"To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first."
— Janeane Garofalo (via loveyourchaos)
(Source: jettavegas, via thehappyunicornrefuge-deactivat)
Only love made such a leap possible. Only love related one thing to all other things, putting all your eggs into a single basket—that dumbest yet most courageous and thrilling of all economic and emotional strategies.
—Richard Russo, That Old Cape Magic
I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extended my hand, whatever the outcome.
-Sarah Dessen, The Truth about Forever
