#mal

It was the way he communicated it, while still being the man’s man that he was, the alpha, who liked being in charge ↗

— Kailin Gow

#alpha-male #erotica-romance #kailin-gow #romance #sebastian-sorensen

Courage, my child, is not the absence of fear. It's the triumph over fear. ↗

— Wynne Channing

#what-kills-me #courage

Dropping my head I stare at the carpet, counting to four, waiting.It takes nine long seconds for her to find the courage to crawl around the couch, halting on all fours to stare at my feet, never once looking higher than my knees. ↗

— Poppet

#courage

I am not sure I can." "Become sure," said the cat, his eyes flashing green in the firelight. "Once you leap on a boar's back, you can't sheath your claws. ↗

— Erin Bow

#courage #going-forward #no-return #talking-animals #courage

She lowers her forehead to the floor, curling starlight tendrils under her face when she rocks in the yoga pose, so tempting and sexy even in her deepest despair. Her courage is failing and I wait it out, watching the prone woman bend subconsciously in prostrate worship. She knows who I am or she wouldn't do that. ↗

— Poppet

#romance #vampire #courage

I let out a gasp at the surprise with him getting to me so fast. It was kind of dating superman in that way, and instead of the cape and spandex, I got wings and a Armani suit! ↗

— Stephanie Hudson

#dating

...he had a way of taking your hand which made it clear he'd have to be the one to let go." From Alice Hoffman's "Local Girls", pg.102. ↗

— Alice Hoffman

#dating #female #fiction #love #relationship

Normal people don't date angels. ↗

— S.L. Naeole

#dating

Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort. ↗

— Humphry Davy

#duties #given #great #habitually #heart

Strength is taking charge of your own destiny and not waiting on others to do so. You don’t have to swear and drink and beat people up and slay monsters. You’re allowed to cry and take care of children and cook and get your heart broken and dress up and date and get pregnant. But when decisions have to be made, a strong character makes them and doesn’t wait for someone else. ↗

— Mur Lafferty

#women #writing #dating