--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Come here into the warmth,\" he said…" description: "\"“Come here into the warmth,\" he said easily. He reached for her, taking her hand and pulling her toward him. \"I've been waiting for you.\" He stroked he..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/carolyn-jewel-19286_carolyn-jewel_come-here-into-the-warmth-he-said-easily_2512446.jpg" --- # Come here into the warmth," he said easily. He reached for… ![“Come here into the warmth," he said easily. He reached for her, taking her hand and pulling her toward him. "I've been waiting for you." He stroked her hair, shifting a bit to let the light fall on her. "For a very long time." She, too, reached for him, following a line in the air along the length…” quote by Carolyn Jewel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/carolyn-jewel-19286_carolyn-jewel_come-here-into-the-warmth-he-said-easily_2512446.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/carolyn-jewel-19286_carolyn-jewel_come-here-into-the-warmth-he-said-easily_2512446.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/carolyn-jewel-19286_carolyn-jewel_come-here-into-the-warmth-he-said-easily_2512446.jpg) > ““Come here into the warmth," he said easily. He reached for her, taking her hand and pulling her toward him. "I've been waiting for you." He stroked her hair, shifting a bit to let the light fall on her. "For a very long time." She, too, reached for him, following a line in the air along the length of the forming scar that marred his chest. A corona flared around him until she moved past the point where the sunlight hit her eyes. She stared at his chest, at the gashed and ill-healed flesh, and he, seeing her attention, took her hand and brought her fingers to his mouth. She felt the warmth of his breath, the pressure of his lips, soft and warm. "I wish you had never been wounded," she said. "Even though it brought you home to me.”” [Carolyn Jewel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-jewel/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A wounded lover offers comfort and intimacy, acknowledging that past pain led them together. **In simple terms:** Painful past can bring people closer. Key Takeaway Embrace vulnerability and cherish connection. 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