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41 " I love you, too... I did, I do, I always have. I realized that then. I love him too, but what I have what you and I have is different. If I'd never met you, maybe he would be enough. But I've taken a bite of the forbidden fruit. I've eaten from the tree of knowledge. I've seen hoe much more there is. "
― Jill Santopolo , The Light We Lost
42 " Maybe not everything all at once, but I think people can end their lives having gotten all that they wanted out of it.” And I do believe that, Gabe, I still do. "
43 " Love was complicated. it didn't disappear because someone did something horrible, something you didn't agree with. it lived there, with the disappointment, the disapproval. you had to figure out how to hold both of them in your heart, or you'd love everyone, everything. "
― Jill Santopolo , More Than Words
44 " We were a binary star. We orbited around each other. When you decided not to tell me, you changed that, you weren’t orbiting around me anymore, you were circling someone else, something else. "
45 " It was an intimate gesture, the kind of thing that happens after all barriers of personal space have been breached. "
46 " hearth fire—they’re solid and stable and cozy and nourishing. She had other examples—a bonfire relationship, a sparkler—that one was for a one-night "
47 " ...that some relationships feel like wildfire–they're powerful and compelling and majestic and dangerous and have the capability to burn you before you even realize you're being consumed. "
48 " You wanted me because of. Darren wanted me in spite of. "
49 " I learned how to capture lightness of spirit while photographing you. You were my muse, my inspiration for all those shots. "
50 " As far as I'm concerned, ninety-nine percent of surprises should be avoided at all cost. When I can prepare for something, I'm much better at handling it. "
51 " For years I felt guilty about it. Guilty that we kissed for the first time while the city burned, guilty that I was able to lose myself in you in that moment. But later I learned that we weren’t alone. People told me in whispers that they’d had sex that day. That they’d conceived a child. They’d gotten engaged. Said I love you for the first time. There’s something about death that makes people want to live. We wanted to live that day, and I don’t blame us for it. Not anymore. "
52 " I need you to know how much I loved your father. It was a passion that transcended time, space, and all logic. I hope that you find a love like that—one that is all-consuming and powerful, that makes you feel like you’re going slightly mad. And if you do find that love, embrace it. Hold on to it. When you give yourself over to love like that, your heart will get bruised. It will get battered. But you will also feel invincible and infinite. "
53 " I always felt like I was floating in your wake. It was like you had this magical spell that brought people’s attention to you, your face, your words, your stories. "
54 " I don’t want that kind of life, creating what sells. "
55 " We’ve known each other for almost half our lives. I’ve seen you smiling, confident, blissfully happy. I’ve seen you broken, wounded, lost. But I’ve never seen you like this. You taught me to look for beauty. In darkness, in destruction, you always found light. I don’t know what beauty I’ll find here, what light. But I’ll try. I’ll do it for you. Because I know you would do it for me. There was so much beauty in our life together. Maybe that’s where I should start. "
56 " The moment your body enveloped mine, that’s how I felt—safe, enfolded in the strength and warmth of your arms "
57 " There's something about death that makes people want to live. We wanted to live that day, and I don't blame us for it. Not anymore. "
58 " Lucy. Luce. Luz is light in Spanish, right?" You paused. I nodded. "Well, thank you for filling a dark day with light. "
59 " My body reacts so physically to you that it's almost bizarre. Its' been like that ever since I met you, and I always assumed - perhaps hoped - that would change at some point. But it never has. "
60 " Maybe it’s the act of caring so deeply about another person that it expands your heart. "