The Aristocrat

by Penelope Ward

We have a tendency in life to judge the value of a relationship by how long it lasts. But some of the worst ones are the longest-lasting. A connection between two people is no less valuable if cut short by circumstances.”

“Letting go of someone can be just as important a gesture of love as hanging on to them.”

when someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

Why is it that sometimes we only realize how much we love someone once we lose them?

closer I get to death...is that nothing matters more in this life than love.”