You Said I Make You Blush With My Words

“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”

—

Mr. Knightley, Emma (2020)

another reason why i feel single—

it’s not mr. darcy but mr. knightley-

- trix, feb 11 2022

“She made you decent, and in return you made her so happy”

—One Day

It’s weird to grow up in a family where you know you’re loved but you don’t feel loved. And then later in adulthood you understand how almost impossible it seems to cross that distance and let yourself experience closeness, how otherworldly love feels now and how love feels unbearable at times. You flinch when someone tries to wholeheartedly love you. And over and over you see so clearly how you cannot be loved unless it's from afar and love is mixed with that familiar sensation of distance and coldness.

नैनों से बहते मेरे नैना

जुदाई को सहते मेरे नैना

— Anne Sexton, Elegy in the Classroom

You can just be there. To listen. To talk. To cheer him up if he's having a bad day. And on the bad days, you can ask what you can do to make things easier. Standing by his side, even when things are hard. But also knowing that...sometimes people need more support than one person can give. That's love, darling.

— Heartstopper, Alice Oseman

You were holding my heart in the palms of your hand. You could have been gentle yet you decided to crush it.

Slowly, tenderly, and in ever-growing circles, he moved his palms up from her feet toward her ankles and from there toward her belly. All the while his lips muttered words that sounded like a secret ancient code to Ella. Suddenly she understood. He was praying. While his hands caressed every inch of her body, his eyes remained firmly closed and his lips prayed for her. It was the most spiritual thing she had ever experienced. And although she kept her clothes on, and so did he, and although there was nothing carnal about it, it was the sexiest feeling she had ever experienced.

Understanding is but the sum of our misunderstandings.

— Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart

"If you can love someone with your whole heart, even one person, then there's salvation in life. Even if you can't get together with that person."

–Aomame

—Haruki Murakami, 1Q84