Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn't worry about the consequences. Maybe a first love exists to remind you to be brave in the moment, to stand up for your feelings, instead of shrinking back in the face of potential loneliness.

Women move through the world never knowing their power.

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

The intimacy. The deepest level of love. The knowledge that someone understands you, is rooting for you, is sharing your life.

A library is a home filled with our stories. On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our great longing for times that have passed, the sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.

This is one of those times when explaining a feeling cannot measure up to actually having the feeling

It's the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.