#over

She understood the risks, the limits, the possible consequences, and she was willing to accept all of that in return for the sheer joy of being with him. One night with him…one hundred… whatever fate allowed her, she would take. ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#lovers #love

Stephan was secretive and a liar, but he was a very gentle and expert lover. She was the petted, cherished child, the desired mistress, the worshipped, perfumed goddess. She was all these things to Stephan - or so he made her believe. ↗

— Jean Rhys

#goddess #liar #love #lover #mistress

You gave me forever within the numbered days and I'm grateful - Hazel Lancaster to Augustus Waters ↗

— John Green

#lovers #love

This was the gift of recovery, he thought. The ability to be here in this moment with the female he loved and be fully aware, fully awake, fully present. Undiluted. ↗

— J.R. Ward

#bdb-phury #brothers #cormia #lover-enshrined #phury

Love is a renewable resource ↗

— Blanshard & Blanshard

#couples-fights #love #lovers #relationship-advice #relationships

Today, when I saw you, I realized that what is between us is nothing more than an illusion. ↗

— Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

#love

I mariti non sono mai amanti così meravigliosi come quando stanno tradendo la moglie. ↗

— Marilyn Monroe

#love

I wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help me but not so uncontrollable. I longed for His warm presence, times when He seemed more… safe. ↗

— Joni Eareckson Tada

#love

Our greatest duty to our children is to love them first.  Secondly, it is to teach them.  Not to frighten, force, or intimidate our children into submission, but to effectively teach them so that they have the knowledge and tools to govern themselves. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#love #parenting #richelle #richelle-goodrich #self-government

And even though I know he’s a jerk,and I know all that he’s gonna do is hurt me,I still love him.I still want him,and I hate myself for it. ↗

— Alice

#love