Words worth keeping

I wantTo do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.

We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely—at least, not all the time—but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.

They say when you are missing someone that they are probably feeling the same, but I don't think it's possible for you to miss me as much as I'm missing you right now

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.

As if you were on fire from within.The moon lives in the lining of your skin.

If you like her, if she makes you happy, and if you feel like you know her---then don't let her go.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is... suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with.

Declarations of love amuse me. Especially when unrequited.

True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning.

I love you more than there are stars in the sky and fish in the sea.

A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.

Do you think I'm pretty?I think you're beautifulBeautiful?You are so beautiful, it hurts sometimes.

What's this?" he demanded, looking from Clary to his companions, as if they might know what she was doing there."It's a girl," Jace said,recovering his composure. "Surely you've seen girls before, Alec. Your sister Isabelle is one.

I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.