The love between Uncle Dees and Roger was every bit as enduring as it had been immediate. They were never to be seen apart, man and dog, not since the moment of their introduction. Very quickly after their arrival in Amsterdam four years earlier, Roger had given Alma to understand that he was no longer her dog--that, in fact, he had never been her dog, nor had he ever been Ambrose's dog, but that he had been Dees' dog all along, by force of pure and plain destiny. The fact that Roger was born in distant Tahiti, whereas Dees van Devender resided in Holland, had been the result, Roger appeared to believe, of an unfortunate clerical error, now thankfully rectified. . Elizabeth Gilbert
Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another.
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Thomas Merton
You see, " she concluded miserably, "when I can call like that to him across space-- I belong to him. He doesn't love me--he never will--but I belong to him.
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L.m. Montgomery
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be...
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John Lennon
You are not the victim of the world, but rather the master of your own destiny. It is your choices and decisions that determine your destiny.
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Roy T. Bennett
More Quotes By Elizabeth Gilbert
People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can...
This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.
I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching his...
To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.
To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balancedlife.
