“
Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
We (men) would rather lose an arm out a city bus window than tell you simply, “You’re not the
one.” We are quite sure you will kill us or yourself or both—or even worse, cry and yell at us.
”
”
Greg Behrendt (He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys)
“
Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.
”
”
Criss Jami (Killosophy)
“
I love you beyond paint, beyond melodies, beyond words. And I hope you will always feel that, even when I'm not around to tell you so.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
It's more like you meet someone, and you fall in love, and you hope that that person is the one—and then at some point, you have to put down your chips. You just have to make a commitment and hope that you're right.
”
”
Rainbow Rowell (Landline)
“
Those questions you have? Whether he's the one, whether you feel about him the way you should, or whether the relationship is going okay? When you're not sure whether you're in love with someone or not, the answer is not.
”
”
Deb Caletti (The Secret Life of Prince Charming)
“
Live your life. Be happy as you can be, let go of the things that don't matter, and fight.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
The right one for you will move mountains to be with you - he won't hide behind them.
”
”
Mandy Hale (The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence)
“
I wanted everything from and everything for him, because I wanted every piece of him.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
I want to kiss him for the rest of the night, for the rest of our lives. The one.
”
”
Stephanie Perkins (Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2))
“
If me dying meant you living, how could that be anything but good?
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
I do intend on giving you things, but that's not what I mean. I'm going to love you more that any man has ever loved a woman, more than you ever dreamed you could be loved. I promise you that.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
I must confess. Of all of the brotherhood, he was the one I loved first and he remains the one I love the most. For me, he is just the...one.
”
”
J.R. Ward
“
When you’ve found the right one - when you see him, when you’re with him - you’ll feel like you’re coming home.
”
”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Now I'll Tell You Everything (Alice Book 25))
“
AGE DIFFERENCE
What if I told you that one day you will meet a girl who is unlike anyone else you've known. She will know all the right things to say, what makes you laugh, what turns you on, what drives you wild and best of all, you will do for her exactly what she does for you.
"When will I meet her?"
Well let's put it this way, she doesn't even exist yet.
”
”
Lang Leav
“
I always wondered if they’d change you.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
If it's any consolation," Rhysand confided to him, "she would have been the one for you - and you might have gotten away with it. A bit late, though. She's more stubborn than you are.
”
”
Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1))
“
Shall I tell you the secret of true love? her father once asked her. A friend of mine liked to tell me that women love flowers. He had many flirtations, but he never found a wife. Do you know why? Because women may love flowers, but only one woman loves the scent of gardenias in late summer that remind her of her grandmother's porch. Only one woman loves apple blossoms in a blue cup. Only one woman loves wild geraniums.
That's Mama! Inej had cried.
Yes. Mama loves wild geraniums because no other flower has quite the same color, and she claims that when she snaps the stem and puts a sprig behind her ear, the whole world smells like summer. Many boys will bring you flowers. But someday you'll meet a boy who will learn your favourite flower, your favourite song, your favourite sweet. And even if he is too poor to give you any of them, it won't matter because he will have taken the time to know you as no one else does. Only that boy earns your heart.
”
”
Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1))
“
I couldn’t have dreamed you into existence because I didn’t even know I needed you. You must have been sent to me.
”
”
Kamand Kojouri
“
We all have cracks and tears and shattered glass within our souls. Some have more than others. We do not wish to seek one who has none; but we wish to find the one who can say "look at me, look at this." We wish to find the one who sees every bit of broken glass and who will put those pieces into the palms of our hands and say "please keep them." And we wish to be that kind of person, too. This is how it should be.
”
”
C. JoyBell C.
“
He told me that when we first met, he had said to a friend about me: “If I get that girl’s number I will never ask another girl for her number again.
”
”
Kimberly Novosel (Loved)
“
Don't tug your ear with anyone else. That's mine.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The Elite (The Selection, #2))
“
It is not the hand that rocks the cradle that rules the world; it is the woman that holds the keys to the kingdom.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
Maybe when you took it back to the basics, that's what love really was: just being there for someone when the sun rises and sets.- Jade
”
”
John Marrs (The One)
“
I don’t want a girl, or a woman, or a supermodel. I want you.
”
”
Nicole Williams (Crash (Crash, #1))
“
And for you to be my wife is all I want in the world. I love you. I was afraid to admit it for a long time, but I know it now.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
[But] I have come across anything so painfully beautiful as that kiss. I wish it was something I could save and share with the world so I could tell the universe: this is what it's like; this is how it feels when you fall.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
You know you found the right one when you stop looking for "more.
”
”
Laurel House
“
The problem about cutting out the best of your heart and giving it to people, is that 1. It hurts to do that; and 2. You never know if they are going to throw it away or not. But then you should still do it. Because any other way is cowardice. At the end of the day, it's about being brave and we are only haunted by the ghosts that we trap within ourselves; we are not haunted by the ghosts that we let out. We are haunted by the ghosts that we cover and hide. So you let those ghosts out in that best piece of your heart that you give to someone. And if the other person throws it away? Or doesn't want it to begin with? Someone else will come along one day, cut out from his/her heart that exact same jagged shape that you cut out of your own heart, and make their piece of heart fit into the rest of yours. Wait for that person. And you can fill their missing piece with your soul.
”
”
C. JoyBell C.
“
Ever since the night I saw him in my bedroom, every hero in every romance novel I read, looked and sounded like him. - Simone Fortuna
”
”
Kailin Gow (Anti-Nice Guy (Anti-Nice Guy Agency, #1))
“
This is a woman you've known less than twelve hours. It took you a year to pick out a couch, but you're seriously—"
“Yes,” Roger said. “She's the one.
”
”
Jennifer Crusie (Bet Me)
“
Unless she scares the hell out of you, blows the cobwebs from your mind, scorches your heart with passion, melts your chains with goodness and lights a fire in your pants...then she is not the one.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
We've got to stop being afraid of the change.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
All the color had been leached from Winterfell until only grey and white remained. The Stark colors. Theon did not know whether he ought to find that ominous or reassuring. Even the sky was grey.
The eyes of the bride were brown. Big and brown and full of fear.
”
”
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
“
The right man in your life will fly across the world to say hello, instead of saying goodbye.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
Maxon wrapped his arms around me, and I laughed as he covered me with kisses.
We were so distracted, we didn’t even hear the butler open the door. “Your Majesty, there’s a call from—”
Before he could finish, Maxon chucked a pillow at him, and the butler retreated into the hall, pulling the door shut behind him. There was a pause before a muffled voice filtered in. “Sorry, sir.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
And Robb. Robb who had been more a brother to Theon than any son born of Balon Greyjoy's loins. Murdered at the Red Wedding, butchered by the Freys. I should have been with him. Where was I? I shold have died with him.
”
”
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
“
Sometimes it's what you want to do, not what you have to do.
”
”
Kiera Cass
“
I smiled to myself, thinking of America, measuring her against the other girls. She was pretty, if a bit rough on the edges. It was an uncommon type of beauty, and I could tell she wasn't aware of it.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard (The Selection, #0.5, #2.5))
“
He raised his eyes. "Sister. See. This time I knew you."
Asha's heart skipped a beat. "Theon?"
His lips skinned back in what might have been a grin. Half his teeth were gone, and half those still left him were broken and splintered. "Theon," he repeated. "My name is Theon. You have to know your name.
”
”
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
“
It was dark, so I couldn't make out much of her face, but she had brilliant red hair, like honey and roses and the sun altogether.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard (The Selection, #0.5, #2.5))
“
The best boyfriends are the ones in books.
”
”
Leah Blundell
“
I know you deserve better than me. You think I don’t know that? But if there was any woman made for me … it’s you.
”
”
Jamie McGuire (Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1))
“
Who says you only get one? If you're lucky, you will meet The One, The Two, The Three.....and so on.
Nesta
”
”
Cathy Hopkins (Mates, Dates, and Tempting Trouble (Mates, Dates, #8))
“
I never lost the certainty that he was the perfect boy. The perfect boy for me anyway. I just tried not to think about it, because it made me ache inside.
”
”
Cat Clarke (Undone)
“
I want you to be mine alone and I want to give you everything.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
The Warrior Woman Code:
A confident woman doesn't beg a man to stay, cry if they don't or need to tear down other women to be loved. She knows her value. When the person she is meant to be with finds her, that person will know it also. He won't be confused by it. He will fight for her because without her he feels incomplete. She will always be foremost in his mind above anyone else. She doesn't have to scheme to keep or entice him. She is okay walking away from him because she doesn't want to be seen as a choice or a woman that has some potential. She demands to be seen as "the one." To settle for anything less than that is an admission of insecurity and lack of self love.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
Someone asked me, "Are there no good men where you are?" And I answered, "I think there are good men everywhere. It's never about finding good people; it's about finding one person.
”
”
C. JoyBell C.
“
It is as if I were a stranger here. Nothing has changed, and yet everything has changed - Theon Greyjoy
”
”
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
“
His stare, combined with his voice being so low, was doing funny things to my heartbeat.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
I have always been a lone wolf and in the real sense of the word (people say it all the time but it's usually not true.) I feel like I watch people and I wonder why they do things. Especially when it comes to love and relationships: most of the time I am thinking "Why are they together when they are not meant to be together?" but then I realize that they don't know that they're not meant to be together; it's just me who knows things like that! And I don't see any importance in all the other reasons why people usually want to be together— because it looks good, because it's convenient, because it's a fun game to play... the only reason to be with someone is if you are meant for someone. You're a wolf and they're a wolf too and you look at each other and you say "You're my family, you're my home." Well, that's how I think.
”
”
C. JoyBell C.
“
I think the strangest thing that exists, is how there are seven billion people on the planet and yet, so many people can spend their whole lives looking for somebody to love and never, ever find that. There are so many things that we can find in other people— friendship, learning processes, enrichment— so many things, nevertheless, the most elusive and fragile of all the things we can possibly find in another human being, is love. To be the one that someone loves and for that person to be the one that you love. Why is this difficult to find? My answer is that, because out of the seven billion, there really is only one. You don’t find something and make it work; you find the one and when you do, you work until it works. The problem is finding the one. Many, many people are born and die never finding that.
”
”
C. JoyBell C.
“
The ones who love your dark are the only light you'll ever need.
”
”
Jenim Dibie (The Calligraphy of God: A Collection of Love Poems)
“
There's a lid for every pot.
If you don't get out much, they'll have a wreck in yard.
NOTHING will keep your soulmate from you.
You have EVERY hope for love.
”
”
Kathryn Alice
“
You deserve the love your soul craves for.
Don't settle.
”
”
J.A. ANUM
“
I was wondering,” he began, murmuring the words into my cheek as I rolled over. “Seeing as it’s my birthday, do you think we could get away with spending the entire day in bed?”
I smiled and forced my sleepy eyes open. “And who will run the country?”
“No one. Let it fall to pieces. So long as I have my America in my arms.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
Why don't we spend the day together tomorrow? he asked.
I smiled. I'd like that.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
For now, I would enjoy this tiny bubble of peace and rest securely in the arms of the man I loved.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
If I could count the infinity of you
I’d place each second within your soul,
and lay my breath between the stars
that form your heart and whole.
”
”
Phen Weston (Under the Rose)
“
I will never be someone's last choice, second option, narcissistic supply, doormat, ego booster, sidekick, secret, last time or after thought. I am a Daughter of God that stands for truth. I know my beauty, my talents, my accomplishments, what I have to offer and who leads my life purpose: my Heavenly Father. But, most of all I know my value and I will never let any man define my worth.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
I know. But sometimes it’s about what you want to do, not what you have to.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
Purple,
Wonder, majesty, and enchantment doesn't
even begin to cover the feelings that I had the first time that I met you that only grew. The feeling was nameless, but as time went on it developed a name. Eponine, I adore
you…
~Riley
”
”
Ottilie Weber (Beneath the Scars (Beneath the Scars #1))
“
For paradise we long. For perfection we were made...This longing is the source of the hunger and dissatisfaction that mark our lives...This longing makes our loves and friendships possible, and so very unsatisfactory. The hunger is for...nothing less than perfect communion with the...one in whom all the fragments of our scattered existence come together...we must not stifle this longing. It is a holy dissatisfaction. Such dissatisfaction is not a sickness to be healed, but the seed of a promise to be fulfilled...The only death to fear is the death of settling for something less.
”
”
Richard John Neuhaus (Death on a Friday Afternoon: Meditations on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross)
“
...I've always idealized women I've loved - they all fell short, save one - the one God chose for me - she lights up a room by walking into it...
”
”
John Geddes (A Familiar Rain)
“
This cause, therefore, of all existing things cannot be any one of them.
”
”
Plotinus (The Essential Plotinus (Hackett Classics))
“
You’ll finally realize the importance of the spark of that diamond once you lost it.
”
”
RSCruz
“
I took a steadying breath. “Listen, I know we have a full night ahead of us, but I wanted to give you your birthday present.”
“Oh, darling, you didn’t need to get me anything. Every day with you is a gift.” He leaned in and kissed me.
“Well, I hadn’t planned on getting you a gift, but then something presented itself, so here we are.”
“All right then,” he said, placing his glass on the ground. “I’m ready. Where is it?”
“That’s the only problem,” I started. I felt my hands begin to shake. “It won’t actually arrive for another seven or eight months.”
He smiled but squinted. “Eight months? What in the world could take . . .”
As his words drifted away, so did his eyes, leaving my face and making their way to my stomach. He seemed to expect me to look different, for me to be as big as a house already. But I’d done my best to hide everything: the tiredness, the nausea, the sudden distaste for foods.
He stared on and on, and I waited for him to smile or laugh or jump up and down. But he sat there, frozen to the point that it started to frighten me.
“Maxon?” I reached out and touched his leg. “Maxon, are you all right?”
He nodded, still watching my stomach.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
Fell in love first,
Fell in love quickly—Like I was pushed.
Fell in love next,
Fell in love slowly—Like I was strolling.
Falling in love now
And feeling crazy.
Thinking of closing my eyes
And jumping.
”
”
Kamand Kojouri
“
What you have with Maria, whether it lasts just through today and a part of tomorrow, or whether it lasts for a long life is the most important thing that can happen to a human being. There will always be people who say it does not exist because they cannot have it. But I tell you it is true and that you have it and that you are lucky even if you die tomorrow.
”
”
Ernest Hemingway (For Whom the Bell Tolls)
“
Jon hung a quiver from his belt and pulled an arrow. The shaft was black, the fletching grey. As he notched it to his string, he remembered something that Theon Greyjoy had once said after a hunt. "The boar can keep his tusks and the bear his claws," he had declared, smiling that way he did. "There's nothing half so mortal as a grey goose feather.
”
”
George R.R. Martin (A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3))
“
I sense that you won't let the world push you into a life you don't want. Maybe I'm wrong, so let me at least say this: fight, America. You might not want to fight for the things that most others fight for, like money or notoriety, but fight all the same. Whatever it is that you want, America, go after it with all that you have in you.
If you can do that, if you can keep from letting fear make you settle for second best, then I can't ask for anything more from you as a parent. Live your life. Be as happy as you can be, let go of the things that don't matter, and fight.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
Lesson learned: If you’re already resorting to writing shitty poetry (not the lovey-dovey kind) to get your guys attention within one month of meeting him, he is not the one.
”
”
Kate Madison (Spilled Perfume: A Memoir (Spilled Perfume #1))
“
Mercy, thought Theon as Luwin dropped back. There’s a bloody trap. Too much and
they call you weak, too little and you’re monstrous.
”
”
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
“
They were so lost in each other; they didn't notice me walk away, heading off to find the one person I really wanted to see.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
It’s Levi. Levi, who carried Pru to safety from the boathouse. Levi, who loves classic novels as much as I do. Levi, who sees me for who I am and excepts the good along with the bad. Who’s never known me as anything less than complicated and broken. And who’s loved me anyway.
”
”
Rebecca Hanover (The Pretenders (The Similars, #2))
“
Books, on the other hand … you borrow from a library until you find the book you love, and then you keep it. The library won’t let you borrow more books until you return it, but you never return it because you’ll never need any other book
”
”
Eden Finley (Blindsided (Fake Boyfriend, #4))
“
Love and lust aren’t always in sync. You can love someone, but not be
ready to have sex with them. Or you can meet someone random and end up jumping in all the way. There’s nothing wrong with either. You’ve waited this long, so wait until you’re really feeling
it. If he’s The One, he’ll understand.
”
”
Dorota Skrzypek (Sex, Life, & Hannah: Volume 3, Summer Season)
“
My soul has always remembered you, my mind is just trying to catch up.
”
”
Nikki Rowe
“
I was home. And I finally found my voice. Yes.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
The other problem is that she hasn’t arrived.”
“Oh, yeah? And who is she?”
“Well, she is a remarkable, funny, classy woman who can say the word fuck without being trashy. She makes me laugh, is ambitious, loves me because I’m nice, not in spite of it, and is as nice in return. She is simply enchanting.”
“Shooting for the stars there, aren’t you, pal?”
“Shouldn’t we all?”
I didn’t know anymore, although I utterly envied his romanticism.
”
”
Megan Karasch (Tales From My Hard Drive)
“
Being pursued, while easy, is purposeful. Intentional. Deliberate. It's not about getting a guy's attention--it's a process of ensuring that he's "the one."
Of all the men holding glass slippers, he has to be your perfect fit.
”
”
Bethany Jett (The Cinderella Rule: A Young Woman's Guide to Happily Ever After)
“
Surely he loved me. Right? Why wouldn't he just say it? We're alone, Maxon. If you say it, I'll say it back.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
I walked away, angry with Maxon for making me feel this way...and angry with myself for making things so much worse.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
And then he left. He just left!
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
I don't think the lady should go. As if he's won the argument, Maxon looked at me with a face that said, See!
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
Intrigued, Maxon propped himself up on one arm to listen. Tell me everything.
”
”
Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
“
But Theon Greyjoy found himself wondering why any man would climb the snow-slick steps to the battlements in the black of night just to take a piss.
”
”
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
“
You marry the one who will be a good father, not a good lay.
”
”
Tom Cardamone (Pumpkin Teeth)
“
AGE DIFFERENCE
What if I told you that one day you will meet a girl who is unlike anyone else you've known. She will know all the right things to say, what makes you laugh, what turns you on, what drives you wild and best of all, you will do for her exactly what she does for you.
"When will I meet her?"
Well let's put it this way, she doesn't even exist yet.
”
”
Long Leav
“
He’s turned against me too, Theon realized. Of late it seemed to him as if the very stones of Winterfell had turned against him. If I die, I die friendless and abandoned. What choice did that leave him, but to live?
”
”
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
“
But how did you know that it was Stacy?”
“There wasn’t a green light flashing, that’s for sure,” he said. “Mostly, I felt I’d met a person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. That I didn’t need to look any further.””
“But how can you be sure?” I persisted.
“You can’t. There’s not just one person in the world who’s your type. There’s a whole group with the same likes and dislikes. But you want to spend your whole life looking for all of them? You just feel that everything’s right. You’re at peace with yourself.
”
”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Now I'll Tell You Everything (Alice Book 25))
“
You might not get the apology you deserve. You might not get answers to explain the actions of others. You might not get truth that makes sense to you. You might not get people to understand what you went through because of them. You might not get communication. You might not get maturity. You might not get mercy or even common decency. You might not get respect or the chance to explain your side of the story. However, you do get to choose how people treat you. God loves you enough to bring people into your life who won't hurt you, abuse you, betray you, lie and gossip about you, psycho analyse you, break your heart or make you an option or choice. He will bring people into your life that will love you, respect you, fight for you, show gratitude for your love and want to be a part of your life mission. The best part of this is you don't have to convince them of your worth. They want to be there. They know your value. They know your struggles. They are in touch with their own faults and understand you struggle just like everyone else. They won't hold you to a greater standard then they do themselves. They care about you and don't want to see you cry, feel discouraged or give up on this life. When you know the power of who you are and what you have to accomplish you will scratch your head in disbelief that you allowed other people to dictate who you are based on little knowledge of what God knows about you and your life purpose. Letting go isn't about accepting defeat or acknowledging you were wrong. Sometimes letting go is realizing that God has something better in store for you.
”
”
Shannon L. Alder
“
The only person that should wear your ring is the one person that would never…
1. Ask you to remain silent and look the other way while they hurt another.
2. Jeopardize your future by taking risks that could potentially ruin your finances or reputation.
3. Teach your children that hurting others is okay because God loves them more. God didn’t ask you to keep your family together at the expense of doing evil to others.
4. Uses religious guilt to control you, while they are doing unreligious things.
5. Doesn't believe their actions have long lasting repercussions that could affect other people negatively.
6. Reminds you of your faults, but justifies their own.
7. Uses the kids to manipulate you into believing you are nothing. As if to suggest, you couldn’t leave the relationship and establish a better Christian marriage with someone that doesn’t do these things. Thus, making you believe God hates all the divorced people and will abandon you by not bringing someone better to your life, after you decide to leave. As if!
8. They humiliate you online and in their inner circle. They let their friends, family and world know your transgressions.
9. They tell you no marriage is perfect and you are not trying, yet they are the one that has stirred up more drama through their insecurities.
10. They say they are sorry, but they don’t show proof through restoring what they have done.
11. They don’t make you a better person because you are miserable. They have only made you a victim or a bitter survivor because of their need for control over you.
12. Their version of success comes at the cost of stepping on others.
13. They make your marriage a public event, in order for you to prove your love online for them.
14. They lie, but their lies are often justified.
15. You constantly have to start over and over and over with them, as if a connection could be grown and love restored through a honeymoon phase, or constant parental supervision of one another’s down falls.
16. They tell you that they don’t care about anyone other than who they love. However, their actions don’t show they love you, rather their love has become bitter insecurity disguised in statements such as, “Look what I did for us. This is how much I care.”
17. They tell you who you can interact with and who you can’t.
18. They believe the outside world is to blame for their unhappiness.
19. They brought you to a point of improvement, but no longer have your respect.
20. They don't make you feel anything, but regret. You know in your heart you settled.
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Shannon L. Alder
“
The only reason to be in a relationship or in a marriage, is if at the end of the day when the music stops playing and all the people go home and the lights are off and it's quiet and you're alone with that person -- you still don't feel alone. That one person makes you unalone. Because even while the music is playing and all the other people are with you and the lights are on and it's noisy inside of your head -- you're still all alone if that person isn't with you. You need to be with the person that never makes you alone. Even at the end of the day when everything else is gone.
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”
C. JoyBell C.
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[Stares at dead knight, killed by the Direwolves]
Ersen: If he had sounded his horn...
Theon: Try and imagine it was you up there, Ersen. Its dark and cold. You have been walking century for hours looking forward to the end of your watch. Then you hear a noise and you move forward to the gate, and suddenly, you see eyes glowing green and gold in the torchlight.
Two shadows come rushing toward you faster than you can believe. You catch a glimpse of teeth, start to level your spear, and they slam into you and open your belly, tearing through leather as if it was cheese cloth.
[Shoves Ersen hard]
Theon: And now you're down on you back, your guts are spilling out and one of them has his teeth around your neck.
[Grabs Ersen around the neck and sqeezes]
Theon: Tell me, at what moment during all of this do you stop to blow your Fucking horn?"
[Shoves Ersen roughly]
”
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George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
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You won’t have to spend time a lifetime translating your soul to the right one, they will understand you.
You won’t have to tell that person how to treat you, it will come naturally.
You won’t have to spend valuable time doubting your self worth because they’ll make you feel like you’re the only person in this world that matters.
When you meet the right one, you will know. You’ll feel it in your heart and bones that they’re meant for you.
”
”
JefaWild
“
Theon Greyjoy had once commented that Hodor did not know much, but no one could doubt that he knew his name. Old Nan had cackled like a hen when Bran told her that, and confessed that Hodor’s real name was Walder. No one knew where “Hodor” had come from, she said, but when he started saying it, they started calling him by it. It was the only word he had.
”
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George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
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And you are?
Mr. August Illea, at your service
”
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Kiera Cass (The One (The Selection, #3))
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There is something indescribably important about having that one person in your life who you absolutely bond with. You have an understanding of who they are and they have an understanding of who you are in a way that no-one can match. They are capable of providing a reality check, and just simply being non-negotiably there. There really is no substitute and if there's one thing I would wish for younger people that would upgrade the quality of their lives and make them more secure and more capable it would be that they find a person with whom they can build such a relationship, and build it.
”
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Bret Weinstein
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It didn't matter.
Carson wasn’t the one for me. He wasn’t even the one for right now. My life would hopefully have its great love story but this wasn't it. It would happen in D.C. in the next four years or it would happen in Africa, if I ever got there, or in Sienna or, for all I knew, Kentucky or Timbuktu.
Life was long.
And people only really had great love affairs in high school in the movies. And maybe during world wars. But this was not a movie and not a war, even if it sometimes felt that way. It was only high school and it was almost over with anyway.
”
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Tara Altebrando (The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life)