#mara

I'm payin' and if you even open your mouth to argue with me, I'm gonna be forced to find a way to stop you speaking, and the way I'll pick means Billy's gonna get an eyeful of exactly the kind of friend I intend to be. ↗

— Kristen Ashley

#law-man #mara #mitch #dreams

I love you, Bud," he whispered to Billy and two more tears escaped. "I love you too, Mitch," Billy whispered back, my breath hitched and both males' eyes came to me. I waved my wineglass at them and murmured, "Don't mind me. Have your moment." Mitch leaned back, letting Billy go and grinning at me. "Men don't have moments." "You do," I returned. "I'm witnessing one." "This isn't a moment, honey, it's a meeting of the minds," Mitch contradicted me. ↗

— Kristen Ashley

#law-man #mara #mitch #dreams

Ladies and gentlemen, Jamal Feldstein-Roth." I blinked. "Wait, Jamal?" "Suck it," he said with a grin. "My parents are liberal Jews from Long Island, okay? They wanted me to have a connection to my heritage." Jamie made air quotes with his fingers. "I'm not judging - my middle name is Amitra. I'm just surprised." "Amitra," Noah amused. "Mystery solved." "What is that?" Jamie asked me." "Sanskrit? Hindi?" I shrugged. "Randomly?" I shook my head. "My mom's Indian." "What does that mean?" Jamie asked me. "What does Jamal mean?" I asked him. "Point taken. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

#mara-dyer #noah-shaw #the-evolution-of-mara-dyer #evolution

The world is my church. My actions are my prayer. My behavior is my creed. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#behavior #church #creed #inspirational #motivational

I twisted my arm to curl him behind me and he unfolded there, the two of us snuggled like quotation marks in his room full of words. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

#mara-dyer #noah-shaw #couples

I was just going to say it reminds me of the symbols on a family crest.” Noah stopped mid-stride, and turned very slowly. “We’re not related.” “I know, but—” “Don’t even think it. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

#mara-dyer #noah-shaw #family

I want to write the Boston Marathon of run-on sentences. And since it'll be so long, I'll replace all the commas with the word Gatorade, to help push people through it. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#boston-marathon #commas #funny #gatorade #humor

I hate you," I muttered. Noah smiled wider. "I know. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

#humor #mara-dyer #noah-shaw #ya #humor

Time is the most precious gift you can give to someone, because if you give someone your time. It's a part of your life that you will never get back. ↗

— Gloria Tesch

#gloria-tesch #inspirational #life #love #maradonia

Not stupid. Overly trusting, maybe, but that reflects on his lack of trustworthiness, not on your intelligence. ↗

— Tammara Webber

#intelligence #jackie #love #lucas #stupidity