#ian

She frowned. "I don't understand" "You can't love me. No one does" The sincerity in his voice and expression was heart-wrenching. He truly couldn't fathom anyone caring about him. Not even her. ↗

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

#love

We fitted together like the two halves of an oyster-shell. I was Narcissus, embracing the pond in which I was about to drown. However much we had to hide our love, however guarded we had to be about our pleasure, I could not long be miserable about a thing so very sweet. Nor, in my gladness, could I quite believe that anybody would be anything but happy for me if only they knew. ↗

— Sarah Waters

#happiness #lesbian-partners #lgbt #love #passion

I'm a fucking idiot. No, he was a man in love with a woman who meant the entire universe to him. Like I said, you're a fucking idiot. And for the first time in his life, he was happy being stupid because the only alternative would be existing without her, and now that he'd tasted the sunlight she brought into his world, he never wanted to live in the darkness again. Please don't send me back to the night. ↗

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

#nykyrian #life

Schoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting. ↗

— Trent Reznor

#easy #effortlessly #i #learned #me

It is kind of tedious after a while, to parse politicians doing the same thing over and over again. The facts change from week to week, but the sort of masquerade doesn't. ↗

— Frank Rich

#again #change #doing #facts #kind

I promised I will always protect you. You've been wounded badly because I've failed to keep that promise. [...] But I won´t fail you in this, Rachel. no matter what has happened. No matter what you've done. No matter what you will do. I will always love you. I swear it. ↗

— C.J. Redwine

#logan-mcentire #love #science-fiction #whyyyyyy #young-adult

Christians need a new filling of the Holy Spirit to love those who disagree with them. And the greatest expression of love is to share with them the most precious thing a Christian has, which is the good news of the salvation of Jesus Christ. ↗

— Brother Andrew

#love #salvation #witnessing #love

I made so many promises when I arrived here. Now I'm not so sure. Now I'm worried. Now my mind is a traitor because my thoughts crawl out of bed every morning with darting eyes and sweating palms and nervous giggles that sit in my chest, build in my chest, threaten to burst through my chest, and the pressure is tightening and tightening and tightening Life around here isn't what I expected it to be. ↗

— Tehereh Mafi

#books #dystopian #love #sadness #life

I don't want you to ever doubt how much I love you, how much I want you, how much I need you. ↗

— Jennifer Comeaux

#russian #love

I didn't figure things out, either, you know. So if you'e an idiot, I guess that makes two of us." He seems relieved to hear me say that. I guess idiots love company. ↗

— Cynthia Hand

#clara #idiots #misery-loves-company #love