17th-century-scotland Quote by Angela Quarles

“But he had loved her, or thought he did, and that had brought her, sputtering and gasping, above the surface of his self-regard. The…

— Kij Johnson

“She knew from her visions that she would be one of them, one of the chosen, set apart and marked for her mate. Unlike…

— Madison Thorne Grey

“Her heart is so ten­der that she could not help but mourn even me—a man whom she can bare­ly abide.”

— Beth Fantaskey

“And he realized that he wanted nothing more than to be able to love her with the same intensity, to feel he was fulfilling…

— Félix J. Palma

“Hers was the perfect love that dwells on the other's happiness, and not on its own. She knew that, though for the time being…

— Baroness Emma Orczy

“Perhaps it was an old flame he was in mourning for from the days beyond recall. She thought she understood. She would try to…

— James Joyce

“And when he was, when he finally found love after a life without, he died, happy. And the woman, all she ever wanted was…

— A.G. Riddle

“wanted life, but deep in her heart of hearts she only wanted”

— Iris Johansen

“But she had recently come to think that in such unhappy times--when the odds were so high against personal happiness--to find love was miraculous,…

— Bernard Malamud

“Like an echo in the wind, love had come to him a second time and he was more than grateful it had. It meant…

— Regan Walker

“He’d given up his mortality, his soul, for this moment, this second chance, and if she fell in love with him again, he needed…

— Lisa Kessler