“ I warned her that her lover isthe Picture of Dorian Graybutin reverse.Instead of the portrait taking inthe uglinessand sinso he can be anddowhatever he wantsInsteadhe lets himself be uglyso the image… Abby Rosmarin
“ The fact was, it was safer to stay uninvolved. He was perfectly fine with emotions, so long as they belonged to other people. Oh, he tried relationships after Peg's death, for a while he really tried,… Rachel Joyce
“ Forgiveness and Blame share an apartment, but not for long, because Blame can’t live with Forgiveness, and Forgiveness can’t live with Blame. Scott Stabile
“ To do list (after the breakup)1. take refuge in your bed2. cry. till the tears stop (this will take a few days).3. don’t listen to slow songs.4. delete their number from your phone even though it is m… Rupi Kaur
“ After college, I started working in the gallery and found myself surrounded by a whole new set of people who had not yet grown accustomed to my antisocial tendencies, who had not yet learned to expect… Sara Baume
“ You choose who gets your attention, and you don’t have to give it to anyone who makes you feel like crap. Period. Scott Stabilele
“ When you tell the tale of how another person is from your perspective, you're making him or her into a character, a player in your own life story. This way of knowing does not bring you closer because… Kira Asatryan
“ But people, as Alan had once reflected to Greenie, were not at all like recipes. You could have all the right ingredients, in all the right amounts, and still there were no guarantees. Or perhaps they… Julia Glass
“ When you find your twin flame you also find your freedom, for there is nothing more exhilarating, wild and free than absolute soul love. Melody Lee
“ Their relationship must be all claws and blades: law and custom gave him a thousand types of power over {her}, while she had only the one, pointed firmly at his heart. Ruthanna Emrys
“ [Being rejected] hurt, 'cause what turned me on in sex was believing that they knew me, that I'd found somebody to understand. Chris Kraus
“ If there’s anything I’ve learned from polyamory, it’s that the quickest way to destroy a relationship is to try to make it into something it’s not, to force it into a box that it doesn’t really fit in… Page Turner
“ S: But Chris, I think his embarrassment isn't in relation to you or me but to himself. What can he do?C: I hate being thrown into such a physical state.S: Isn't that experiencing life to the hilt?C: N… Chris Kraus
“ Most fights originate as a consequence of blaming others for one's own emotional issues. Assuming responsibility for these emotions will most likely make the relationship a healthy and balanced one. B… German Muhlenberg
“ Since that time, I've had many similar moments, and I can never hear the words "family" and "home" without feeling that they sound strange, never simply hear them and let them go. When I stop to exami… Yōko Ogawa
“ I will stand beside you through all of this,' she said when she could finally speak. “And welcome you home with gladness when it’s over, and you return triumphant. Grace Draven
“ Also the natural sexual functions of establishing an intimate human contact frequently assume greater proportions. This is a well known fact about detached people for whom sexuality may be the only br… Karen Horney
“ No woman is an island-ess. We fall in love in hope of anchoring ourselves to someone else, to keep from falling. Chris Kraus
“ This is one of the subtle things to be understood. We are always wise if we have to advise others but when we are in the same trap, with the same problem, the same crisis, we are not so wise. If someb… Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
