Quotes About Connection

That time, I slept in his room with him. We watched TV until he fell asleep, because he liked to sleep with the television on in the background. I couldn't fall asleep like that, so I waited until he did and then I turned it off.

She and I were still friends, but not best friends, not like we used to be. But we were still friends. She'd known me my whole life. It's hard to throw away history. It was like you were throwing away a part of yourself.

He's a really good Dad. And he tries hard. He doesn't always understand us, but he tries, and that's the important thing.

You can't be close to someone, not truly, with secrets in between you.

If they don't talk now, the scar will only harden over time, it will calcify, and then they'll be like strangers who never loved each other, which is the saddest thought of all.

You can't judge who you love the most by how long you love them.

Because, it was more than just a house. It was every summer, every boat ride, every sunset. It was Susannah.

That story made me feel like I knew you at least a little bit. But I don't know you, and I wish I did.

Tell me what's going on with you and Peter.

I can see now that it's the little things, the small efforts, that keep a relationship going.

We weren't together all the time like we used to be - she had her sorority friends, I had my friends from my hall. But we still had each other.

Only a person who really knew me could give me this gift. To feel so known, so understood. It's such a wonderful feeling, I could cry. It's something I'll keep forever. This moment, and this snow globe.

He doesn't always understand us, but he tries, and that's the important thing.

we're about to get to know each other very well.

I'm so in awe of your talent and so honored to be your friend.

In my head you're still the same age you were when I left.

My dearest, if there is such a thing as literary soulmates, you are mine.

Boyfriends aren't the same as best friends and you know it.

I didn't fully comprehend what a big part of my life he'd become. He'd become so...familiar to me. And now he's just gone. Not gone, still here, just not available to me, which might be even worse.

Music makes everything more romantic, doesn't it?

But he's got a goofy smile on his face the entire time, and it only gets bigger when Trina puts her arm around his shoulder and makes him sway with her to the beat.

Over his shoulder Conrad said, "Good night, Belly." And that was it. I was in love.

Au début, quand un proche s'absente longtemps, on pense constamment à ce qu'on va lui raconter. On tâche de tout garder en mémoire. Mais autant essayer de retenir une poignée de sable : tous les grains finissent par s'échapper et il ne reste plus que de la terre et du vide, on ne peut jamais tout retenir. Résultat, quand on se revoit, on ne discute que de sujets sérieux. Les anecdotes sont impossibles à partager.

It's like I came back and there was a whole new family here that I wasn't a part of.