#richelle

With a few swift steps, Adrian stood in front of me again. The wall was only a couple inches behind me, and I had nowhere to go. He made no threatening moves, but he did clasp my hands and hold them to his chest while leaning down to me. “No, you will listen. For once, you’re going to hear something that doesn’t fit into your neat, compartmentalized world of order and logic and reason. Because this isn’t reasonable. If you’re terrified, believe me—this scares the hell out of me, too. You asked about Rose? I tried to be a better person for her—but it was to impress her, to get her to want me. But when I’m around you, I want to be better because… well, because it feels right. Because I want to. You make me want to become something greater than myself. I want to excel. You inspire me in every act, every word, every glance. I look at you, and you’re like… like light made into flesh. I said it on Halloween and meant every word: you are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen walking this earth. And you don’t even know it. You have no clue how beautiful you are or how brightly you shine. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#bloodlines #golden #lily #mead #richelle

The most difficult challenge an honest man will ever face is having to choose between duty and love. One creates a man of honorable character; a life worth dying for. The other creates a vulnerable soul that madly yearns for either death or immortality. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#commitment #duty #eena #honor #love

Statistics, likelihoods, and probabilities mean everything to men, nothing to God. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#almighty #god #likelihood #might #omnipotence

(Men without ambition are boring) And that attitude, mistress, is why the females of your kind continue to struggle for equality. And why they continue to fail. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#storm-born #attitude

But Rose? While I'm fine with you two dating and being happy, please try not to brake his heart too much when the time comes. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#richelle-mead #rose #spirit-bound #dating

Dear God, I hurt. Please hold me. Amen ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#hurting #prayer #richelle #richelle-goodrich #sadness

Christmas, when observed with the right spirit, still has the power to call miracles from Heaven to Earth. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#heaven #miracles #richelle #richelle-goodrich #spirit-of-christmas

To a man, sex is the ultimate expression of love. It is pure pleasure. But to a woman there exists something greater than pleasure - gestures of adoration. A gentle caress on the cheek, an attentive smile, a soft kiss while swept away in a slow dance, the whispered words, 'You're beautiful' - these are the tokens of love that women cherish. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#adoration #attention #love #lovers #pleasure

One of the most effective things you will ever do in life, whether you care to or not, is set an example. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#example #exemplar #life #model #representative

She’s not just any Moroi. She’s royal. A princess. And you’ve seen how she is! Smart and strong and beautiful. She’s destined for great things, and one of them isn’t being involved with a controversial guardian like me. Her bloodline’s regal.Hell, I don’t even know who my dad is. Dating her is not even possible. My job is to protect her. To keep her safe. That’s where all my attention needs to be. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#eddie-castile #jill-mastrano #richelle-mead #beauty