Quote by George MacDonald

“It was a gesture of great despair and I knew that she was giving herself, not to me, but to that lover who would…

— James Baldwin

“She took no pleasure in knowing…whatever he asked of her, she would do.”

— Joy Marino

“There was also an acknowledgment that there was great beauty in what she was currently witnessing, and she chose not to disturb it.”

— Markus Zusak

“It was a marvelous effort of perspicacity to discover that I did not love her”

— Emily Brontë

“She would not take more risks than she could help, and it was admiration, not love, that she wanted.”

— Edith Wharton

“She indulged in silent feelings of satisfaction, pleased with the idea of him suffering. This might even be a bit fun.”

— Emily Greenwood

“It was good for her though, to submit to things that weren’t for her pleasure, but his.”

— Annabel Joseph

“She longed to know what at the moment was passing in his mind--in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in defiance of…

— Jane Austen

“I had no idea what a delicious feeling it was, to be free, to be absolutely unconcerned about whether one loved or didn't love.…

— Alfred Hayes

“She would never, she thought, be allowed to enjoy a moments pleasure without an eternity of pain.”

— Tonya Hurley

“She knew all about love—that beautiful, exquisitely painful but precious journey.”

— Mary Hart Perry

“She loved me deeply, madly and passionately. She knew no other way!”

— Avijeet Das