45 Quotes by Menna van Praag

Great love only comes once in a lifetime, if you're lucky.

And some people don’t have what it takes to be happy. It’s not an easy thing, you know. It takes great courage and determination, to keep looking for light in all the darkness of life.

Listen to that voice that tells you not to trust someone, even though he’s deliciously charming, remember Wickham and Willoughby and all those cads. And give another man a chance, even though he’s not your usual type – remember Mr Knightly and Colonel Brandon and all those quiet heroes.

It’s always best to feel fulfilled first, before finding a man. Then you’ll know the value of yourself, and you’ll hold the key to your own happiness. So you won’t turn into a vulnerable, needy, emotional mess the minute you fall in love.

If two hearts truly love each other then they always will, even when they are apart. Unless they both let go. But if one holds on then it’s because the other one hasn’t yet let it go either.

Most people think this world we live in is mundane, but you remind us that it’s magical. You wrap reality in the wonder and joy of fiction, until it infuses us and becomes true.

We all have to make choices,” Joan said. “Since we can’t have two lives, only one. But, most of those choices we make fresh every day, not just once. So, if you regret something, if you want to change your mind, you usually can.

I can say this: don’t give up. Not on love but, more important still, not on you. Never let yourself believe that you are unlovable or flawed in any way. You deserve to be loved. You deserve kind words and an unwavering eye.

Too much analysis kills a thing. Art is created from passion and inspires passion. And passion is beyond reason. Don’t you think?