop open immediately. Some of them will have to float around in the water for a bit, then they’ll slowly rele… Rhian J. Martin
“ I think Mrs. Leidner seems happier already from just talking about it. That's always a help, you know. It's bottling things up that makes them get on your nerves. Agatha Christie
“ I was always alone, Doc, solitary whether I wished to be or not, ever since I could remember I wished to be lost in another, thought that somehow I could disappear into that heart of yours, take walks… Rabih Alameddine
“ Love is supposed to be based on trust, and trust on love, it's something rare and beautiful when people can confide in each other without fearing what the other person will think. E.A. Bucchianeri
