“I become aware of something much more profound: Our bodies have long known each other in a way that our minds haven’t, at least not until recently. They were simply holding this secret for us, keeping it safe and sacred, waiting for our minds to catch up to the depth of what we have.”
― Christina Lauren, The Romance Revival
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The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren
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Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
“I hope because I was open about what happened to me, my children will insist on intimacy, on knowing their partner deeply, on being known deeply. I hope they will talk to their partners about money, about what will happen if the partnership ends. I hope that as they build trust in their relationships, they never lose sight of their own authority, their own voice, their own intuition. I hope they will move toward people who are in pain, rather than away. I hope they will understand that every person has experiences that make them who they are. I hope they will fall in love with abandon as I did with their father. I hope they will know, from watching me, that if everything falls apart, they can get up and piece together something new.”
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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
“You have never been unlovable. You were just waiting for someone who will love you for who you are, not for who they want you to be. I can do that, if you’ll let me.”
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Extracurricular by Rachel Lynn Solomon
“You’re this incredible, unstoppable force. You realized it was hurting you, and you got out. That’s the exact opposite of failure. I just-l hope you know how in awe of you I am.” – Rachel Lynn Solomon, Extracurricular
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