131 quotes found
“All beings desire pleasure, a surcease of need or want, and there is no shame in that.”
“It had been so long since she had felt the touch of a man. Too long. She had almost forgotten that ripe, heavy throb of attraction and desire that could instantly drug her body and mind more thorou...”
“In the end only kindness matters.”
“I will not let triggers, flashbacks,nightmares control my emotions.I will not let those triedto destroy me win this war.I have awakened and I willfind peace with myself.”
“With support from the women in Nia, I decided to take white belt and realized that I could come back into my body. That I did not have to stay out of my body, That I was safe coming back to myself,...”
“Let go, let go, let go,Just let it go,Let the tears come out,Stop fighting the tears back,Stop wearing different masks,Let yourself be seen,Let yourself be the real you,”
“No one understands me but I am cool with that. I was different from others. I knew this from when I was young. Things that turned people off normally about violence and death did the exact opposite...”
“She leaned back, closing her eyes and blowing out a thin wisp of smoke. He was always a good-looking man. Your eyes are from him, the same blue, but you are slimmer of build and have your grandmoth...”
“There were never enough stars in the sky to count how many times a day he fell in love with her.”
“Talking on a landline with no interruptions used to be an everyday thing. Now it's exotic”
“Its amazing how many different roads we can take, but they all lead home.”
“you are the only woman I have ever met who I would want to be in a little house with, do you see? Other women make me want to get on boats and run away. You, you make me want to stay somewhere, so ...”
“Her smile hollowed out his chest. Shed changed since last he saw her. She was brighter. More vibrant. Happiness suited her.”
“He nodded. A curt movement of his head, and she was, for no reason at all, convinced that the man before her was not in dislike of her but simply a man who did not have words come easily to him bec...”
“She looked over her shoulder at him, as ever, not in the least affected by him or his consequence. Not one whit. She was a lady, yes, but she would never believe herself the sort of woman who might...”
“There is a view, he said. You will admire it. A command. All wrong. He meant for her to hear that he wanted her to see the view, but no. By habit, he demanded that she accompany him. I should like ...”
“She cocked her head. The ribbon tied beneath her chin glinted dully in the light. Have I said something wrong?No."I have. She stepped closer. You are the most inscrutable man I have ever met. He la...”
“Miss Edith Clay brightened the room with her presence. Just from walking through the door, shed made the room a happier place. This was true despite his having spent the last several months assurin...”
“She had a good, strong voice. She smiled with her voice, too. This, he thought, was the magic that had drawn him to her.”
“Her gaze collided with the dukes. His eyes were a clear, pale green. Why was he staring so intently when there was hardly another woman less interesting than she?”
