Lisa Kleypas Quotes
I lacked some essential skill for attracting people, for giving and receiving love easily. It meant too much to me. I seemed to be driving away the people I most wanted. Finally I had realized that getting someone to love you was like trying to coax a bird to perch on your finger . . . it wouldn't happen unless you stopped trying so hard.
Topics
Desperation
Intimacy
Attraction
Interpersonal Skills
Rejection
Relationship, Relationships
Skills
Vulnerability
Emotional Intelligence
Self-Awareness
Unconditional Love
Love You
Letting Go
Love, Romance
Authentic Connection
Emotional Barriers
Emotional Connection
Relationship Dynamics
Self-Effort
Self-Sabotage
Citations
Kleypas, Lisa. Blue-Eyed Devil. St. Martin's Press, 2008.
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Lisa Kleypas is a best-selling American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. In 1985, she was named Miss Massachusetts 1985 and competed in the Miss America 1986 pageant in Atlantic City.