“I’m sorry you couldn’t find me. I have been in the woods. I put myself there because I couldn’t be good. I have been running with foxes and running with crows and I have found myself a home where no one goes.”— Florence Welch, from “Useless Magic: Lyrics & Poetry,” published c. 2018
(via violentwavesofemotion)
"A woman needs more than good sex to be happy; if you don’t satisfy her emotional needs she will feel used not loved"
"I know you.
I know your eyes.
We’ve met before.
…somewhere in a dream."
"She was an ocean, and I knew I couldn’t swim, but all I wanted was to explore her depths. Drowning was a risk I was willing to take, and drown I did."
"Love isn’t soft, like those poets say. Love has teeth which bite and the wounds never close."
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You think you’ve seen her naked because she took her clothes off? Tell me about her dreams. Tell me what breaks her heart. What is she passionate about, and what makes her cry? Tell me about her childhood. Better yet, tell me one story about her that you’re not in.
You’ve seen her skin, and you’ve touched her body. But you still know as much about her as a book you once found, but never got around to opening.
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