#ran

Where you stand depends on where you sit. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#perseverance

As it so happens, I like your mouth." "It doesn't -- " "Challenge me?" He set the bottle down and moved to the end of the bed. "An outspoken woman makes the world a livable place. You have fire in you, and I would never put that out. ↗

— Dannika Dark

#couple #fire #mouth #outspoken #paranormal

I’m one hell of a public speaker, baby. I’m going to let them see the pain, but if you turn around and start treating me like some damaged little victim, I will murder you. In your sleep. ↗

— Moira Rogers

#urban-fantasy #urban-fantasy

I had my arms around his waist, smiling as I looked up at him. Being with Alex made me so completely happy, in an easy, uncomplicated way that I hadn't felt since I was a small child. "I love you," I said. In the five days we'd been there, it was the first time I'd said the words to him in English; they just slipped out. Alex's expression went very still as he looked down at me, his dark hair stirred by the slight breeze. I picked up a sudden wave of his emotions, and they almost brought tears to my eyes. Gently, he took my face in his hands and kissed me. "I love you, too," he said against my lips. ↗

— L.A. Weatherly

#love

I am going to knock the slut out of you. And that should take some doing, you uppity English tramp! ↗

— Jeaniene Frost

#english

People spot a big black lens, and they worry about what they're doing, or how their hair looks. Nobody see the person holding the camera. ↗

— Erica O'Rourke

#camera #invisible #photo #photographer #photography

Wide differences of opinion in matters of religious, political, and social belief must exist if conscience and intellect alike are not to be stunted, if there is to be room for healthy growth. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#growth #tolerance #growth

So you want me to go to a human orgy, where I will not be welcome, and you want us to leave before I get to enjoy myself? ~Eric Northman ↗

— Charlaine Harris

#fantasy #mystery #paranormal #romance #vampire

Be led by your talent, not by your self-loathing; those other things you just have to manage. ↗

— Russell Brand

#self-destruction #talent #destruction

What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?—I wish I knew... Just staying on it, I guess, as long as she can... ↗

— Tennessee Williams

#perseverance