#anti

If you think your scars bother me, you're wrong. In my eyes, you're a hero. Your scars are just proof of that. ↗

— Pamela Clare

#romantic-suspense #soldiers #romantic

I don't think sleeping with you is going to solve anything," she said, stopping at the guest bedroom door. "I don't really care what you think. ↗

— Cindy Gerard

#romantic-suspense #romantic

Society is commonly too cheap. We meet at very short intervals, not having had time to acquire any new value for each other.We meet at meals three times a day, and give each other a new taste of that musty old cheese that we are. We have had to agree on a certain set of rules, called etiquette and politeness, to make this frequent meeting tolerable and that we need not come to open war. We meet at the post office, and at the sociable, and at the fireside every night; we live thick and are in each other's way, and stumble over one another, and I think that we thus lose some respect for one another. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#introversion #introvert #philosophy #social #solitude

She flew into his arms. Held on tight as he swung her off her feet and hugged her so hard it hurt. She didn't care. She didn't want him to ever let go. ↗

— Cindy Gerard

#romantic-suspense #romantic

Kamu bener-bener selalu ngedapetin apa yang kamu mau ya?" | "Nggak semuanya. Karena aku belum memiliki kamu lagi." - Good Fight ↗

— Christian Simamora

#dialogue #indonesia #novel #romantic #romantic

But sex as a physical act is merely athletics, a momentary relief. What it needs to be powerful is desire, and the strongest element of desire is longing. It's in the work. Desider-, sidus: from the stars. The longing that reaches beyond space and time. ↗

— Rosemary Sullivan

#longing #romantic

God she hated the dance. A blow to the cheek one minute and discussing a romantic getaway the next. It was the one step forward, two steps back waltz. She wanted to scream. Sitting on the side of the bed, Claire allowed herself tears and swallowed ↗

— Aleatha Romig

#consequences #disappointment #romig #truth #romantic

Oh, Alice, you haven’t even had a taste of my romantic streak yet. And when the time’s right I don’t think I’ll have to ‘try’ to have my way with you. I just WILL. ↗

— Elle Lothlorien

#romantic

I promise I'll come back. No matter what happens." Though his voice was only a whisper, there was a fierceness behind it. I believed him completely. "I'll wait for you," I told him. ↗

— Kristen Simmons

#romantic

The pursuit of truth is not important. The pursuit of that truth is important which helps you in reaching your goal that is provided you have one. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#truth #romantic