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“Because sometimes people don’t know how to ask for what they really need. You needed a hug.” “No. I didn’t,” he rasped. He was quiet for a long moment, and I listened to his heartbeat. “I needed you.”
I want you to know your worth so no one in their right mind ever thinks they can treat you like that.
“You know what they say about fine. Fucked up. Insecure. Neurotic. And emotional,”
“So is setting an example for your niece about how she doesn’t need to turn herself inside out to be loved. How she doesn’t need to set herself on fire to keep someone else warm. Demanding to have your own needs met isn’t problematic—it’s heroic, and kids are watching. They’re always watching. If you set an example that tells her the only way she’s worthy of love is by giving everyone everything, she’ll internalize that message.”
“There’s a difference between taking care of someone because you love them and taking care of someone because you want them to love you,”
Because that’s what you fucking do when you love something. You show up. Even if you’re pissing your pants scared.
“Sooner or later, you have to accept that you’re not responsible for other people’s choices. Worse, sometimes you can’t fix what’s wrong with them.”
We’re suckers for a wounded man. We think we can be the one you’ll let in. The one who’ll magically fix you with our love.”
“I want the wedding sooner rather than later. I’m not wasting another minute without making you my wife. You can have anything you want. A
big church wedding. A backyard barbecue. A five-figure wedding dress. But I have one demand.” Of course it was a demand and not a request. “What’s that?” “I want daisies in your hair.”
