Belles-Lettres

Samantha: I know you have the best intentions, but I feel like I’m really high second priority to you. That hurts. And the worst part is I’m starting to get used to it. Ian: I don’t understand. Sam: I know. That’s what kills me. If there had just been one day Ian, one day where nothing else matters but us. Ian: I adore you. Sam: I don’t want to be adored. I want to be loved.

BOY: I saw her today GIRL: I saw him today BOY: It seems like its been forever GIRL: I wonder if he still cares BOY: She looks better than before GIRL: I couldn't stop staring at him BOY: I asked her how things were going GIRL: I asked about his new girlfriend BOY: I'd choose her over any girl im with GIRL: He's probablly really happy right now BOY: I couldnt look at her without starting to cry GIRL: He couldnt even look at me BOY: I told her I miss her GIRL: He doesnt mean it BOY: I meant it GIRL: He didnt mean it BOY: I love her GIRL: He loves his new girlfriend BOY: I held her for the last time GIRL: He gave me a friendly hug BOY: Then I went home and cried GIRL: Then I went home and cried BOY: I lost her GIRL: I still love him

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool To weep is to risk appearing sentimental To reach out to another is to risk involvement To expose feelings is to risk rejection To place dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule. To love is to risk not being loved in return To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing and is nothing. He may avoid suffering or sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love. Chained by his certitudes he is a slave. He has forfeited his freedom. Only a person who takes risks is free. Anonymous