Relationships Quotes - Page 17

Forgiveness is created by the restitution of the abuser; of the wrongdoer. It is not something to be squeeeeeezed out of the victim in a further act of conscience-corrupting abuse.

Our actions are guaranteed to affect others. Because we are not alone in this world, much of our learning about ourselves comes from our interaction with others. Our relationships are our teachers. We learn from each other.

First impressions are rarely worth preserving. Men typically fall short of our expectations.

We played for about half an hour before I realized we were actually playing two different games. What I’d thought of as ludo was actually a game called gin rummy, and what Warren was playing seemed to be a mixture of craps and table tennis. Once we started playing by one consistent set of rules, though, the fun was really over.

When your tears become invisible, disappear

Yet even in the loneliness of the canyon I knew there were others like me who had brothers they did not understand but wanted to help. We are probably those referred to as "our brother's keepers," possessed of one of the oldest and possible one of the most futile and certainly one of the most haunting instincts. It will not let us go.

Love will never let you down, if you don't give it up

What's the use of complaining about something you have no intentions of changing it?

That’s the thing about love
It can take you up to the mountaintop and can drop you
And the impact will either kill you or make you a new person

The theory of attachment is same for humans and computers.
Unknown sender's attachment is blocked..
Known sender's attachment is accepted or ignored..
Heavy attachments are annoying..
Too heavy attachments do not reach..
No attachment is the best option!

To wisely live your life, you don't need to know much
Just remember two main rules for the beginning:
You better starve, than eat whatever
And better be alone, than with whoever.

It's always hard to remember love - years pass and you say to yourself, Was I really in love, or was I just kidding myself? Was I really in love, or was I just pretending he was the man of my dreams? Was I really in love, or was I just desperate?

Quand on parle des vices d’un homme, si on vous dit : “Tout le monde le dit” ne le croyez pas ; si l’on parle de ses vertus en vous disant encore : “Tout le monde le dit”, croyez-le.

I don't know what to say to fill the silence. I don't know how to fix this. It seems wrong to leave him, but I have to. There's no compromise, no alternative. Things just weren't meant to be, which seems like a pansy-ass thing to say, until it happens to you.

On se réconcilie avec un ennemi qui nous est inférieur pour les qualités du coeur ou de l'esprit ; on ne pardonne jamais à celui qui nous surpasse par l'âme et le génie.

The greater the gap between self perception and reality, the more aggression is unleashed on those who point out the discrepancy.

Hayatımızdaki bazı insanların zamanı yoktur. Öyle parıltılı anlar yaşanmıştır ki, bağ, Yıldız tozlarından türeyen bir göbek kordonundan farksız olur. Zaman basitçe, Tanrı’ya bırakılan bir bahşişe dönüşür.

Normal doğmuş, normal olmuş, ya da rol yapmayı öğrenmiş. Üçünden biri, ki birazcık farklı olan herkes bir ‘ucube’ydi. Oysa sadece sıradandı. Pilavın içinde sessizce oturan pirinç tanesi. Ödülünün mideye indirilmek olmasını dilerdim böylelerinin.

Laughter is more than just a pleasurable activity...When people laugh together, they tend to talk and touch more and to make eye contact more frequently.

The true measure of a man is how he treats you when others are not looking.