Relationships

“Eventually soulmates meet, for they have the same hiding place.”

— Robert Brault

"What is the self, anyways? Who am I, really, when I am not being constantly drawn into some directionless orchestra of busyness? Or when I am not being constructed/instructed in perfect dyadic tandem by that vast, external capitalistic force that demands me to produce? Although it does feel hyper-personal, my obsession with productivity is somethi

“People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them and their response is ‘you’re safe with me’ - that’s intimacy.”

— The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid

“There’s a Korean word my grandma taught me. It’s called jung. It’s the connection of two people that can’t be severed. Even when love turns to hate, you will always have tenderness in your heart for them. Gen and I have jung. Part of us will always be tied to one another.”

— To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

“Truth and relationships don't make life better, David. They make life possible.”

— Six Feet Under, "Twilight"

"Love is understanding, not transformation, and if you find somebody that doesn't understand you, at whichever point in your life, run. Love them as they are or leave them be."

— Guillermo Del Toro

“There is no special love exclusively reserved for romantic partners. Genuine love is the foundation of our engagement with ourselves, with family, with friends, with partners, with everyone we choose to love.”

— bell hooks, from All About Love: New Visions

“I think there are people that help you become the person that you end up being, and you can be grateful for them even if they were never meant to be in your life forever.”

— Bojack Horseman