“ Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is thread, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. Simone Signoret
“ I would fight of course. Oh, I would fight. Better destroy everything than surrender her. Vladimir Nabokov
“ Rahul had wondered how someone could love their beloved so much that their dedication to them became one of the wonders of the world. Faraaz Kazi
“ When lust combines with love, feelings like dissatisfaction,lack of trust,lack of understanding,jealousy and possessiveness are produced Nirja
“ To be mature is, we're told, to move beyond possessiveness. Jealousy is for babies. The mature person knows that no one owns anyone. Alain de Botton
“ It took so long to find you...and now I don't want it to change. I want it all set in amber. I want us and nobody else in the most selfish way you can imagine. I can't help it--I'm old-fashioned. I be… Armistead Maupin
“ 'Whatever you need to call yourself to help you sleep at night, that's fine. Just as long as you know you're sleeping next to me.' T.J. Klune
“ I have never said this to anyone before. Leo’s voice was like ragged velvet. But the idea of you with child is the most insanely arousing thing I’ve ever imagined. Your belly all swollen, your breasts… Lisa Kleypas
“ It is very protective of me. But certain sorts of protection, even care, can shade into a sort of desire for ownership. Certainly into a feeling that what is being protected is an earned exclusivity o… Iain M. Banks
“ Too bad,Elizabeth. You're Stuck with me.Not for a few decades,not for centuries. You're tied to me forever. That boy and girl offspring you talked off? They'll come from me--or no one. Kresley Cole
“ The language of love is like that, possessive. That should be the first warning that it's not going to encourage anyone's betterment. Holly Black
“ The true and not despairing Friend will address his Friend in some such terms as these.I never asked thy leave to let me love thee,--I have a right. I love thee not as something private and personal,… Henry David Thoreau
“ So much of the language of love was like that: you devoured someone with your eyes, you drank in the sight of him, you swallowed him whole. Love was substance, broken down and beating through your blo… Jodi Picoult
“ If you try to find a replacement, you'll be sadly disappointed, I can't be replaced. I'm the only man in all the world who possesses the right combination of qualities for you.You can turn your Ballis… Loretta Chase
“ Something strange started to rage inside me, hearing you inhale sharply as I tried to kiss those scars away or etch them deeper into your skin, wanting to mark you in an entirely different way. D.S. Wrights
“ You chase off every man that’s ever been interested, and you do it without even trying. Dianna Hardy
“ The sense of ownership is one reason why abuse tends to get worse as relationships get more serious. The more history and commitment that develop in the couple, the more the abuser comes to think of h… Lundy Bancroft
“ She’d found him. She’d helped him. She’d saved him. He was hers. And they’d taken him away, ripped him from her arms, literally. Laura Kaye
