“In fiction we assume that humans are cowardly. But in reality, humans are often generous and brave. We are a self-hating species, and like any self-hater, we are mostly incorrect.” --WTNV 232
But the people who did get that love, they grew up to be different from us. More secure. Maybe they’re not as shiny or successful as you and I feel we have to be. But it’s not because they’re not interesting. They just don’t feel they have to do the tap dance, you know? They don’t have to prove themselves all the time to be loved. Because they always were.
Intimacy isn't just about sex. It's having heart-to-hearts, sitting in comfortable silence, sharing childhood memories, thoughts, fears, dreams & hopes for the future. It's uncontrollable laughter, direct eye contact, and feeling each other without touching—it's exchanging energy
Vladimir Mayakovsky, from a letter featured in "Love in the Heart of Everything; The Correspondence between Vladimir Mayakovsky & Lili Brik, 1915-1930,"