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“Staring over him in the dim light of a side lamp, my tired eyes traced along the path of faint, yet emerging, lines etched around his equally-tired eyes. They'd become a permanent reminder of his e...”
“I love you. I trust you and... I want to be your human canvas!”
“Maybe we choose to stay in a constant state of ignorance as a protective instinct maybe I was just in denial. I just dont get how you can be completely in love with someone one day, and then all o...”
“I need to make myself strong on the inside instead of what is on the outside. I know all of this, but why cant I put any of it into action? I guess thats why I am in this place.”
“A future as lonely as the surface of the moon and still just the sight of him feels like a homecoming, like a song I used to know but forgot.”
“Perhaps forgiveness wasnt a singular event, but a progression, or better, a dance that took some figuring before you could perform the steps.”
“It is not often that I have two options to choose from. It is nice to be compelled towards something, otherwise one drifts through life unimpeded.Bhanggi”
“If a woman chooses to support her husband and become First Lady, I believe she must do so with the understanding that the public expects the full-meal deal.”
“People vote for whom they believe will be the best president and representative for our country. The First Lady is not on the ballot.”
“A writer looks at an issue and asks, 'What if this were to occur? Or what if that was thrown into the mix? What would that look like?”
“An elegantly crafted novel, "The Reluctant First Lady" clearly documents author Venita Ellick as an exceptionally accomplished writer able to skillfully weave memorable characters into a riveting s...”
“My mother clutches at the collar of my shirt. I rub her back and feel her tears on my neck. It's been decades since our bodies have been this close. It's an odd sensation, like a torn ligament knit...”
“All writers are manipulative liars." Jack O. Savage, The Poet”
“...We were pulling into the next station, when the woman suddenly got to her feet and made a move to squeeze past me. As her knees made contact with mine, she turned towards me. Her eyes locked str...”
“She had been lying there, facedown in the water long before the tide had turned at 3.04 that morning. Her eyes were staring into the river, her blonde hair first fanning out, then drawing back unde...”
“The past is always with us. It echoes through every living moment, giving it depth and meaning beyond itself. Sometimes the past is so powerful, those echoes threaten to overwhelm the present.”
“His heart cracked open and flooded all the space around it.”
“I just want to knoware you rooting for me? Are you hoping I pull this off?"Cath's eyes settled on his, tentatively, like they'd fly away if he moved.She nodded her head.The right side of his mouth ...”
“It feels like the city is telling secrets down here, privy only to those who think to listen.”
“sametimes people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them”
