#kel

How totally unexpected," he declared, then proceeded to faint from blood loss. ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#lukel #humor

I believe the defining moment was when certain persons, who shall remain nameless, objected to my fuchsia silk striped waistcoat. I loved that waistcoat. I put my foot down, right then and there; I do not mind telling you!" To punctuate his deeply offended feelings, he stamped one silver-and-pearl-decorated high heel firmly. "No one tells me what I can and cannot wear!" He snapped up a lace fan from where it lay on a hall table and fanned himself vigorously with it for emphasis. ↗

— Gail Carriger

#lord-akeldama #humor

Cleavage is great," she said. "Like an extra pocket. ↗

— Kelley Armstrong

#humor #kelley-armstrong #rae #humor

A monster. You and your friends, all of you. Pretty monsters. It's a stage all girls go through. If you're lucky you get through it without doing any permanent damage to yourself or anyone else. ↗

— Kelly Link

#monsters #pretty-monsters #teenagers #teens #teen

Wow,” I said. “That story is disturbing on so many different levels. One thing that’s mystifying about Indian mythology is how often the names change. The skin color changes – she’s golden, she’s black, she’s pink. Her name changes – she’s Durga, Kali, Parvati. Her personality changes – she’s a loving mother, she’s a fierce warrior, she’s terrible in her wrath, she’s a lover, she’s vengeful, she’s weak and mortal, then she’s powerful and can’t be defeated. Then there’s her marital status – she’s sometimes single, sometimes married. It’s hard to keep all the stories straight.” Ren snickered. “Sounds like a normal woman to me. ↗

— Colleen Houck

#ren #change

A small piece of me still believed in hope. However minute or unattainable hope seemed, I wanted the childlike wonder. “I want you to love me. I need someone who needs me. But most of all, I know you understand me, and I crave that bond so much that when I’m with you, it’s all I feel. It consumes me. Fires me. Eats at my fine tuned control until there is nothing left of me, but the feel of you in my bones. ↗

— E.R. Pierce

#duality #e-r-pierce #empaths #er-pierce #love

Men, you'll never be a good groom to your wife unless you're first a good bride to Jesus. ↗

— Timothy Keller

#keller #manhood #marriage #relationships #marriage

Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it. ↗

— Timothy Keller

#marriage #sentimentality #tim-keller #truth #love

Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence. ↗

— Timothy Keller

#marriage #permanence #timothy-keller #love

The things I’ve seen," he continues easily, "have shown me that the only constant is change. Too much power in one place is a fool’s errand. Eventually, and inevitably, no matter how good the intentions, or how long the life, power always wins out, and everyone suffers for it. The only true path of rational existence is balance; a constant re-assessment of the burdens of power, if you will. ↗

— Bill Blais

#demons #denis #good-vs-evil #kelly-and-umber-series #change