All is artifice in my world, Constantine. Even me. Especially me. He taught me to be a duchess, to be an impregnable fortress, to be the guardian of my own heart, But he admitted that he could not teach me how or when to allow the fortress to be breached or my heart to be unlocked. It would simply happen, he said. he promised it would, in fact. But how is love to find me, even assuming it is looking?. Mary Balogh
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When Constantine Cavafy said, “All is artifice in my world,” he was speaking about how much of the world is not authentic and how little meaning there is in most things. But he also spoke about how love can find you. It can find you no matter where you are, no matter how secure you might think you are. Love will find you whether or not you want it to.

You see, love is like a fortress. It’s strong and powerful and it surrounds us and keeps us safe. But we have to be willing to let it in and accept its power and strength and we have to be willing to let our hearts open up and allow the love inside to fill us up inside.

Source: A Secret Affair

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