If I could take you away.

I am halfway through reading Laura Florand's "Blame It On Paris" (nothing too intelligent or deep, but a lovely true story nonetheless) and there were certain passages in the book that simply jumped out at me because they speak the words in my heart - I am in awe of how the exact same concept of love and relationships can be expressed and repeated in so many different ways, whilst retaining the beauty behind its meaning.

"So how can you go at this no holds barred like that?" I asked Sebastien. "Doesn't it scare you, to know I'm leaving in August? Aren't you afraid of getting hurt?"

"Of course, I'm scared. But I know what happens when you rein yourself in," he answered. "I've seen lots of my friends do it, and I understand they want to protect themselves, but they miss so much. When you block a relationship out of fear, you lose out on the world. I've taken some knocks, and I got really hurt with Claire, you know. But I would still rather lower my defenses and risk things than block out life." -- pp. 116

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Maybe the breaking and making points of a relationship are the same thing, and it just depends what you do with them. If you're going to let go of that bush halfway down the cliff, maybe you just have to fall and not keep clutching at any root or branch to stop you on your way down. Maybe, when it comes to relationships, you've just got to risk it all with blind faith, even when it seems crazy and impossible and like you have too much to lose, including your familiar life. Everything, after all, is crazy and impossible, especially romance, which makes no logical sense whatsoever and seems to require an extraordinary belief in something intangible. It's just a thought. I have them occasionally. -- pp. 186

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My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away
But every now and then you come to mind
'Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called, you found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side.

Sheryl Crow feat. Sting - Always On Your Side.