The Essence of Longing Quotes

“We do not decide our hearts.”
― Caroline Sophia Hamel, The Essence of Longing

“I can live for both Liela and myself, and I will take the reins of my future.
That starts with asserting my happiness—what I know will make me more than content.”
― Caroline Sophia Hamel, The Essence of Longing

“I still love the girl I was, but I also admire the woman I am becoming.”
― Caroline Sophia Hamel, The Essence of Longing

“I laugh a little in my head. I want to be naughty like her, as I let myself go. Let myself be fun, but more than that—let all that rigidity go. That fear that I need it and that maybe I would be rejected without it. That I can’t be comfortable with myself. For her, I want to be.
To let go and be free in my own body for once. I’ve never felt that way—not fully, even after so long striving to be me and feeling a bit more like I’m myself each day. I still feel out of place, but in this intimate world, I feel whole. It’s enough to be with her and to let myself experience this part of me without shame.”
― Caroline Sophia Hamel, The Essence of Longing