To be loyal, yet be free.

"We wanted, it seemed, what we already had, a lover and a friend to create with, side by side. To be loyal, yet be free."

My eyes watered several times while reading this book. It is such a beautiful story, for the passion, the love, and most importantly, the unbreakable companionship. I guess I'm more of jealous than being touched by their legend. With a person like Robert Mapplethorpe in Patti's heart, along with their history and affection, she will never feel longly, not even with the fact that he passed away ahead of her.

I love reading about the scenes that they worked together and inspired each other. He would wait anxiously for her to come back home and show her his work. "Patti Patti Patti." In the pictures of my head, his face looked just like an adorable baby doll. I love her using the word "learn" when talking about creating art that was inspired by him, as if I could see them growing up together. And I love the fact that they understood each other so well that the unordinary events could turn out to be so natural and meaningful to their companionship, which only brought them closer.