Quotes from Ellen Sussman

Sometimes we have to run away from ourselves in order to find ourselves.

Our parents don't know us... They can't know us. We hide ourselves from them. Once they knew everything about us and in order to escape them we keep out secrets, our private selves.

You're not in love. You're a wonderful flirt, though. You can put that on your resume.

Perhaps you're not crazy, but you're very creative.

Say you'll come with me to Paris." "Je t'aime.

I learned that there's a kind of love which must feel like coming home,...

Why does naming a thing give it so much power?

You know what he taught me? He taught me to feel more. He taught me to give myself over to feelings. And now that's all I have. I'm swamped by them. I can't breathe because I feel so damn much.

And Philippe won't speak English. She's sure he can - he's got that European je ne sais quoi that usually means "Oh, I speak six languages. And a little Japanese.

They're all true. They all could have happened.

We imagine love so easily." "Yes. That's the simple part.

We don't need to talk. We need to love.

You made me feel good today. Thanks. But it ain't love

But you love her. You could love her.

I can't leave you behind. You're with me all the time.

We need each other. All of us. We cannot be alone.

What are your drawn to?" ... "Language, Words, No, not teaching. Perhaps one day I'll write something.

The only thing that lasts is love, even when it's gone.

We don't need to talk. We need to love.