What philosopher of the schoolroom, with the mental dowry of four summers, ever questions the power of the wand that opened the… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
“Savannah, I’ve been talking my ass off for more than an hour now, telling you shit no one’s ever heard anything about,… — Suzanne Brockmann Copy Share Image
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“I couldn't stop staring at his mouth when he spoke. I bet he knew how to kiss. Perfect kisses too, ones that… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
A lover exists only in fragments, a dozen or so if the romance is new, a thousand if we're married to him,… — Andrew Sean Greer Copy Share Image
“You once asked me if I wanted a home and a family. I didn’t think that I’d ever want one without Yesubai,… — Colleen Houck Copy Share Image
“Arms still crossed, Lindsay's clogs tapped on the sidewalk. “So Sam didn’t tell you I was a desperate orphan child with no… — Lilly Christine Copy Share Image
“..begin by talking about the kind of existentialist chaos that exists in our own lives and our inability to overcome the sense… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
“The cord pulled taut and she rebounded, flying back up before falling again. As her velocity slowed, she opened her eyes and… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Have you ever imagined walking with me? A long walk on an empty road, on a cold night. Where there is no… — Akshay Vasu Copy Share Image
“The parasail's winch turned, winding up the line, pulling Ally and Serena lower and closer to him in a steady pull. A… — Linda Morris Copy Share Image
“While she could hardly fathom what had just happened to her that night, she reached some conclusions before she fell asleep, certain… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Listen, I'm bossy. I can't help it. It's who I am and what I do. I'm pushy and I like to take… — Lauren Dane Copy Share Image
Embrace relational uncertainty. It's called romance. Embrace spiritual uncertainty. It's called mystery. Embrace occupational uncertainty. It's called destiny. Embrace emotional uncertainty. It's… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
“But in that moment, I didn’t want to be trusted. I wanted something far more primal. I stretched up on my tiptoes… — Sara Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Kevin was sitting on the railing waiting patiently and looking up at the sky with his mouth agape in a totally comical… — Kim Cormack Copy Share Image
“In another corner Nathaniel murmured to Maura, "You must know, Miss O'Connell, I . . . I loved you even before I… — Avi Copy Share Image
I know that in writer's rooms across North America, there are still conversations about how much is too much when it comes… — Dan Levy Copy Share Image
“We fell into each other’s arms and kissed like we were coming up for air after being underwater for days. The melding… — Emme Rollins Copy Share Image
“If she’d had any doubts he was a real deal country boy, they disappeared when he unabashedly stripped down to nothing—the sun… — Zoe York Copy Share Image
Love is a blazing, crackling, green-wood flame, as much smoke as flame; friendship, married friendship particularly, is a steady,intense, comfortable fire. Love,… — Samuel Richardson Copy Share Image
“Shin Beth—Teth—Shavat: To measure. Once in the bridal chamber God measures you. He will examine you as a husband would examine and… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
“Bringing her eyes down again, Catherine found herself gawking at Jake’s perfectly formed, muscular chest and stomach. She felt her cheeks flush… — Diane Merrill Wigginton Copy Share Image
“Her business, more than any other, proved how much vulnerability could cost you. And she'd paid for every good thing she had,… — Alexi Lawless Copy Share Image
“And romance is just the place for creating mythic figures doing mythic things. Like carving 'civilzation' out of the wilderness. Like showing… — Thomas C. Foster Copy Share Image
“Love can be so hauntingly beautiful, waking up past selves that have been wandering aimlessly through the corridors of our soul, for… — Jaeda DeWalt Copy Share Image
“The thought of abandoning his friend to save himself was never an option. He collapsed, pushing even closer to Raimie. Pressing his… — Wendy Owens Copy Share Image
“He grinned, and right then it occurred to him that he hadn't enjoyed himself so much with a woman in a very… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first time he hears him speak in public.… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Every Girl Wants A Guy Who Hugs Her When They're Watching A Scary Or Romantic Movie, Who Gives Her His Jacket Even… — Azgraybebly Joslan Copy Share Image
I just can't fathom tweeting, and I'd rather spend my time writing a book than a blog, but I rather grudgingly agreed… — Debra Dean Copy Share Image
One cannot really know an other without intimacy. Detached, objective observations alone leave a surface upon which it is too easy to… — Deena Metzger Copy Share Image
“Sarah smelled chocolate on Lucy's breath as she leaned forward to plant a soft kiss on the tip of her cute little… — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
“No man would ever hold me this well. I was made to be wrapped in these arms. A woman could tell a… — Devney Perry Copy Share Image
What fiction offers us is an intimacy shorn of the messy contingencies of human existence - gender, race, class or age. Those… — Will Self Copy Share Image
“Some stories consumed you, they made time stop, your worries float into the ether, and when it came to my reading habits… — Rebecca Raisin Copy Share Image
Get away from my ex-girlfriend, you moany little whinge-bag.' Caelen took a deep breath, like he was in pain, and stood up.… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“It’s not that we have to leave this life one day, it's how many things we have to leave all at once:… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what is should flee. Forgetting it once had… — Ted Dekker Copy Share Image
