Romance Quote by Jeanette Winterson — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Time that withers you will wither me. We will fall like ripe fruit and roll down the grass together. Dear friend, let me lie beside you watching the clouds until the earth covers us and we are gone.”

“Now that physics is proving the intelligence of the universe what are we to do about the stupidity of mankind? I include myself. I know that the earth is not flat but my feet are. I know that space is curved but my brain has been condoned by habit to grow in a straight line. What I call light is my own blend of darkness. What I call a view is my hand-painted trompe-l'oeil. I run after knowledge like a ferret down a ferret hole. My limitations, I call the boundaries of what can be known. I interpret the world by confusing other people's psychology with my own.”

“A tough life needs a tough language—and that is what poetry is. That is what literature offers—a language powerful enough to say how it is.”

“And what is enlightenment anyway but delusions we can live with?”

“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. What then kills love? Only this: Neglect.”

“I think of his riddle. How do people like us take off our armor?”

“Wahrscheinlich werde ich jede Nacht von dir träumen", sagte er. "Und wenn ich aufwache, weiß ich, dass der beste Teil des Tages schon vorbei ist.”

“Nothing can fill you up,” she stated.”

“Ben was in his truck, window down, idling at the curb, dark lenses hiding his eyes from her, looking effortlessly big and badass.”

“They kissed in the middle of the sidewalk, letting the crowds of people flow around them like water around an island.”

“Aku nggak membencimu. Aku hanya benci karena ternyata begitu sulit melupakanmu.”