“But friendship meant you at least planted the seed for them, love meant allowing them the ability to weed their own garden until it was something healthy and thriving, blooming and bright and smelling of heather and tiger lilies.” — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share Image
“While gently pushing her towards the dressing room, Lazarus ventured, "Can I ask you something kind of personal?" Pulling her shirt over her head behind the curtain, and holding her hand out for the corset, she replied, "Anything for you,… — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share
“Put that thing down, girl. Don't you know it steals part of your soul, that little mechanical masterpiece you hold so frivolously? Don't you know it's not just mine it seals into its gears and trick mirrors, but yours, too. What you feel at this moment, what you hope for, what your dreams are, what you think your future will… — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share
“But friendship meant you at least planted the seed for them, love meant allowing them the ability to weed their own garden until it… — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share Image
“Once upon a time there was a man with no heart. Drifting through black-and-white life, caring naught for those hurt, and never, ever allowing another near enough to hurt him. Until, on the least likely day, the most unlikely place, the man with no heart met the most surprising person. He was fearless. He was strength and power. He wore… — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share
“While gently pushing her towards the dressing room, Lazarus ventured, "Can I ask you something kind of personal?" Pulling her shirt over her head behind the curtain, and holding her hand out for the corset, she replied, "Anything for you, Laz." "How are you still friends with him?" "Can you hook this thing?" Holding the corset on her stomach, Lazarus… — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share
“He used to tell her... that it was because Russia had left a chill in his bones. Lola Plum believed it, only because sometimes… — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share Image
“It wasn't so much that Lola Plum believed she'd learned her lesson in love. Lola Plum was just realistic about life.” — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share Image
“Jesus Hollywood believed in a lot of things. He believed that the stars in the sky were only ghostly images of dead things. He… — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share Image
“Jesus Hollywood believed in a lot of things. He believed that stars were ghosts of family long since past and that he was more… — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share Image
“Cowboy Rodeo was a very simple man. He liked his life simple. He liked his ranch full of animals, he liked the breeze across… — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share Image
“What was it you told me, Jesus?” she asked him softly. “Do you remember? Love is love is love. Pain is pain is pain.… — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share Image
