#crush

For so long, it was just my secret. It burned inside me, and I felt like I was carrying something important, something that made me who I was and made me different from everybody else. I took it with me everywhere, and there was never a moment when I wasn't aware of it. It was like I was totally awake, like I could feel every nerve ending in my body. Sometimes my skin would almost hurt from the force of it, that's how strong it was. Like my whole body was buzzing or something. I felt almost, I don't know, noble, like a medieval knight or something, carrying this secret love around with me. ↗

— Carolyn Parkhurst

#identity-crisis #love #secret #unrequited-love #love

In another corner Nathaniel murmured to Maura, "You must know, Miss O'Connell, I . . . I loved you even before I saw you. It was your father's way of talking." Maura shook her head. "You mustn't say that. It's not my dear da's words that should do the wooing," she said gently. "I'd rather be cared for . . . for what I am myself." Nathaniel nodded. "I'll not say more. But I will tell you what I think I'm going to do." And what is that I'm going to California to search for gold." And do you think, Nathaniel Brewster, you'll find it?" I do. But it won't be as fine as what's here," Nathaniel said with a shy smile. "Maura O'Connell . . . will . . . will you . . . wait for me to come back?" Maura was silent. Will you?" You're a fine young man, Mr. Brewster. I can only say I'll not forget you. ↗

— Avi

#romance #love

Our nation stands at the crossroads of liberty. Crushing national debt, rampant illegal immigration, insane business regulations and staggering national unemployment are pushing our nation into unchartered territory. ↗

— James Lankford

#crossroads #crushing #debt #illegal #illegal immigration

Charlie Brown's good. I always had a little crush on that Lucy. I thought she was kind of a hot little brunette. ↗

— Matthew Lillard

#brown #brunette #charlie #crush #good

You can't crush ideas by suppressing them. You can only crush them by ignoring them. ↗

— Vachel Lindsay

#ideas #ignoring #only #suppressing #them

I think with actors, if you just don't set about trying to crush their confidence immediately, you're usually OK. ↗

— John Malkovich

#confidence #crush #i #i think #immediately

I get crushes on directors because they are so brilliant. ↗

— Dorothy Malone

#brilliant #crushes #directors #get #i

War is good when good survives and evil is crushed. If you don't crush evil then evil will get you. ↗

— Ted Nugent

#crushed #evil #get #good #survives

I met Gemma, my wife, when she was 12. She had a schoolgirl crush on me and her dad had arranged for her to meet me. Later, she started coming to my concerts, but I only got to know her well after her mother died. I rang to see how she was, and that's how it started. ↗

— Gary Numan

#arranged #coming #concerts #crush #dad

I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first kiss. ↗

— Maureen O'Hara

#crush #even #first #first kiss #girl