Quote by Mary Doria Russell

“I liked some things and hated some things. And there were some things I didn’t know I had until I lost them.”

— Veronica Roth

“Better not to get too attached to something that wasn’t certain - after all, doing so only invites disappointment.”

— David Styles

“no pain was permanent, and no loss was real. That even though people treated each other abominably, even though they left, even though you…

— Lisa Alther

“He smiled and it was beautiful and horrible what I saw in it. Hope that should not be born and desire that could never…

— Gwen Hayes

“It was good for a while, being empty. I didn't hurt anymore. But as time went on, it was like I could hear myself…

— Myra McEntire

“…it was rather because she felt less happy than she had expected.  She laughed because she was disappointed…”

— Jane Austen

“She found that she did not mind losing the previous moment, for this one was just as lovely.”

— Leslye walton

“It was the hope in their faces that awakened me, that reminded me of what a gift I had received. I couldn’t downplay what…

— Robert J. Wiersema

“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

“There were absences in my life which were a comfort, then were was a presence that ruined me.”

— Robert Pinget

“I treated her like she belonged to me, even though I wouldn’t have her and I wouldn’t let her have me, either.”

— Robin York

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

— Emily Greenwood