He was in paradise

“And yet, out of the blue, a tender moment would erupt so suddenly between us that the words I longed to tell him would…

— André Aciman

“It’s called a hug, Pel said. People beyond the Mists, people who love each other, hug all the time. It’s like sharing thoughts, only…

— Patricia Mather Parker

“Part of me hates that you know me so well." "And the other part?" Prophet gave a faint grin, then said quietly, "Loves it,"…

— S.E. Jakes

“His heart was empty, but light.”

— Jennifer Mugrage

“If you push people, they snap. It’s just like dogs. Or horses.”

— Jennifer Mugrage

“Dog or horse was, on the whole, a promotion.”

— Jennifer Mugrage

“Their daily concerns were his; he felt them deeply.”

— Jennifer Mugrage

“The world was perverse, set up in such a way that bad decisions seemed obvious only in retrospect.”

— Jennifer Mugrage

“Everyone thought she was so confident and together, but that was really a mask she wore to protect herself. The old adage “Don’t judge…

— Hope Worthington

“What I have in each moment is enough: breath, life, those I love… At least, most of them.” 
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— Tricia Copeland

“You may be a royal, and a monarch, but you know the High Council supplants your authority when it comes to the rings.”

— Tricia Copeland

“Secundus might lie rotting in his grave, but his relatives and followers yet lived. They believed the lies that held Gwenwhyfar responsible for the…

— Jennifer McKeithen

“I don’t know. How can you know? I…I’m a monster. When I’m hungry, I might do anything." "Oh no, of course I couldn’t possibly…

— Frances Hardinge

“14. ‘This statue was erected in memory of Emile Razan, the Hadoka, Aralmerian freedom fighter and healer of the desert.”

— Robert Reid

“10. The stranger’s breath also came out in small white clouds. The man was clearly a lot fitter than his charges and wasn’t breathing…

— Robert Reid