Lilibeth

“What we had between us was nothing as simple as longing or sexual desire. It was a hunger for beauty and meaning, and a willingness to search in the world and in ourselves to find it. We had a sense of permanence and the fear of oblivion. We knew, of course, that everything was transient and nothing could last- and yet it didn't stop us from wishing for something eternally beautiful”
― Laurie Lico Albanese, Stolen Beauty

“Women are much stronger than men," she said quietly. "It may not always look like we're the strong ones, because our men would never let it seem that way. But every woman I know is stronger than her husband. Adele was. I certainly was. And so are you.”
― Laurie Lico Albanese, Stolen Beauty

“But doesn't everyone want to be held just the right way, and for just long enough? If we don't have it, we're sad, but if we're held too tightly, then we feel bound.”
― Laurie Lico Albanese, Stolen Beauty

“when we think we have things already figured out, we’re not teachable. Genuine insight can’t dawn on a mind that’s not open to receive it.”
― Marianne Williamson, Return to Love