Quotes About Connection

She had guessed that Françoise was not over-fond of her son-in-law, and that he spoiled the pleasure she found in visiting her daughter, as the two could not talk so freely when he was there. And so one day, when Françoise was going to their house, some miles from Combray, Mamma said to her, with a smile: "Tell me, Françoise, if Julien has had to go away, and you have Marguerite to yourself all day, you will be very sorry,

Monelle found me in the plain where I was wandering and took me by the hand. "Do not be surprised," she said. "It is I, and it is not I; "You shall find me again, and you shall lose me; "Once more shall I come among you; for few men have seen me, and none has understood me; "And you shall forget me, and you shall recognize me, and you shall forget me.

Y las dos sombras blancas se turbaron, sin atreverse a decir nada. Porque su beso no tenía ya aguijón, ni olor salvaje, y como el deseo de las ovejas, de las cabras, de los pájaros y de las cigarras disminuía en su corazón, el placer de tocar sus cuerpos no los agitó ya con su estremecimiento.

And Monelle said again: I pity you, I pity you, my love. Even so, I shall return to the night; for it is necessary that you lose me before you find me again. And if you find me again, I shall elude you once more. For I am she who is alone. And Monelle said again: Because I am alone, you shall give me the name Monelle. But you shall imagine that I have every other name.

Imagine: If a man who shakes hands up and down meets a man who shakes hands side to side, what will happen? Nathan looked perplexed but he extended his hand all the same. As they shook, their clasped hands went round and round in circles.

There is something talismanic about familiar words.

the only truth is that every human being is a small island. You can build bridges, but you'll always be an island and everything else is a lie.

I think that one person's story is always part of other people's stories.

Por que sera que las palabras son para los amantes y los silencios para los esposos?

Y si contemplas las estrellas y se te llena el alma de imposibles, es que mi soledad viene a besarte.

Ninoska mi sorrise come non potrebbe mai fare un uomo, come se le donne capissero tutto le une delle altre, dall'eternità.

Después de todo Blanca, ¿no es ése el sentido del amor: la transformación? Míranos a Sofía, a ti y a mí. Lo bello de nuestra amistad es cuánto hemos transformado una en la otra.

Más que besarla, más que acostarnos juntos, más que ninguna otra cosa, ella me daba la mano, y eso era amor.

Sucede que a veces en el matrimonio las palabras se gastan, que a fuerza de repetirlas van vaciándose lentamente, perdiendo su sentido. No hay caso en volver a emplearlas, el significado de ellas ya no dice lo que semánticamente debiera decir. La pareja puede ser una instancia involuntaria de pérdida de lenguaje.

Existe un antiguo mito que sostiene que contar historias puede curar enfermedades o salvar; sin historias, viviríamos un presente viejo. Dame la mano, Camila, ven conmigo y te contaré alguna.

Women among women know how not to feel alone.

No sé si me equivoco, pero creo que la soledad tiene que ver con la cantidad de amor que alguien ha sentido y recibido; ese volumen de gracia te preserva del desplome.

Eating without conversation is only stoking.

An inspiration spell. Inspiration means to breathe, and before we wander we have to weave our inspiration together so we don't get separated. I will blow my air at you and you will inhale, and then you will blow your air at me and I will inhale, and this way our breath will be woven together and we will be ready to travel.

Improvvisamente sentì la gola arsa e la propria solitudine, senza che le due cose avessero un legame reciproco.

Talking to my mother was about as much fun as chewing a ball of tinfoil with a mouthful of fillings.

By bringing together people who share interests, no matter their location or time zone, social media has the potential to transform the workplace into an environment where learning is as natural as it is powerful.

Cuando buscas la belleza en el universo, comienzas también a ver tu propia belleza.