#humour

I'm not sure if you've noticed this yet, but Jenny Sullivan likes to overuse people's first names. It's a technique she read about in a book called Own It - Take Life By The Bollocks. She once said my name so many times I disconnected from it entirely. ↗

— Claire Garber

#fun #humour #love

You thought I was peculiar,” she said in a muffled voice. His mouth brushed the edge of her ear and settled against her neck. She felt that he was smiling. “Darling love… you are. ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#humour #romance #romantic #love

Don't Stop Believing ↗

— Journey

#inspirational #inspirational

.« Nik has obviously spoken to Nat about my candy preferences. Written in raspberry bullets is ‘I’m sorry’. Written in green apple jellybeans is ‘I miss you’. Written in cherry jellybeans is ‘I love you’. My heart skips a beat at the last line. Written in gummy bears is ‘Marry me’. Did Nik just propose using candy? Why, yes, brain. Yes, he did. » ↗

— Belle Aurora

#love

Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get his laundry done. ↗

— Burt Reynolds

#marriage #marriage

Men are pigs, darling. I really have every sympathy for women that they actually have to choose one of these arrogant, stupid morons to settle down with and marry. ↗

— Michael Winner

#humour #marriage #men-and-women #michael #stupidity

Mr. Brundy, you are no doubt as well acquainted with my circumstances as I am with yours, so let us not beat about the bush. I have a fondness for the finer things in life, and I suppose I always will. As a result, I am frightfully expensive to maintain. I have already bankrupted my father, and have no doubt I should do the same to you, should you be so foolhardy as to persist in the desire for such a union. Furthermore, I have a shrewish disposition and a sharp tongue. My father, having despaired of seeing me wed to a gentleman of my own class, has ordered me to either accept your suit or seek employment. If I married you, it would be only for your wealth, and only because I find the prospect of marriage to you preferable –but only slightly!- to the life of a governess or a paid companion. If, knowing this, you still wish to marry me, why, you have only to name the day.” Having delivered herself of this speech, Lady Helen waited expectantly for Mr. Brundy’s stammering retraction. Her suitor pondered her words for a long moment, then made his response. “’ow about Thursday? ↗

— Sheri Cobb South

#marriage-proposal #marriage

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#inspirational-quotes #life-and-living #motivational-quotes #inspirational

Why be ordinary when you can be extraordinary? ↗

— Alan Dapre

#inspirational #motivational #inspirational

...some men say get them crying on your shoulder and you have the sheets half-unfurled already. Other fellows say get them laughing. I say get them drunk. I ordered up more Riesling... ↗

— Stewart Hennessey

#russian-revolution #sex #women #men