To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - th... - Elizabeth Gilbert, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
"To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous."
"To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous."
"Infatuation is not quite the same thing as love; it's more like love's shady second cousin who's always borrowing money and can't hold down a job."
"With each reunion (we) had to learn each other all over again. There was always that nervous moment at the airport when I would stand there waiting for him to arrive, wondering, Will I still know him? Will he still know me?"
"To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous."
"Desiring another person is perhaps the most risky endeavor of all. As soon as you want somebody—really want him—it is as though you have taken a surgical needle and sutured your happiness to the skin of that person, so that any separation will now cause a lacerating injury."
"To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous."