Reunion Quote by Donna Tartt

“Not realizing that I craved his warmth, his nearness, until he was gone.”

— Sarah J. Maas

“Even with friends, I had difficulty giving or receiving physical affection, although I secretly craved it.”

— Kate M. Taylor

“I expect he did it awkwardly, but awkwardness in men was a sign of sincerity then.”

— Margaret Atwood

“Once the intimacy has gone, however well you may get on, however friendly you may become, it is hard to believe it was ever…

— Jane Green

“They sat in the companionable awkwardness caused by knowing extremely private things about each other that had never been directly confided.”

— Jodi Picoult

“And so we were friends of a sort once more. We began to talk, stiltedly at first, but then with more ease. We had,…

— Elizabeth Newark

“And yet, out of the blue, a tender moment would erupt so suddenly between us that the words I longed to tell him would…

— André Aciman

“I felt close to him, but somehow the energy was sensual but not… sexual. Erotic, yes, but I didn’t want to fuck him. He…

— T.A. Webb

“I didn't believe we had ever been this tentative - not even in the very beginning. Perhaps especially not in the very beginning. We…

— Josh Lanyon

“His cold, unmoving face startled me, but the warmth from his hands left me curious and longing for more of his touch.”

— Magan Vernon

“I wanted him to say nice things to me, maybe even hold me. Strange did not begin to define my mood.”

— C.J. Roberts

“When he saw me, pleasure filled those grey eyes, and he smiled sleepily. troubles piled in jagged heaps all around us, but in the…

— Nancy Holzner