Quotes About Attachment

materialism takes root in early childhood, and is driven mainly by low self-esteem.26

What is it with you and girls, Adrian, dear? Why do they either mean nothing to you or everything? It's always an extreme." "Because I don't do things in halves, mom. Especially when it comes to love.

Everything about her has to do with me.

I couldn't stop staring at the cave, back where Dimitri was, back where half of my soul was.

Look at it this way," Ms. Terwilliger said, after several moments of thought. "The callistana thinks of you two as its parents.

Do you love him?

I lost track of day and night too. My time was divided into Dimitri and not-Dimitri. He was my world. When he wasn't there, the moments were agony.

I want you to break the spell. Finish it off." "What do you mean?" "The spell you did on me and Dimitri." "That spell is done. It burned itself out." I shook my head. "No. I keep thinking about him. I keep wanting to…" He smiled knowingly when I didn't finish. "My dear, that was already there, long before I set that up.

Sonya often said she didn't believe in soul mates, but in that union, I believed there was something in my soul that spoke to Sydney's, that this connection between our bodies called to something greater than us, something preordained. And when it was over, I was reluctant to let her go. I looked down at her face, with her flushed cheeks and damp strands of hair, and thought, Whether it's simply some fierce animal joining of mates or a sublime merging of souls, she is mine, and I am hers.

love is stupid. it makes you do stupid things. Don't be sorry you loved him. that's part of you, part you have to let go, but still something that's made you into who you are.

Whether it's simply some fierce animal joining of mates or a sublime merging of souls, she is mine, and I am hers.

i will always love you." "no you won't. you'll move on. So will i.

Do you really want him to get over you?

You forget: I have an addictive personality. I'm addicted to you.

Falling in love with someone can make you do things the love of a relative can't.

Crees que pienso en ti todo el tiempo? A menos que te llames Adrian Ivashkov te estas engañando.

I looked down at her face, with her flushed cheeks and damp strands of hair, and thought, Whether it's simply some fierce animal joining of mates or a sublime merging of souls, she is mine, and I am hers.

You will lose what you value most, so treasure it while you can

I was awash on a sea of desire, drowning in everything about her. Her passion answered mine as she murmured my name and clung to me so tightly that her nails dug into my skin, as though she feared she might lose me if she let go.

Simplemente te amaré me quieras o no.

but Jill had told me numerous times that for Adrian, everything came back to Rose.

To make the best use of your life, you must never forget two truths: First, compared with eternity, life is extremely brief. Second, earth is only a temporary residence. You won't be here long, so don't get too attached.

What we will see, increasingly, is a core of individuals who represent the long-term interests of the organization (its leaders and long-term staff) guiding the efforts of other people whose attachment is more episodic.

We create these identities around our roles and titles and job descriptions and achievements. They give our lives shape and form and meaning and definition. Ever so gradually over time our understanding of ourselves gets shaped by what we do and what we've done. We cling, we grasp, we hold tightly to these identities.