“
The tattoo is just setting below his hp bone.
H e l l i s e m p t y
a n d a l l t h e d e v i l s a r e h e r e
I kiss my way across the words.
Kissing away the devils.
Kissing away the pain.
”
”
Tahereh Mafi (Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3))
“
You don't love a girl because of beauty. You love her because she sings a song only you can understand.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Secret Vampire (Night World, #1))
“
You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1))
“
This is me, Ana. All of me...and I'm all yours. What do I have to do to make you realize that? To make you see that I want you any way I can get you. That I love you.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2))
“
I have done it," she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she has made on the stone. A C H I L L E S, it reads. And beside it, P A T R O C L U S.
"Go," she says. "He waits for you."
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
”
”
Madeline Miller (The Song of Achilles)
“
I told you. You don't love someone because of their looks or their clothes or their car. You love them because they sing a song only your heart can understand.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.
”
”
M.L. Rio (If We Were Villains)
“
Dear old world', she murmured, 'you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.
”
”
L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1))
“
People die . . . so love them every day.
Beauty fades . . . so look before it's gone.
Love changes . . . but not the love you give.
And if you love, you'll never be alone.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Witchlight (Night World, #9))
“
I know you're tired but come, this is the way.
”
”
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
“
I could always give you a teaser. You bookish people love teasers, don't you?
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Onyx (Lux, #2))
“
L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle.
"It means that love is the most powerful force in the world. That love can do anything.
”
”
Cassandra Clare (City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4))
“
There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
Say it."
"Say what?"
"Tell me what you told me earlier."
"I love you."
"That's all I ever need to hear."
"Those three words?"
"Always those three words.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Onyx (Lux, #2))
“
You love me,” I whisper.
His eyes widen further and his mouth opens. He takes a huge breath as if winded. He looks tortured—vulnerable.
“Yes,” he whispers. “I do.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2))
“
One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
You wanted hearts and flowers,” he murmurs.
I blink at him, not quite believing what I’m seeing.
“You have my heart.” And he waves toward the room.
“And here are the flowers,” I whisper, completing his sentence. “Christian, it’s lovely.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2))
“
When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
I love you, Katy. Always have. Always will.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Opal (Lux, #3))
“
He makes me graceful, that's his skill. He makes me sexy, because that's what he is. He makes me feel loved, because in spite of his fifty shades, he has a wealth of love to give.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3))
“
Christian, you are the state lottery, the cure for cancer, and the three wishes from Aladdin's lamp all rolled into one
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3))
“
Anne laughed.
"I don't want sunbursts or marble halls, I just want you.
”
”
L.M. Montgomery (Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3))
“
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
”
”
H.L. Mencken (Prejudices First Series)
“
Did you think you could stop me? I'll burn the world down to save her.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Origin (Lux, #4))
“
Beauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another struggling soul like you.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others
”
”
L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1))
“
And I, infinitesimal being,
drunk with the great starry
void,
likeness, image of
mystery,
I felt myself a pure part
of the abyss,
I wheeled with the stars,
my heart broke loose on the wind.
”
”
Pablo Neruda (100 Love Sonnets)
“
Why must people kneel down to pray? If I really wanted to pray I’ll tell you what I'd do. I'd go out into a great big field all alone or in the deep, deep woods and I'd look up into the sky—up—up—up—into that lovely blue sky that looks as if there was no end to its blueness. And then I'd just feel a prayer.
”
”
L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1))
“
Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into one’s life with pomp and blare, like a gay knight riding down; perhaps it crept to one’s side like an old friend through quiet ways; perhaps it revealed itself in seeming prose, until some sudden shaft of illumination flung athwart its pages betrayed the rhythm and the music, perhaps . . . perhaps . . . love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship, as a golden-hearted rose slipping from its green sheath.
”
”
L.M. Montgomery
“
L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle.
”
”
Dante Alighieri (The Divine Comedy)
“
If we commit ourselves to one person for life, this is not, as many people think, a rejection of freedom; rather, it demands the courage to move into all the risks of freedom, and the risk of love which is permanent; into that love which is not possession but participation.
”
”
Madeleine L'Engle
“
A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
And if you couldn't be loved, the next best thing was to be let alone.
”
”
L.M. Montgomery
“
Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.
”
”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Le Petit Prince)
“
I fell in love with you. I didn't do it on purpose
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Hunter (The Forbidden Game, #1))
“
I hug him tightly. “I can’t imagine my life without you, Christian. I love you so much it frightens me.” “Me, too,” he breathes. “My life would be empty without you. I love you so much.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2))
“
I think you can only be truly mad at someone you really love.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3))
“
Embarrassed someone would see you and think you’re capable of reading?”
“I do have a reputation to maintain.”
“And what a lovely reputation that is.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Onyx (Lux, #2))
“
From his inside jacket pocket he produces a ring and gazes up at me, his eyes bright gray and raw, full of emotion. "Anastasia Steele, I love you. I want to love, cherish and protect you for the rest of my life. Be mine. Always. Share my life with me. Marry me".
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2))
“
Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.
”
”
Madeleine L'Engle
“
When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
I've loved you ever since that day you broke your slate over my head in school.
”
”
L.M. Montgomery (Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3))
“
I want to marry you because I'm in love with you, Kat. I will always be in love with you. That's not going to change today or two weeks from now. I will be just as in love with you in twenty years as I am today.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Origin (Lux, #4))
“
Supposing I’ve said I hate him, or worse still, that I love him, in my sleep.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1))
“
You and that damn pen.”
“You love it.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Opal (Lux, #3))
“
Were you in love with him?'
'Yes,' I say, simply. James and I put each other through the kind of reckless passions Gwendolyn once talked about, joy and anger and desire and despair. After all that, was it really so strange? I am no longer baffled or amazed or embarrassed by it. 'Yes, I was.' It's not the whole truth. The whole truth is, I'm in love with him still.
”
”
M.L. Rio (If We Were Villains)
“
Sensitive people usually love deeply and hate deeply. They don't know any other way to live than by extremes because thier emotional theromastat is broken.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
When someone beats a rug,
the blows are not against the rug,
but against the dust in it.
”
”
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
“
When you give yourself permission to communicate what matters to you in every situation you will have peace despite rejection or disapproval. Putting a voice to your soul helps you to let go of the negative energy of fear and regret.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
It means that there's only one love for everyone who exists. And when you meet that love, you know them. You know you were meant to be together, and nothing can keep you apart.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6))
“
It’s not the whole truth. The whole truth is, I’m in love with him still.
”
”
M.L. Rio (If We Were Villains)
“
Being different is a revolving door in your life where secure people enter and insecure exit.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
Let me love you," he says hoarsely.
"Yes," I answer, and turning, he hauls me into his arms, his lips seeking mine, beseeching me, worshipping me, cherishing me...loving me.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2))
“
I lay awake for hours and watched you sleep," he murmurs. "I might have loved you even then.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2))
“
I love to smell flowers in the dark," she said. "You get hold of their soul then.
”
”
L.M. Montgomery (Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5))
“
Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
I love you. I hate you. I like you. I hate you. I love you. I think you’re stupid. I think you’re a loser. I think you’re wonderful. I want to be with you. I don’t want to be with you. I would never date you. I hate you. I love you…..I think the madness started the moment we met and you shook my hand. Did you have a disease or something?
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
People do the damndest things when they’re in love.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Half-Blood (Covenant, #1))
“
I love him. Simple.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2))
“
Need covers itself with love, but need… need is never love. Always beware of the one who needs you. There is always a want behind a need, you see.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Half-Blood (Covenant, #1))
“
You know what? Lets go." I shot Aiden a defiant look. "Come on Seth. Let's go continue our lovers' quarrel."
"Yes my love, that sounds fantastic. Don't forget to grab a dagger so you can poke my eyeballs out.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Pure (Covenant, #2))
“
I love your bed." I rolled onto my stomach, smiling.
"I love it so much I'd marry it if I could."
Seth laughed out loud. "You'd marry my bed?"
"Mmm.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Pure (Covenant, #2))
“
Dignity
/ˈdignitē/ noun
1. The moment you realize that the person you cared for has nothing intellectually or spiritually to offer you, but a headache.
2. The moment you realize God had greater plans for you that don’t involve crying at night or sad Pinterest quotes.
3. The moment you stop comparing yourself to others because it undermines your worth, education and your parent’s wisdom.
4. The moment you live your dreams, not because of what it will prove or get you, but because that is all you want to do. People’s opinions don’t matter.
5. The moment you realize that no one is your enemy, except yourself.
6. The moment you realize that you can have everything you want in life. However, it takes timing, the right heart, the right actions, the right passion and a willingness to risk it all. If it is not yours, it is because you really didn’t want it, need it or God prevented it.
7. The moment you realize the ghost of your ancestors stood between you and the person you loved. They really don't want you mucking up the family line with someone that acts anything less than honorable.
8. The moment you realize that happiness was never about getting a person. They are only a helpmate towards achieving your life mission.
9. The moment you believe that love is not about losing or winning. It is just a few moments in time, followed by an eternity of situations to grow from.
10. The moment you realize that you were always the right person. Only ignorant people walk away from greatness.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
Kira: L, do you know
Gods of death
love apples?
L: Damn you, Kira...
”
”
Tsugumi Ohba (Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence (Death Note, #2))
“
There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
Sometimes the best and worst times of your life can coincide. It is a talent of the soul to discover the joy in pain—-thinking of moments you long for, and knowing you’ll never have them again. The beautiful ghosts of our past haunt us, and yet we still can’t decide if the pain they caused us out weighs the tender moments when they touched our soul. This is the irony of love.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
I love them, they are so nice and selfish. Dogs are TOO good and unselfish. They make me feel uncomfortable. But cats are gloriously human.
”
”
L.M. Montgomery (Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3))
“
I'd like to add some beauty to life," said Anne dreamily. "I don't exactly want to make people KNOW more... though I know that IS the noblest ambition... but I'd love to make them have a pleasanter time because of me... to have some little joy or happy thought that would never have existed if I hadn't been born.
”
”
L.M. Montgomery (Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5))
“
From: Christian Grey
Subject: My Life's Mission...
Date: September 5, 2011 09:25
To: Anastasia Grey
Is to spoil you, Mrs. Grey.
And keep you safe because I love you.
Christian Grey
Smitten CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3))
“
I love, therefore I am vulnerable.
”
”
Madeleine L'Engle (Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art)
“
One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
If a man, who says he loves you, won’t tell you the details of a private conversation between him and another woman you can be sure he is not protecting your heart. He is protecting himself and the women he has feelings for. Wise women simply see things as they are, not as their low self-esteem allows.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
He was such an asshole, and I loved him.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Opal (Lux, #3))
“
That kind of love should've been able to beat sickness. That kind of love should've conquered anything.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Onyx (Lux, #2))
“
You were never poor as long as you had something to love.
”
”
L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Windy Poplars (Anne of Green Gables, #4))
“
Life is never going to be boring with Christian, and I’m in this for the long haul. I love this man: my husband, my lover, father of my child, my sometimes Dominant……my Fifty Shades.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3))
“
You will never find the real truth among people that are insecure or have egos to protect. Truth over time becomes either guarded or twisted as their perspective changes; it changes with the seasons of their shame, love, hope or pride.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
Sensitive people are the most genuine and honest people you will ever meet. There is nothing they won’t tell you about themselves if they trust your kindness. However, the moment you betray them, reject them or devalue them, they become the worse type of person. Unfortunately, they end up hurting themselves in the long run. They don’t want to hurt other people. It is against their very nature. They want to make amends and undo the wrong they did. Their life is a wave of highs and lows. They live with guilt and constant pain over unresolved situations and misunderstandings. They are tortured souls that are not able to live with hatred or being hated. This type of person needs the most love anyone can give them because their soul has been constantly bruised by others. However, despite the tragedy of what they have to go through in life, they remain the most compassionate people worth knowing, and the ones that often become activists for the broken hearted, forgotten and the misunderstood. They are angels with broken wings that only fly when loved.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
A competitive and insecure woman will tell you that “true love” is never giving up on someone you're in love with. A confident and spiritual woman knows that “moving on” doesn’t mean you never loved someone. She realizes that letting go is what God needs her to do because both your happiness and hers requires taking different journeys for spiritual growth. Letting go is sometimes the hardest thing, but it is the most “real love” you will ever experience.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
Love of music, of sunsets and sea; a liking for the same kind of people; political opinions that are not radically divergent; a similar stance as we look at the stars and think of the marvelous strangeness of the universe - these are what build a marriage. And it is never to be taken for granted.
”
”
Madeleine L'Engle (Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage (Crosswicks Journals, #4))
“
I was waiting for you," he says softly, his eyes dark gray and luminous.
"That's... that's such a lovely thing to say."
"It's true. I didn't know it at the time." He smiles his shy smile.
"I'm glad you waited."
"You are worth waiting for, Mrs. Grey.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3))
“
Kitten..." "Don't Kitten me." I scowled, on a roll now. "You left around five or so and didn't get back till when? Past two in the morning? What were you guys doing? And get that stupid smile off your face. This isn't funny." Daemon tried to get rid of the smile but failed. "I love when your claws come out.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Opal (Lux, #3))
“
No. No!” he says.
“I . . .” He looks wildly around the room. For inspiration? For divine intervention? I don’t know.
“You can’t go. Ana, I love you!”
“I love you, too, Christian, it’s just—”
“No . . . no!” he says in desperation and puts both hands on his head. “Christian . . .”
“No,” he breathes, his eyes wide with panic, and suddenly he drops to his knees in front of me, head bowed, long-fingered hands spread out on his thighs. He takes a deep breath and doesn’t move. What?
“Christian, what are you doing?”
He continues to stare down, not looking at me.
“Christian! What are you doing?”
My voice is high-pitched. He doesn’t move.
“Christian, look at me!” I command in panic. His head sweeps up without hesitation, and he regards me passively with his cool gray gaze—he’s almost serene . . . expectant.
Holy Fuck . . . Christian. The submissive.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2))
“
And then there was you. You changed everything I believed in. You know that line from Dante that I quoted to you in the park? 'L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle'?"
Her lips curled a little at the sides as she looked up at him. "I still don't speak Italian."
"It's a bit of the very last verse from Paradiso - Dante's Paradise. 'My will and my desire were turned by love, the love that moves the sun and the other stars.' Dante was trying to explain faith, I think, as an overpowering love, and maybe it's blasphemous, but that's how I think of the way I love you. You came into my life and suddenly I had one truth to hold on to - that I loved you, and you loved me.
”
”
Cassandra Clare (City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4))
“
When a reader falls in love with a book, it leaves its essence inside him, like radioactive fallout in an arable field, and after that there are certain crops that will no longer grow in him, while other, stranger, more fantastic growths may occasionally be produced."
[Books vs. Goons, L.A. Times, April 24, 2005]
”
”
Salman Rushdie
“
My beloved is the sun
And I am the earth that thrives only in her warmth. My beloved is the rain
And I am the grass that thirsts for her quenching kiss. My beloved is the wind
And I am the wings that soar when she fills me with her gentle strength.
My beloved is the rock
Upon which rests the happiness of all my days.
—The Elements of Love, a poem by Aileron v'En Kavali of the Fey
”
”
C.L. Wilson (Lord of the Fading Lands (Tairen Soul, #1))
“
Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion, repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
You Chose
You chose.
You chose.
You chose.
You chose to give away your love.
You chose to have a broken heart.
You chose to give up.
You chose to hang on.
You chose to react.
You chose to feel insecure.
You chose to feel anger.
You chose to fight back.
You chose to have hope.
You chose to be naïve.
You chose to ignore your intuition.
You chose to ignore advice.
You chose to look the other way.
You chose to not listen.
You chose to be stuck in the past.
You chose your perspective.
You chose to blame.
You chose to be right.
You chose your pride.
You chose your games.
You chose your ego.
You chose your paranoia.
You chose to compete.
You chose your enemies.
You chose your consequences.
You chose.
You chose.
You chose.
You chose.
However, you are not alone. Generations of women in your family have chosen. Women around the world have chosen. We all have chosen at one time in our lives. We stand behind you now screaming:
Choose to let go.
Choose dignity.
Choose to forgive yourself.
Choose to forgive others.
Choose to see your value.
Choose to show the world you’re not a victim.
Choose to make us proud.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
Does this mean you’re going to make love to me tonight, Christian?” Holy shit. Did I just say that? His mouth drops open slightly, but he recovers quickly.
“No, Anastasia it doesn’t. Firstly, I don’t make love. I fuck… hard. Secondly, there’s a lot more paperwork to do, and thirdly, you don’t yet know what you’re in for. You could still run for the hills. Come, I want to show you my playroom.”
My mouth drops open. Fuck hard! Holy shit, that sounds so… hot. But why are we looking at a playroom? I am mystified.
“You want to play on your Xbox?” I ask. He laughs, loudly.
“No, Anastasia, no Xbox, no Playstation. Come.”… Producing a key from his pocket, he unlocks yet another door and takes a deep breath.
“You can leave anytime. The helicopter is on stand-by to take you whenever you want to go, you can stay the night and go home in the morning. It’s fine whatever you decide.”
“Just open the damn door, Christian.”
He opens the door and stands back to let me in. I gaze at him once more. I so want to know what’s in here. Taking a deep breath I walk in.
And it feels like I’ve time-traveled back to the sixteenth century and the Spanish Inquisition.
Holy fuck.
”
”
E.L. James (Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1))
“
Amor, ch'al cor gentile ratto s'apprende
prese costui de la bella persona
che mi fu tolta; e 'l modo ancor m'offende.
Amor, che a nullo amato amar perdona,
Mi prese del costui piacer sì forte,
Che, come vedi, ancor non m'abbandona..."
"Love, which quickly arrests the gentle heart,
Seized him with my beautiful form
That was taken from me, in a manner which still grieves me.
Love, which pardons no beloved from loving,
took me so strongly with delight in him
That, as you see, it still abandons me not...
”
”
Dante Alighieri (Inferno)
“
No long-term marriage is made easily, and there have been times when I've been so angry or so hurt that I thought my love would never recover. And then, in the midst of near despair, something has happened beneath the surface. A bright little flashing fish of hope has flicked silver fins and the water is bright and suddenly I am returned to a state of love again — till next time. I've learned that there will always be a next time, and that I will submerge in darkness and misery, but that I won't stay submerged. And each time something has been learned under the waters; something has been gained; and a new kind of love has grown. The best I can ask for is that this love, which has been built on countless failures, will continue to grow. I can say no more than that this is mystery, and gift, and that somehow or other, through grace, our failures can be redeemed and blessed.
”
”
Madeleine L'Engle
“
Kat.” He uttered my name like it was some kind of prayer, and then he pressed a kiss against the skin behind my ear. “I broke every rule of my kind to heal you and keep you with me. I … burned down an entire city to keep you safe. I’ve killed for you. Did you think I’d forget what you mean to me? That anything in this world— in any world— would be stronger than my love for you?
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Jennifer L. Armentrout (Opposition (Lux, #5))
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For a moment Anne's heart fluttered queerly and for the first time her eyes faltered under Gilbert's gaze and a rosy flush stained the paleness of her face. It was as if a veil that had hung before her inner consciousness had been lifted, giving to her view a revelation of unsuspected feelings and realities. Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into one's life with pomp and blare, like a gay knight riding down; perhaps it crept to one's side like an old friend through quiet ways; perhaps it revealed itself in seeming prose, until some sudden shaft of illumination flung athwart its pages betrayed the rhythm and the music, perhaps. . . perhaps. . .love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship, as a golden-hearted rose slipping from its green sheath.
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L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2))
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Read it with sorrow and you will feel hate.
Read it with anger and you will feel vengeful.
Read it with paranoia and you will feel confusion.
Read it with empathy and you will feel compassion.
Read it with love and you will feel flattery.
Read it with hope and you will feel positive.
Read it with humor and you will feel joy.
Read it with God and you will feel the truth.
Read it without bias and you will feel peace.
Don't read it at all and you will not feel a thing.
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Shannon L. Alder
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I don't want to know about love.'
'But you should, my child. You need to know about love. The things people will do for love. All truths come down to love, do they not? One way or another, they do. See, there is a difference between love and need. Sometimes, what you feel is immediate and without rhyme or reason.' She sat up a little straighter. 'Two people see each across a room or their skin brushes. Their souls recognize the person as their own. It doesn’t need time to figure it. The soul always knows... whether it’s right or wrong.
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Jennifer L. Armentrout (Half-Blood (Covenant, #1))
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The more you talk about it, rehash it, rethink it, cross analyze it, debate it, respond to it, get paranoid about it, compete with it, complain about it, immortalize it, cry over it, kick it, defame it, stalk it, gossip about it, pray over it, put it down or dissect its motives it continues to rot in your brain. It is dead. It is over. It is gone. It is done. It is time to bury it because it is smelling up your life and no one wants to be near your rotted corpse of memories and decaying attitude. Be the funeral director of your life and bury that thing!
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Shannon L. Alder
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We can't lose you," she said after a few moments of awkward as hell silence. "You have to understand that we aren't doing this because we don't care about Kat. We're doing this because we love you."
"But I love her," I said without hesitation.
Dee's eyes widened, probably since it was the first time she'd herd me say it out loud, well, about anyone other than my family. I wished I had said it more often, especially to Kat. Funny how that kind of shit always turns out in the end. While you're deep in something, you never say or do what you need to. It's always after the fact, when it's too late that you realize what you've should've said or done/
It couldn't be too late. I knew that. The fact that I was still alive was testament to that. Like Dee said, though, there were worse things than death.
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Jennifer L. Armentrout (Origin (Lux, #4))
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You always were selfish. Your one fault. Not willing to share anything, are you?" Suddenly, Damon's lips curved up in a singularly beautiful smile. But fortunately the lovely Elena is more generous. Didn't she tell you about our little liaisons? Why? The first time we met she almost gave herself to me on the spot."
"That's a lie!"
"Oh, no, dear brother, I never lie about anything important. Or do I mean unimportant? Anyway, your beauteous damsel nearly swooned into my arms. I think she likes men in black." As Stefan stared at him, trying to control his breathing, Damon added, almost gently, "You're wrong about her, you know, You think she's sweet and docile like Katherine. She isn't. She's not your type at all, my saintly brother. She has a spirit and a fire in her that you wouldn't know what to do with."
"And you would, I suppose."
Damon uncrossed his arms and slowly smiled again. "Oh, yes.
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L.J. Smith (The Awakening / The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #1-2))