The Book of Happy Endings Quotes

“Villanelle for my valentine

Old love, I thought I'd never see the time
because of all we've done and often said
when I'd be yours, my dear, and you'd be mine.

And what relief to soften, and resign
the battle of the heart over the head.
old love, I thought I'd never see the time

when qualms and cold feet that could undermine
all we've held out for, dissipate instead
now that I'm yours, my dear and you are mine.

I'm still amazed how our two lives align
the two of us! A pair! Take it as read,
old love, I thought I'd never see the time

The tangle of our jumpers in the line,
the battle for the blankets in our bed
confirm that I am yours, and you are mine.

So then, this is my pledge, my valentine:
my hand's in yours for all that lies ahead.
Oh love, there's never been a better time
now that I'm yours, and finally, you're mine.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“She was wearing a beautiful dress with straps designed to be eaten off her shoulders.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“I lead a life of severe self-control mitigated by moments of impulse.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“Being single is a great thing. Some people can't do it -- or are afraid to do it. Many people lose themselves in their relationships and forget who they are instead of learning from the other person and bettering themselves.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“Even if things are sometimes difficult there must always be good things to look forward to. Seeing you will be one of the big good things for me.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“It's never too late to start a happy ending”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“This is what I will do from now; I will hurt you.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“The sex was so passionate it bordered on violence. It was not vanilla. It was passion as suffering”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“I'm not greedy. I just want one person. The world is so big and there are so many people. But I only want one.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“I try and picture you reading this -- there is a sense that as I write I try and get nearer to you, connect in my mind with you.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“Don't fool yourself that they don't know. You might not admit that the sun exists, but it exists anyway.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“I'm not greedy I just want one person. The world is so big and there are so many people, but I only want one. I want to feel safe and happy with someone.

What the heart chooses”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“Somehow when you see a politician kiss a baby, shake a hand -- kiss anything -- it is tainted.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“But we can just go out and not have to talk and we feel comfortable. That's love. And I can;t picture it ending.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“He was soppy! He went along with everything! I'd say what about this or what about that, and he'd always say yes. It didn't matter what I said. It was always the same answer. He gave into everything. You can't have that in a man. I like people to stand up for themselves. They've got to have their own opinion, know their own mind. I could tell it was going nowhere. I couldn't be with him. We weren't right for each other. 
When I broke it off, he was baffled and broken. He cried and asked how he'd wronged me. But he hadn't done anything wrong; he just wasn't the right one”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“Expressing emotion is not so easy. He has to remind himself that English is not her first language. Expressing emotion can be difficult even when the words are familiar. ”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love

“I think you're really nice"
"I'm nothing special." it's not a lament. More a statement.”
― Elise Valmorbida, The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love