hummus:

“intimacy means that we can be who we are in a relationship, and allow the other person to do the same. ‘Being who we are’ requires that we can talk openly about things that are important to us, that we take a clear position on where we stand on important emotional issues, and that we clarify the limits of what is acceptable and tolerable to us in a relationship. ‘Allowing the other person to do the same’ means that we can stay emotionally connected to that other party who thinks, feels, and believes differently, without needing to change, convince, or fix the other. An intimate relationship is one in which neither party silences, sacrifices, or betrays the self and each party expresses strength and vulnerability, weakness and competence in a balanced way.”

— Harriet Lerner in The Dance of Intimacy, p. 3 (via fatemareads)

gosh:

“I confess I do not know why, but looking at the stars always makes me dream.”

—

Vincent van Gogh

(via

adrenaline

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…One day—preferably when we’re both blind drunk—we can talk about it.

J.D. Salinger,  Franny and Zooey
(via wordsnquotes)

Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.

Yasmin Mogahed  
(via wordsnquotes)

They say that you’ll find love when you least expect it. when you have learned to love yourself first. it’s there right under your nose. love lives in that kiss. let me tell you. I have kissed the gods. blown my nose after love has made me cry. I have never loved anyone more than myself. and now I know that my expectations will never be met. love is not going to land in your lap. love is work. and I have worked so hard. how many more of these mountains must I climb alone before I meet someone else’s love along the way and have the strength left to just take it. How long before you realize what you’ve lost. how long before you search for my face in every crowd you see. how long before you come begging at my feet for the love that will light up your constellations once more.

because it seems that I have waited forever

Vimal Vallabh, Constellations (via thedeeepquotes)