She leaned forward and kissed me on the lips. He mouth was cold, her lips rough from the winter wind, and if the mystics are right and we are doomed to repeat our squalid lives ad infinitum, at least I will always return to that kiss
Interpretation
This quote reflects on a profoundly memorable kiss that holds significance despite the harshness of life.
In this quote, David Benioff captures a fleeting yet impactful moment of intimacy, illustrating how a simple act like a kiss can hold deep emotional resonance. The juxtaposition of the cold, roughness of the lips against the warmth of the sentiment highlights the beauty of human connection even in a world that can often feel bleak and repetitive.
In practice
This quote could be shared during a romantic evening to emphasize the significance of a simple kiss.
The fire was silent, the little houses collapsing into the flames without complaint, flocks of sparks rising to the sky. At a distance it seemed beautiful, and I thought it was strange that powerful violence is often so pleasing to the eye.
Isn't it possible, he wondered, for one person to love another without trying to own each other? Or is that buried so deep in our genes that we can never get it out? Territoriality.
There is no man who loves a woman that does not desire to come to her for the renewal of his courage, for the cutting asunder of his difficulties. And that will be the mainspring of his desire for her. We are all so afraid, we are all so alone, we all so need from the outside the assurance of our own worthiness to exist.
Love, it seems to me, is that condition in which one is most contentedly oneself.
dont let the old break you; let the love make you
How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
wholly to be a fool while Spring is in the world my blood approves, and kisses are a far better fate than wisdom lady i swear by all flowers.
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