582 quotes found
“I'm not interested in whether you've sat with the great”
“Face me and learn that I’m not alone, attack and you’ll find that my Leader stands beside me. I will bleed and I may die, but this warrior will not be shaken!” -Regan”
“God’s not in the business of pampering His children. He’s in the business of perfecting them.”
“Time heals all wounds”
“Emerson lifts his head. His eyes are two dark pools of desire, a clouded night’s sky. He catches his breath a moment, unsteady, and then drops a kiss on my lips. Sweet. Almost tender. I barely have...”
“I was sixteen, and I honestly believed I was due a love story.”
“Tears are only for those who care to see you sad”
“Clean your tears and stop crying”
“I’d been given the hard stare by men a lot more dangerous than Donald Cole, men who would cut you up before breakfast then eat your heart and liver for lunch, and laugh with glee while they were do...”
“Yes, we will get hurt. Our hearts will break, and if we are lucky they will break open. When they do, we can begin to experience ourselves, relationships—indeed all of life—in a deeper, richer, and...”
“Most breakups are awful. But with compassion, attention, introspection, and intention they can become transforming, bringing you closer to alignment with your true self while preparing you for the ...”
“Broken wings don't mend that way”
“Then he launches himself at me with a roar, and I let him take his shot. It’s weak, like he is. Like all bullies really are. That’s why they’re bullies. Because they’re insecure idiots who try to m...”
“They’re like sharks. Circling. Cute, single guy, good job, nice car. It’s all they know about me.”His tone was light but his expression serious.Maybe that’s because it’s all you show them.”Maybe it...”
“There’s only so much you can watch someone sacrifice before you realize they’re changing who they are for you, and not in a good way.”
“Parenthood wasn’t about blood or biology, he found; it was about a joyful willingness to give yourself over, to subordinate your own needs for someone else’s. When you loved your kids, you’d give u...”
“I wonder if this is how people always get close: They heal each other's wounds”
“Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen.”
“Once he heard that books are always better than movies, but he now knew that movies are better than the real life.”
“He stops and turns to me. “Do you think people would stare if I threw you over my shoulder? Because I really want to do that. Then I can ogle your ass and just run.” The look in his eye is a little...”
