“There are a million reasons why I love you. A million reasons that all begin with the amazing woman you are and end with the type of man you make me want to be.”
― Natalie Ward, quote from Losing Me Finding You
“Time is… too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love… time is eternity. Henry van Dyke.”
― Natalie Ward, quote from Losing Me Finding You
“I have been in love with you since I was six years old, Evie. You are my best friend, the love of my life, and the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me.”
― Natalie Ward, quote from Losing Me Finding You
“I can’t bear the thought of not being with you, Eva,” he says, making my tears fall harder. “I don’t ever want to lose you.” “I’ll always find you,” I choke out. “I promise I’ll always find you.”
― Natalie Ward, quote from Losing Me Finding You
“Hey, baby,” he says, his voice a whisper. “Miss me?”
― Natalie Ward, quote from Losing Me Finding You
“It’s too late,” I tell him, even as my heart is shattering inside my chest at the idea of not seeing him again. “It’s never too late, Eva, I promise. I’ll wait for you, baby, please, just let me explain.” I’m shaking my head at him as a truck passes in front of us and the last thing I hear is, “Evie, I love you, remember that please.” And then the truck has gone and so has Ben. Well, I have.”
― Natalie Ward, quote from Losing Me Finding You
“Talking to yourself?" Her father turned the corner of the house to join her amid the rows of roses. Sneaking was evil, she decided. "No. I was… just conversing with the new rosebush," she stammered, feeling her cheeks warm. "Ah. And did it answer?" "I believe it to be shy." "If it everdoesanswer, you will inform me, won't you ?" "Very amusing.”
― Suzanne Enoch, quote from England's Perfect Hero
“Vision, Uncertainty, and Knowledge of Materials are inevitabilities that all artists must acknowledge and learn from: vision is always ahead of execution, knowledge of materials is your contact with reality, and uncertainty is a virtue.”
― quote from Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
“I'm probably the only person on earth who had to be committed to a mental hospital to find a date.”
― Julie Halpern, quote from Get Well Soon
“When jumbled up, the letters contained in the name Taarak Vakil now spelt out a name that every theologian in India would be familiar with. Kalki avatar—the tenth incarnation of Vishnu.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from The Krishna Key
“Драги Тео,
Влюбен съм. Миналата седмица за профилактичен преглед дойде Клер Мемлинг. Бях и изпратил пощенска картичка, в която и писах, че са изминали шест месеца от последното почистване на зъбите и, макар да бяха изминали само четири дни! Тео, тази жена ме подлудява! Обезумях от желание! Ах, каква захапка! През живота си не съм виждал подобна захапка! Зъбите и съвпадат идеално! Не като на госпожа Иткин, чиито долни зъби стърчат с около три сантиметра пред горните и и придават вид на върколак! Не, не! Зъбите на Клер са чудесни! В такива случаи се убеждавам, че има Бог! И все пак тя не е съвършенна. Не до толкова, че да бъде безинтересна. Между долния девети и единайсти зъб има празно място. Десетият зъб изгубила в следпубертетната си възраст. Внезапно и без предупреждение зъбът развил кариес. Извадили го много лесно (всъщност той паднал, както си разговаряла) и на негово място така и не поставили нов. "Нищо не може да замени долния десети зъб , ми каза тя. Той бе за мен много повече от зъб, той бе моят живот". Избягвали да споменават зъба и аз смятам, че тя разговаря с мен по този въпрос само защото ми има доверие. О, Тео, обичам я! Днес, като надничах в устата и, се почувствах отново млад и плах студент по стоматология и започнах да изпускам вътре тампони и огледалца. После я прегърнах и и показах как е правилно да си мие зъбите с четка. Сладкото малко глупаче бе навикнало да държи четката неподвижно и да движи глава няляво и надясно. Следващият вторник ще я упоя и ще я помоля да ми стане жена.
Винсент
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Драги Тео,
Отново се скарахме с Гоген и той замина за Таити. Обезпокоих го точно докато вадеше зъб… В момента се водеше обичайната схватка между зъболекар и пациент и аз имах неблагоразумието да вляза точно тогава и да попитам Гоген дали е виждал филцовата ми шапка. Гоген побесня! Той ме сграбчи, натика главата ми под рентгеновия апарат и ме държа така цели десет минути. В продължение на няколко часа след това не можех да мигам едновременно с двата си клепача. Сега съм самотен.
Винсент”
― Woody Allen, quote from Without Feathers
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