--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Now,standing under our beautiful…" description: "\"“Now,standing under our beautiful monstrosity, I couldn't help thinking that if Alex were to kiss me, it would look like that: me small and blissful an..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/melissa-jensen-1612_long-time_now-standing-under-our-beautiful-monstro_1166619.jpg" --- # Now,standing under our beautiful monstrosity, I couldn't… ![“Now,standing under our beautiful monstrosity, I couldn't help thinking that if Alex were to kiss me, it would look like that: me small and blissful and clinging, him so much taller, completely enfolding me. I averted my red dace as I headed down the hall. My room is a quarter the size of his. It…” quote by Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/melissa-jensen-1612_long-time_now-standing-under-our-beautiful-monstro_1166619.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/melissa-jensen-1612_long-time_now-standing-under-our-beautiful-monstro_1166619.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/melissa-jensen-1612_long-time_now-standing-under-our-beautiful-monstro_1166619.jpg) > ““Now,standing under our beautiful monstrosity, I couldn't help thinking that if Alex were to kiss me, it would look like that: me small and blissful and clinging, him so much taller, completely enfolding me. I averted my red dace as I headed down the hall. My room is a quarter the size of his. It felt even smaller with him in it. "Make yourself at-" He'd plunked the snack on my desk, depositied his coat on my chair, and was already roaming the room, looking at the door knockers made to look like hands. "Cool.You are seriously good." He stared for a long time at the single study I'd put up from the Willing Romance Languages Room door: the leering devil. "I would put that on my wall," he said. I hadn't said anything while he browsed, swallowing all the automatic denials of my abilities. He turned and grinned at me, looking exactly like the little demon. No surprise, since it was essentially his face in miniature. "This is the part where you remove that tack and give me the picture.For keeps." "Are you serious?" I wasn't sure. "Yes,Ella.I am serious." So I removed the tack and handed him the picture. He rolled it up very gently and put it in his coat pocket.”” [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The narrator feels dwarfed by a larger, confident partner, highlighting insecurity and intimacy dynamics. **In simple terms:** Feeling small next a taller lover. Key Takeaway Embrace confidence and communicate boundaries. Themes insecurity intimacy power dynamics self-esteem Mood anxious reflective hopeful Type literary conversational intimate When to use this quote - dating - first kiss - personal boundaries - self-affirmation Key Concepts psychology relationship dynamics identity perception Questions to Reflect On - How do you maintain self-worth in a relationship with a dominant partner? - What boundaries help balance intimacy? A Different Perspective The narrator may be romanticizing an unhealthy power imbalance. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Demon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/demon/) [Demon Surprise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/demon-surprise-3362932/) [Devil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devil/) [Gaze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gaze/) [Leering Devil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leering-devil-3362933/) [Long time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/long-time/) [Room](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/room/) ## Related quotes > [When I did 'Racing Demon' by David Hare, I worked with Paul Giamatti, who had stacks of books in his dressing room. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-o-hare/when-i-did-racing-demon-by-david-hare-i-worked-with-paul-giamatti-who/) [Denis O'Hare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-o-hare/) > [To make sure that my blasphemy is thoroughly expressed, I hereby state my opinion that the notion of a god is a basic superstition,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-randi/to-make-sure-that-my-blasphemy-is-thoroughly-expressed-i-hereby-state/) [James Randi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-randi/) > [The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/the-most-powerful-weapon-to-conquer-the-devil-is-humility-for-as-he/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) > [Sold my soul to Satan. I've been dancing with the devil. So when you get to hell you can say you know me. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/sold-my-soul-to-satan-i-ve-been-dancing-with-the-devil-so-when-you/) [J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/) > [In an attempt to hinder, if not altogether halt, the next move of God, Satan has sent forth an army of faultfinding demons against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-frangipane/in-an-attempt-to-hinder-if-not-altogether-halt-the-next-move-of-god/) [Francis Frangipane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-frangipane/) > [Having an eating disorder doesn't show ‘strength.’ Strength is when are able to overcome your demons after being sick and tired for so long.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-lovato/having-an-eating-disorder-doesn-t-show-strength-strength-is-when-are/) [Demi Lovato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-lovato/) > [Jesus never met a disease he could not cure, a birth defect he could not reverse, a demon he could not exorcise. But he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-yancey/jesus-never-met-a-disease-he-could-not-cure-a-birth-defect-he-could/) [Philip Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-yancey/) > [For many people it's Facebook, or sports on TV, whatever it is. I have my own demons that I battle. But whatever they are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jess-walter/for-many-people-it-s-facebook-or-sports-on-tv-whatever-it-is-i-have/) [Jess Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jess-walter/) > [I’m getting all warm and fuzzy inside at the prospect of these demon things roaming the street, preying on us. (Tate)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/i-m-getting-all-warm-and-fuzzy-inside-at-the-prospect-of-these-demon/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) > [Sometimes we have the absolute certainty there's something inside us that's so hideous and monstrous that if we ever search it out we won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-selby-jr/sometimes-we-have-the-absolute-certainty-there-s-something-inside-us/) [Hubert Selby, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubert-selby-jr/) > [“He curled his claw into a fist. "I'd like to shove a stake up that bastard's ass." Adam's lip curled. "Remind me not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaye-wells/he-curled-his-claw-into-a-fist-i-d-like-to-shove-a-stake-up-that/) [Jaye Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaye-wells/) > [“The demon stopped its frantic attempts to escape. It stared at the glitter and began to pant, fingers twitching in anticipation. More twitching. Faster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jana-oliver/the-demon-stopped-its-frantic-attempts-to-escape-it-stared-at-the/) [Jana Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jana-oliver/) > [I wonder what disgusts you more, the fact that I’m a demon, or the fact that when I touch you, it doesn’t matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larissa-ione/i-wonder-what-disgusts-you-more-the-fact-that-i-m-a-demon-or-the-fact/) [Larissa Ione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larissa-ione/) > [I believe that on any trip to heaven, there are always detours through hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/i-believe-that-on-any-trip-to-heaven-there-are-always-detours-through/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [A lot of indigenous cultures are deeply involved in working with ancestor spirits, elemental spirits, and demons. Many of these cultures feel that, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-pinchbeck/a-lot-of-indigenous-cultures-are-deeply-involved-in-working-with/) [Daniel Pinchbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-pinchbeck/) ## More by Melissa Jensen > [“You know when I said I didn't need you?" I asked. He lifted one brow. "I was so wrong.I can't find words to express…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/you-know-when-i-said-i-didn-t-need-you-i-asked-he-lifted-one-brow-i/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“Whatever you want," he said. "Will you please come here now?" I slipped a piece of protective tissue over my drawing and flipped the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/whatever-you-want-he-said-will-you-please-come-here-now-i-slipped-a/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“When Sebastian, cearly delighted to be treated like one of the guys, didn't move, Alex bared his teeth. " Depeche-toi! " Sebastian depeched. Alex…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/when-sebastian-cearly-delighted-to-be-treated-like-one-of-the-guys/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“I ripped the sketch from the wall. "Liar." Edward looked more ravaged than usual. "That is a terrible word, coming from you." "Yup." "And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/i-ripped-the-sketch-from-the-wall-liar-edward-looked-more-ravaged/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“I noticed that she left her office door open, too.So she could keep an eye on me, no doubt, in case I decided to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/i-noticed-that-she-left-her-office-door-open-too-so-she-could-keep-an/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“There was no doorman outside Harrison Kinuye's house, just a Phillite senior leaning into a huge stone urn. He extricated himself as I reached…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/there-was-no-doorman-outside-harrison-kinuye-s-house-just-a-phillite/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“I never thought I would see you armed." I was trying for levity. It worked like a lead balloon.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/i-never-thought-i-would-see-you-armed-i-was-trying-for-levity-it/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“Love is one of two things worth dying for. I have yet to decide on the second.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/love-is-one-of-two-things-worth-dying-for-i-have-yet-to-decide-on-the/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“Okay,three things,and one of them has to be in French." I was back in the weird squashy chair; Alex was flopped on the bed.This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/okay-three-things-and-one-of-them-has-to-be-in-french-i-was-back-in/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“That's the thing about Willing: There's always someone happy to let you know exactly what your place is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/that-s-the-thing-about-willing-there-s-always-someone-happy-to-let/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“I think he painted the way he did," I answered, "because he had something perfect with Diana." I braced myself for her next scathing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/i-think-he-painted-the-way-he-did-i-answered-because-he-had-something/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“None were particularly interesting, although I got a kick out of a note from the Philadelphia Zoo suggesting that since the tiger was not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/none-were-particularly-interesting-although-i-got-a-kick-out-of-a/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“It's decorated with fig leaves and, for some reason, fish. I never look too closely when raiding it; the fish that makes up the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/it-s-decorated-with-fig-leaves-and-for-some-reason-fish-i-never-look/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“I plan on dying without anyone ever having gotten video of me emulating fowl.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/i-plan-on-dying-without-anyone-ever-having-gotten-video-of-me/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [“Favorite painting...?" "Painting? Odalisque," I said. "Really.His non-nude nude. Interesting." It was,to me. Edward's most famous painting of Diana is Troie , where he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/favorite-painting-painting-odalisque-i-said-really-his-non-nude-nude/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) [Explore all 217 Melissa Jensen quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) ## More Demon quotes > [A lot of indigenous cultures are deeply involved in working with ancestor spirits, elemental spirits, and demons. Many of these cultures feel that, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-pinchbeck/a-lot-of-indigenous-cultures-are-deeply-involved-in-working-with/) [Daniel Pinchbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-pinchbeck/) > [I believe that on any trip to heaven, there are always detours through hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/i-believe-that-on-any-trip-to-heaven-there-are-always-detours-through/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [I wonder what disgusts you more, the fact that I’m a demon, or the fact that when I touch you, it doesn’t matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larissa-ione/i-wonder-what-disgusts-you-more-the-fact-that-i-m-a-demon-or-the-fact/) [Larissa Ione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larissa-ione/) > [“The demon stopped its frantic attempts to escape. It stared at the glitter and began to pant, fingers twitching in anticipation. More twitching. Faster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jana-oliver/the-demon-stopped-its-frantic-attempts-to-escape-it-stared-at-the/) [Jana Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jana-oliver/) > [“He curled his claw into a fist. "I'd like to shove a stake up that bastard's ass." Adam's lip curled. "Remind me not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaye-wells/he-curled-his-claw-into-a-fist-i-d-like-to-shove-a-stake-up-that/) [Jaye Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaye-wells/) > [Sometimes we have the absolute certainty there's something inside us that's so hideous and monstrous that if we ever search it out we won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-selby-jr/sometimes-we-have-the-absolute-certainty-there-s-something-inside-us/) [Hubert Selby, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubert-selby-jr/) > [I’m getting all warm and fuzzy inside at the prospect of these demon things roaming the street, preying on us. (Tate)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/i-m-getting-all-warm-and-fuzzy-inside-at-the-prospect-of-these-demon/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) > [For many people it's Facebook, or sports on TV, whatever it is. I have my own demons that I battle. But whatever they are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jess-walter/for-many-people-it-s-facebook-or-sports-on-tv-whatever-it-is-i-have/) [Jess Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jess-walter/) > [Jesus never met a disease he could not cure, a birth defect he could not reverse, a demon he could not exorcise. But he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-yancey/jesus-never-met-a-disease-he-could-not-cure-a-birth-defect-he-could/) [Philip Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-yancey/) > [In an attempt to hinder, if not altogether halt, the next move of God, Satan has sent forth an army of faultfinding demons against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-frangipane/in-an-attempt-to-hinder-if-not-altogether-halt-the-next-move-of-god/) [Francis Frangipane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-frangipane/) > [Having an eating disorder doesn't show ‘strength.’ Strength is when are able to overcome your demons after being sick and tired for so long.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-lovato/having-an-eating-disorder-doesn-t-show-strength-strength-is-when-are/) [Demi Lovato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-lovato/) > [I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-think-we-should-be-very-careful-about-artificial-intelligence-if-i/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences of shadow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-fox/evil-is-the-shadow-of-angel-just-as-there-are-angels-of-light-support/) [Matthew Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-fox/) > [“I assure you; while I look like a ghost, I'm no spirit or demon. I'm nothing but a girl struggling to make her way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leanna-renee-hieber/i-assure-you-while-i-look-like-a-ghost-i-m-no-spirit-or-demon-i-m/) [Leanna Renee Hieber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leanna-renee-hieber/) > [A rollicking good read-THE HUNTER is steampunk with a Wild West feel. Theresa Meyers is an entertaining and witty writer with a fresh, new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmine-galenorn/a-rollicking-good-read-the-hunter-is-steampunk-with-a-wild-west-feel/) [Yasmine Galenorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmine-galenorn/) [Browse all 1,462 Demon quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/demon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Now,standing under our beautiful monstrosity, I couldn't help thinking that if Alex were to kiss me, it would look like that: me small and blissful and clinging, him so much taller, completely enfolding me. I averted my red dace as I headed down the hall. My room is a quarter the size of his. It felt even smaller with him in it. \"Make yourself at-\" He'd plunked the snack on my desk, depositied his coat on my chair, and was already roaming the room, looking at the door knockers made to look like hands. \"Cool.You are seriously good.\" He stared for a long time at the single study I'd put up from the Willing Romance Languages Room door: the leering devil. \"I would put that on my wall,\" he said. I hadn't said anything while he browsed, swallowing all the automatic denials of my abilities. He turned and grinned at me, looking exactly like the little demon. No surprise, since it was essentially his face in miniature. \"This is the part where you remove that tack and give me the picture.For keeps.\" \"Are you serious?\" I wasn't sure. \"Yes,Ella.I am serious.\" So I removed the tack and handed him the picture. He rolled it up very gently and put it in his coat pocket.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melissa Jensen" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/now-standing-under-our-beautiful-monstrosity-i-couldn-t-help-thinking/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Demon" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/now-standing-under-our-beautiful-monstrosity-i-couldn-t-help-thinking/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/melissa-jensen-1612_long-time_now-standing-under-our-beautiful-monstro_1166619.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/melissa-jensen-1612_long-time_now-standing-under-our-beautiful-monstro_1166619.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/melissa-jensen-1612_long-time_now-standing-under-our-beautiful-monstro_1166619.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Now,standing under our beautiful monstrosity, I couldn't help thinking that if Alex were to kiss me, it…” — Melissa Jensen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Melissa Jensen", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“Now,standing under our beautiful monstrosity, I...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/now-standing-under-our-beautiful-monstrosity-i-couldn-t-help-thinking/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/now-standing-under-our-beautiful-monstrosity-i-couldn-t-help-thinking/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```