The Visitor Quotes

“Movies, TV shows, and romance novels are always subtly (and not so subtly) preaching that, for fairy-tale princesses, happily every after means leaving Home. That none of the details matter if you're in Love. But does Love always have to mean sacrifice?”
― Dodai Stewart, The Visitor

“All the closeness and couple stuff soothed a part of me that had been aching for that. But the stakes were suddenly so high-- we'd quickly hit all or nothing. It became clear that continuing the relationship meant it had to be life changing, and not just romantically.”
― Dodai Stewart, The Visitor

“I just wanted things to be easier, smoother, less complicated. I was looking for moments of bliss and connection, the simple comfort of togetherness. Maybe I was the unrealistic one.”
― Dodai Stewart, The Visitor

“It flooded me with warmth and the bittersweet ache of longing, of the knowledge: This feels so good, so right. This is it. This is what I wanted.”
― Dodai Stewart, The Visitor

“Sometimes you just want to lean on someone, bury your head against their chest, feel cared for and calmed.”
― Dodai Stewart, The Visitor