582 quotes found
“Its my experience that a weakness understood is no weakness. If you know you have it, even if you cant control it, you can make allowances for it. It is those who ignore or dont understand their we...”
“Ben's words called to my heart. Instead of responding with terror, it opened like a fist uncurling, as though it had been waiting twenty-six years just to hear his voice.”
“Sometimes I scare myself with how quickly I can come up with lies.”
“Jessica walked away from Aaron and Ken, flashing them both a big smile. They were both very attractive she had dated each of them a number of times. In fact, not too long ago she had contemplated ...”
“But sometimes it's the sunshine that frightens us more than the big black shadows.”
“I know everything and nothing about him all at the same time.”
“Theyre like sharks. Circling. Cute, single guy, good job, nice car. Its all they know about me.His tone was light but his expression serious.Maybe thats because its all you show them.Maybe its all ...”
“In that moment her heart fell out of her chest. Like the glass filled vase he had brought to her, it dropped. It was shattered into a million small pieces.”
“Anything worth having is never simple or easy, Gabby ....”
“No, you were certainly not trying to seduce me, more like trying to wound my ego, break my heart, I dunno. Did you like how you felt when you walked away? Do you prefer that emotion to this?”
“You make me greedy for you. I just can't get enough. I wish you would just accept it for what it is and trust me.”
“If what we are doing isn't enough for you, I need you to tell me now.”
“Miss Gerhart, the last time I saw you, you had quite a mouthful to shout at me. Youre really quiet today. Cat got your tongue?”
“There exists an oasis where inspiration bursts forth like black gold from the fertile loam and every odd bellbird chirps a melody worth remembering. Theres no bloody map or nautical chart that can ...”
“...the total number of pregnancies in which powerful and dangerous drugs are used is 60 percent, or nearly two-thirds of all births. It is rediculous to think that two-thirds of American women have...”
“Ina May Gaskin is the most important person in maternity care in North America, bar none.”
“One way to measure a particular doctor's openness and attitude toward women in general is simply to ask about the doctor's opinion of midwifery.”
“Beyond the immediate risks to her health and the health of her baby, when a woman chooses c-section, she decreases the chance that she will be able to get pregnant again and increases the chance th...”
“Don't look like that, Draco, you look like you did right before you pounced on the cat when you were two.”
“I find I'm unable to speak, unable to move, snared in his serious gaze like some kind of frightened rabbit”
