โHow can I be reasonable? To me our love was everything and you were my whole life. It is not very pleasant to realize that to you it was only an episode.โ
โ W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil
โParents were the only ones obligated to love you; from the rest of the world you had to earn it.โ
โ Ann Brashares, Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
โAnyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket.
But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.โ
โ Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear
โSome people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.โ
โ Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
โYou have a... remarkable memory."
"I remember everything about you. You're the one who wasn't paying attention.โ
โ Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games