#norm

There is no deception on the part of the woman, where a man bewilders himself: if he deludes his own wits, I can certainly acquit the women. Whatever man allows his mind to dwell upon the imprint his imagination has foolishly taken of women, is fanning the flames within himself -- and, since the woman knows nothing about it, she is not to blame. For if a man incites himself to drown, and will not restrain himself, it is not the water's fault. ↗

— John Gower

#clichés #deceit #delusion #discrimination #double-standards

I blink rapidly, breaking our reverie and force myself to focus on something,anything, other than his beauty. Or his body. A body I want pressed against mine, limbs and tongues twisted and tangled, our flesh contortioned into X-rated abstract art... ↗

— S.L. Jennings

#mature-ya #new-adult-romance #paranormal-romance #romance #sexy

What is normal? Normal is yesterday and last week and last month taken together ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#important #inspiration #life #normal #what-happened

I have the right to try to overcome the challenges in my own life, she continued fiercely. Who's to say that's not what makes as strong and decent? How much character and strength do you think someone who's never had any sorrow or loss of hardship possesses, My lord? ↗

— Joey W. Hill

#life

Normality wasn't in the days I'd left behind me: it was only to be found in whatever fortune placed in my path each morning. ↗

— María Dueñas

#life-philosophy #normality #past-and-future #life

Seth gave her that: a private space to believe in the illusion of normalcy. ↗

— Melissa Marr

#seth #wicked-lovely #love

A true test of someone’s love is how they act when they’re stressed and not how much they love you when everything’s goin’ good. ↗

— T.R. Graves

#love

Lips to lips, mouth to mouth, Comes the speaker of the shrouds, Suck in the spirit, speak the words, Let secrets of the dead be heard. ↗

— Yasmine Galenorn

#dragon #love #paranormal #paranormal-fiction #paranormal-romance

My love, you are playing with a fire that you do not fully understand.” His voice was deep and controlled. “There are times I may not be able to control myself. I am injured, and I need to feed – this would be one of those times.” ~Cole ↗

— Tina Carreiro

#desire #hunger #paranormal-romance #romance #vampire

Oh you will die and soon because you made the choice to fall in love.” ~Asher Lake ↗

— Shawn Reilly

#cursed #paranormal-romance-series #love