#ice

I am determined that only the deepest love will induce me into matrimony. So... I shall end an old maid, and teach your ten children to embroider cushions and play their instruments very ill. ↗

— Jane Austen

#pride-and-prejudice #love

Room service? Send up a larger room." [A Night at the Opera] ↗

— Groucho Marx

#hotels #humor #room-service #humor

Sacrifices made for love are fine, unless the sacrifice is you. ↗

— Kellie Elmore

#relationships #sacrifices #love

Peace is the fruit of love, a love that is also justice. But to grow in love requires work -- hard work. And it can bring pain because it implies loss -- loss of the certitudes, comforts, and hurts that shelter and define us. ↗

— Jean Vanier

#peace-making #peacemaking #social-justice #love

Be sure to lie to your kids about the benevolent, all-seeing Santa Claus. It will prepare them for an adulthood of believing in God. ↗

— Scott Dikkers

#atheism #childhood #humor #kids #parenting

I would die rather than live without you. I would die the same way he died. I can't bear you to look at me the way you did. I cannot bear it if you do not love me!" -Claudia. ↗

— Anne Rice

#horror #vampire #love

I decided then that if the two people I loved most were safe, I could leave this world. The dead could finally have me. And Iʹd fulfilled my purpose, right? To protect? Iʹd done it. Iʹd saved Lissa, just like Iʹd sworn Iʹd always do. I was dying in battle. No appointment books for me. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#rose-hathaway #love

The bottom line is that you have to choose who you are going to commit to-- that's the foundation of true love, not the lack of other options ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#love #twilight #love

But...what if I mistime it?" Gilan smiled widely. "Well, in that case, I'll probably lop your head off your shoulders." Horace and Gilan ↗

— John Flanagan

#horace #humor #ranger-s-apprentice #sword-fighting #humor

Obstinate, headstrong girl! ↗

— Jane Austen

#pride-and-prejudice #humor