“A lot of people, especially psychoanalysts, assume that happiness can only be found in a couple - but not all of us are made for a relationship.”

“we all try to silence painful emotions. but when we succeed in feeling nothing we lose the only means we have of knowing what hurts us and why.”

“For a minute, the fantasy frightened her, but ultimately, this fear saved her from feeling alone.”

“As he spoke, I had the mental image of a small boy switching on the nightlight, not because he wants to be able to find his parents during the night, but because he fears his parents will forget hi...”

“Closure is just as delusive-it is the false hope that we can deaden our living grief.”

“Being present, whether with children, with friends, or even with oneself, is hard work. But isn't this attentiveness -- the feeling that someone is trying to think about us -- something we want mor...”

“Were all seeking that special person who is right for us. But if youve been through enough relationships, you begin to suspect theres no right person, just different flavors of wrong. Why is this? ...”

“He's not your prince charming if he doesn't make sure you know that you're his princess.”

“It's a strange thing to discover and to believe that you are loved when you know that there is nothing in you for anybody but a parent or a God to love.”

“Love is always fresh as morning dew.”

“May you love blossom like a lily.”

“Over everything, I choose you”

“Life demands something else, discomfort and pain.”

“Life demands discomfort and pain.”

“Life really could be an enjoyable experience, if we only knew what it demands of us.”