Quotes About Attachment

Clinging to our ideas of perfection isolates us from life and is a barrier.

Sanskrit has different words to describe love for a brother or sister, love for a teacher, love for a partner, love for one's friends, love of nature, and so on. English has only one word, which leads to never-ending confusion.

The secure attachment of Western psychology is actually akin to Buddhist non-attachment; avoid-ant attachment is the inverse of being mindful and present; and anxious attachment aligns with Buddhist notions of clinging and grasping.

The paradigm for our relationships is formed from our earliest experiences and is actually hardwired into our neurological and emotional network.

In more ways than any of us can name, love is wrapped up with the idea of expectation.

There is a sentiment common among most of us when it comes to love—letting go can feel scary.

I make no bones about the fact that India matters to me, and I would like to matter to India.

Despite everything, she was stupid enough to love him still. Sadly, some part of her probably always would.

Lying awake in the dark that night,unable to sleep, he thought he would have given anything to feel the heavy thud on the bed that used to announce the old dog's arrival. How extremely unloving and intolerant he had felt so often , waking in the middle of the night to the relentless shoving and pushing of his undesirable and selfish bedfellow.

She was in pain and I loved her, sort of loved her, I guess, so I kind of had to love her pain, too.

Held on to me like I was a baby. And she kept crying. So many tears. My clothes and hair were soaked with her tears. It was, like, my mother had given me a grief shower, you know? Like she'd baptized me with her pain.

If you care about something enough, its going to make you cry.

He doesn't hurt you because you're the only good thing in his life. He doesn't want to give that up. It's the only thing he hasn't given up.

I suppose, in many ways, one never stops loving the people they loved during their youth. Or hating the people they hated.

What greater grief than the loss of one's native land?

C'mon, Tally. Don't you want your clothes, your keys? Oh wait, how about some dignity? (Kyrian)

Remember, Nick, there are only two people in the universe I care for…and you're not one of them. (Savitar)

Happiest day of my life when my dad made him human. (Devyn) Happy for you, bonebag…It cost me my girlfriend. (Vik) It was a lamp, Vik, not a girlfriend. (Devyn) I really loved that lamp. She lit up my entire world. (Vik)

And I was keeping breakfast warm for you. Sin told me he'd have my balls if I didn't take care of you. Personally, I like my balls attached to my body, so I intend to take really good care of you in a purely platonic way. (Kish)

Don't you have a girlfriend or family you'd rather be with? (Geary) Only Solin, and honestly, he's not this soft. Even if he was, it'd be gross. (Arik)

I don't ever want to leave this bed, my lady Taryn. (Sparhawk) Me either. But if we don't, it could get ugly after a few days. We'd shrivel up from lack of water. (Taryn)

Boy, don't you dare insult me with that shit. They can kiss my furry wolf ass, which is exactly what Aimee would skin alive if I dared let them have you. I don't give up family." He paused. "Well, they could have Fury. I'm not that attached to him. But they'd only keep him till he opened his mouth, then launch his ass back to me with a catapult. He's like a bad boomerang that way.

No quiero vivir sin ti, Julian. ¿Lo entiendes? No puedo vivir sin ti.»

objects can be fixed or replaced. But the feelings of loved ones are not so easily mended." Thr