You have to believe there are kisses and laughs and risks worth taking.

Sometimes when you hit send, you can imagine the message going straight into the person's heart. But other times, like this time, it feels like the words are merely falling into a well.

Ignorance is not bliss. Bliss is knowing the full meaning of what you have been given.

We love and we feel and we try and we hope.

It's almost heartening to think that the attachment you have can define your perception as much as any other influence.

There has to be a moment at the beginning where you wonder whether you’re in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself. If the moment doesn’t pass, that’s it—you’re done. And if the moment does pass, it never goes that far. It stands in the distance, ready for whenever you want it back. Sometimes it’s even there when you thought you were searching for something else, like an escape route, or your lovers’ face.

She is so lost in her sadness that she has no idea how visible it is.