"She wonders if this is what people call falling in love, the desire to be with someone for every minute of the rest of her life so strong that sometimes she is frightened of herself."

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Source : Yiyun Li (2007). “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories”, p.17, Random House

Yiyun Li

#Strong Quotes #Falling In Love Quotes #People Quotes

“The new European Soviet.”
“I happen to be kind of an inquisitive guy and when I see things I don't like, I start thinking, why do they have to be like this and how can I improve them?”
“The Buddha never intended to make desire itself the problem. When he said craving causes suffering, he was referring not to our natural inclination as living beings to have wants and needs, but to our habit of clinging to experience that must, by nature, pass away.”
“Evie," Lillian interupted impatiently, "men expect to be deceived in these matters. They're happiest that way. If one were straightforward with them the whole prospect of marriage would be too alarming, and none of them would ever do it.”
“Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory, and the truth of every passion wants some pretence to make it live.”
“If you ain't killin' 'em, maybe your point ain't sharp enough.”
“There is, in fact, an incredible freedom in having nothing left to lose.”
“The rich man who gives, steals twice over. First he steals the money and then the hearts of men.”

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