Rainbow RowellShe wanted to lose herself in him. To tie his arms around her like a tourniquet. If she showed him how much she needed him, he'd run away.
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"She wanted to lose herself in him. To tie his arms around her like a tourniquet.If she showed him how much she needed him, he'd run away." is a quote from the novel "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton, although it was changed from the original version. In the original version, the line read "She wanted to lose herself in him. To tie his arms around her as if they were two wings that might lift them both into the sky." This line expresses a desperate need for someone after being abandoned. The speaker is craving the security only a lover can offer.
Source: Eleanor & Park
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