“The examples seemed to fall into two categories: girls who used sweetness and girls who used pluck.” — Marisa de los Santos Girls Copy Share Image
“People in love feel that way all the time, like they don't know what they've done to deserve each other.” — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“...if you stay in it for any length of time, like anyplace else, a cafe becomes a world.” — Marisa de los Santos Cafe Copy Share Image
“A real life doesn't mean getting what you want; the achievement, the privilege, too is knowing what you love.” — Marisa de los Santos Life Copy Share Image
“Since you left there's been a you-shaped space beside me, all the time. It never goes away.” — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“I stand here on this spring day in the center of my life. Chaos, din, and beauty. For a moment, I am… — Marisa de los Santos Beauty Copy Share Image
“Soon, the two of them would leave this spot. . . walk into the house and into a whole changed world. . . ” — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“Maybe she would remember who he was, and maybe she would come back.” — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“Clare concentrated on the words trying hard to press them into her memory and wishing they were solid objects that she could… — Marisa de los Santos Heart Copy Share Image
“I don’t think love is blind, true love is probably the most clear-eyed state of being there is.’ ‘Maybe you’re right. Maybe… — Marisa de los Santos Love Copy Share Image
“Soldiers in the heat of battle; death-row prisoners; explorers stranded in deserts, jungles, on mountaintops; anyone sick or lost or just tired… — Marisa de los Santos Mothers Copy Share Image
“...in my family I have comrades-hearty and loyal-when what I need are intimates, and I've never figured out how to get us… — Marisa de los Santos Comrades Copy Share Image
“We were friends. It was as big a deal as being in love.” She tried to think of a way to make… — Marisa de los Santos Friends Copy Share Image
“Linney moves in the world with such firm, certain steps, being with her can make you forget your own confusion, at least… — Marisa de los Santos Confusion Copy Share Image
“But sometimes, a boat needs to rock; a boat needs to head straight for the heart of a storm and come out… — Marisa de los Santos River Copy Share Image
“If I were to ever have a full-fledged vocation, as opposed to a half-assed avocation, I needed to love it and, in… — Marisa de los Santos Career Copy Share Image
“I can't stand lies. Probably no one can. Probably everyone is, to varying degrees, allergic to them, both spiritually and physically. Lies… — Marisa de los Santos Lies Copy Share Image
“Chicken Soup for the Soul". You've heard of these books, am I right? We've all heard of them. But I wonder if… — Marisa de los Santos Books Copy Share Image
“No one is ever quite ready; everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you. And you open your eyes, look at… — Marisa de los Santos Choice Copy Share Image
“Pen realized it: Sometimes there is nothing to do but surrender yourself to wonder... You must stop measuring - over and over… — Marisa de los Santos Art deco Copy Share Image
“As Will stood watching Pen, just before he turned away, his initial astonishment shifted into something quieter. Soon, she will see me;… — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“Instead, she sat there, smiling that small, small inscrutable smile, like Mona Lisa herself, although I must say that until that moment,… — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“He wasn’t looking at her, was at such an oblique angle to her that his face was little more than a sliver,… — Marisa de los Santos Language Copy Share Image
“I know how syrupy this sounds, how dull, provincial, and possibly whitewashed, but what can I do? Happy childhoods happen” — Marisa de los Santos Childhood Copy Share Image
“Not tailgating acknowledges the mystery and humanity of strangers. It's one of those small habits that speaks volumes.” — Marisa de los Santos Habits Copy Share Image
“It just seems like we --human beings -- know so much, but it's nothing compared to what we don't know.” — Marisa de los Santos Human beings Copy Share Image
“That no matter what happens, loving someone to the best of your ability is the right thing to do. It's the only… — Marisa de los Santos Love Copy Share Image
“Conversationally, we were Fred and Ginger -- spin, slide, shuffle, bend.” — Marisa De Los Santos Copy Share Image
“It's a well-known fact. All women are clinically insane, but especially ballet dancers. Psycho. extremely psycho. Trust me.” — Marisa de los Santos Ballet dance Copy Share Image
“But you're wrong. Happiness is EARNED, like everything else. It's achieved.” — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“In my experience, people love what they love. They just do. Or fail to love what they fail to love.” — Marisa de los Santos Love Copy Share Image
“Inside plum trees stood in a row, flowers lifted their pale throats to the moon and stars, a magnolia held its tight-closed… — Marisa de los Santos Flower Copy Share Image
“I spoke, I listened, and my heart broke, which is to say that it didn't break at all but became suddenly aware… — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“Whatever word you use to describe diving into the deepest part of a human. Take your pick; they're all woefully inadequate, but… — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“When he looked up, he said, "Clare told me about Christmas." And I swear the boy's face began to shine. I recognized… — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“Even if someone wasn't perfect or even especially good, you couldn't dismiss the love they felt. Love was always love; it had… — Marisa de los Santos Love Copy Share Image
“You know what I mean. That moment in a relationship in which, at the same time you discover you've been floating in… — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“Happiness isn't what happens when you whistle along, pretending bad things don't exist. . . Happiness is earned, like everything else. It's achieved. ” — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“But every time, what brought me to my senses was my conviction that before a person dropped a new life into this… — Marisa de los Santos Faith Copy Share Image
“I've always found allegories kind of comforting. When you encounter people named Liar and Abstinence, you might not be crazy about them,… — Marisa de los Santos Comforting Copy Share Image
