#is

Every form of happiness if one, every desire is driven by the same motor--by our love for a single value, for the highest potentiality of our own existence--and every achievement is an expression of it. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#objectivism #philosophy #taggart #love

True wisdom gives the only possible answer at any given moment, and that night, going back to bed was the only possible answer. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#love

He said "Love...as I have loved you." We cannot love too much. ↗

— Amy Carmichael

#love #love

He … loves her. Well, he’s crushing on her anyway.” I didn’t know the term but I understood its meaning well enough. I sighed. “I thought she’d be smarter.” He raised his eyebrows. “She’s plenty smart.” He looked thoughtful. “You don’t believe in love then?” “No.” I wanted to look away, couldn’t. “I don’t know. ↗

— Alyxandra Harvey

#logan #love

Christmas - that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance - a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved. ↗

— Augusta E. Rundel

#love

But on the upside, I guess we're getting ready to find out if you really only love me for my jet." "I might love you for your jet," Gabrielle said, straight-faced. He smiled a Kat. "What about you?" "Yeah," Kat said, nodding. "I guess that is the question. ↗

— Ally Carter

#heist-society #katarina-bishop #perfect-scoundrels #w-w-hale #love

Can I..." He stopped and his jaw flexed. "Can I kiss you?" I didn't answer, and he didn't wait for me to. His hands caught me gently behind the neck and he pressed his mouth to mine, softly but firmly. Then he moved one arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him. ↗

— Liz Reinhardt

#brenna #first-kiss #hot #jake #love

Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child.He needs guidance.If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent. ↗

— Bette Davis

#discipline #parenhood #love

When you quit drinking you stop waiting. ↗

— Caroline Knapp

#drinking #sobriety #love

History is the essence of innumerable biographies. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#genealogy #history #people #biography