Madeline Miller: "I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind."

It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.

If you love someone, tell him or her. Forget about the rules or the fear of looking ridiculous. What is truly ridiculous is passing up on an opportunity to tell someone that your heart is invested in them.

There’s nothing more attractive than a person with ambition. Someone with passion who knows what they want. Someone in love with themselves.