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“The deeper you love, the deeper the risk of disappointment, and hurt, and loss. The more you care, the more pain you might face. And yet, I hope you won’t always let that stop you,” I tell him. “Fear of failure, fear of not living up to these standards you hold yourself to, which sound pretty damn high. Because . . . well, have you ever considered that the depth of feeling for the subject is the reason you’re the very best person to paint it?”
sometimes people love you their best, and it’s still not enough.”
“Reading a book is just like opening your heart to someone. You won’t know if you’ll connect until you try.”
that’s the best kind of friendship, isn’t it? Friendship that lets laughter and tears hold hands, where grief and gratitude can be friends, not enemies.
This is friendship. We love each other. We take turns holding each other up.”
It’s not that marriage is this fortifying element in and of itself. It’s not the teary wedding-day promises or the legal license or the indestructible rings that make a marriage strong. It’s the people. It’s their choices. It’s how strong they make it.”
Communication is hard. Even when you love someone, it’s hard. When you fall short, yes, you say sorry and forgive, you learn and get better, but it’s not just a walk in the park after that. Sometimes, you still mess up.”
being brave isn’t being fearless but rather facing our fears and not letting them dictate our lives. It’s living honestly in the imperfection of existence. It’s finding love in those messy places and fighting for it. And that is deeply vulnerable.
‘Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important.’
