All That You Are (All That You Are, #1)

by Elicia Roper

Roman Holiday

.......i just read when in rome, which was like based on this movie

Reading is one of the few times I feel completely at peace. I am free from inconvenient thoughts and feelings in a world other than my own.

“I wish you could see yourself the way that I see you. You are inspiring.”

“I’m not an object... I’m—I’m a human being... and I deserve... more than that.”

“Of course you do.” I hold her gaze. “You deserve the world.”

“You have a strong sense of loyalty to your friends and family, and that’s why you’re very hurt when they let you down. You give out love and rightfully expect the same love in return. But that’s not because you are sensitive; you have a big heart, so when you love someone, you give them all of you, and it hurts if they don’t do the same.”

“Why does everyone always assume that I’m okay?”

The thing about broken hearts is, unlike a broken bone, it doesn’t get the time and attention it needs to heal. It goes undetected by the naked eye, so no one really knows the pain you are feeling on the inside.

Real life is tragic and miserable—we don’t always get what we want in the end.

life will never be perfect, but it can be beautiful. We must choose to see its beauty, not despite its cracks or imperfections, but because of it.

I don’t want perfect. Perfect is overrated. All I want is you. All that you are. Exactly as you are. I want you to know that I will wait for you for as long as it takes. Take your time. (but not too long).”