#lovely

How could it be that you could love someone so much and keep it a secret from yourself as you woke daily so far from home? She had put billboards and roads between them, throwing roadblocks behind her and ripping off the rearview mirror, and thought that would make him disappear? ↗

— Alice Sebold

#home

Those true eyes Too pure and too honest in aught to disguise The sweet soul shining through them. ↗

— Owen Meredith

#love-at-first-sight #lovely #love

He'd given her his vow: to take care of her, to keep her from hurt or pain, from wanting for anything. Her leaving didn't negate his promises; they weren't conditional. ↗

— Melissa Marr

#leslie #wicked-lovely #love

He had the effect on her of a window being thrown open and fresh air and sunlight being let in ↗

— Elizabeth von Arnim

#lovely #love

The arrow increased without motion, then in a quick swirl the trout lipped a fly beneath the surface with that sort of gigantic delicacy of an elephant picking up a peanut. ↗

— William Faulkner

#love

Okay Marlowe,' I said to myself. 'You're a tough guy. You've been sapped twice, choked, beaten silly with a gun, shot in the arm until you're crazy as a couple of waltzing mice. Now let's see you do something really tough - like putting your pants on.'" line from Farewell My Lovely 1944. ↗

— Phillip Marlow

#love

There is no greater torture than being forced to watch as your love, your reason for living, breathing, and existing, sinks into oblivion. Your heart stops no matter how you try to get to her, she just gets farther and farther away." ~Fane from 'Beyond the Vail' "Attention shoppers, just a brief announcement, crazy ass werewolf on isle three. Those with abundance of testosterone, don't touch their lady merchandise and you might walk out of here intact." ~Jen from 'Fate and Fury'. "In the event of some sort of gathering, if one of the bossy, overbearing, possessive fur balls has not flipped his switch and attacked some poor young pup in some misguided attempt to protect his woman's virtue, then the night is not over." ~Jen from 'Beyond the Vail ↗

— Quinn Loftis

#humor #lovely #thoughtfull #love

If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#inspirational #lovely #inspirational

I have always been fond of recognizing the spiritual side of someone's personality. It's a very lovely concept. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

#been #concept #fond #i #lovely

It took me about 10 years to get rid of. I'm all right now, though, lovely, I'm throwing some nice darts at the moment, but every now and then I get a bit of a jump. I wish I could find a cure, I'd make a bloody fortune. ↗

— Eric Bristow

#bit #bloody #could #cure #darts