There’s a part of me which has always wanted to hear a man say, "Let me take care of you forever, " and I have never heard it spoken before. Over the last few years, I’d given up looking for that person, learned how to say this heartening sentence to myself, especially in times of fear. But to hear it from someone else now, from someone who is speaking sincerely...Elizabeth Gilbert
About This Quote
In this quote, a woman says that a man has said something that she has been wishing someone would say to her for a long time. This is one of those situations where it is hard to know whether the man said it sincerely or not.
Source: Eat, Pray, Love
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