#roma

Oh, now don't act like the idea is so terrible. When you come down to it, what could be more romantic than a few hours of scrambling around in a cold, dripping hole known for occasionally flooding and drowning people? ↗

— Joe Hill

#romantic

Madmen, criminals, and rapists! Isn’t it fantastic? All the romantic proposals I’ve ever got from anybody. Somebody up there has an extremely dark sense of humour. ↗

— Olga Núñez Miret

#police-procedural #psychiatry #rape #serial-killer #romantic

You're my hero," he murmured. She grinned up at him. "What a coincidence. You're _my_ hero. ↗

— Stephanie Bond

#romantic-mystery #romantic

I recognized the handwriting, and my heart gave a skip; when I opened it I got a turn, for it began, 'To my beloved Hector,' and I thought, by God she's cheating on me, and has sent me the wrong letter by mistake. But in the second line was a reference to Achilles, and another to Ajax, so I understood she was just addressing me in terms which she accounted fitting for a martial paladin; she knew no better. It was a common custom at that time, in the more romantic females, to see their soldier husbands and sweethearts as Greek heroes, instead of the whore-mongering, drunken clowns most of them were. However, the Greek heroes were probably no better, so it was not far off the mark. ↗

— George MacDonald Fraser

#ajax #ancient-greece #greek-heroes #hero #martiality

Glimmers Available April 1, 2012 through Amazon." "A simple touch, and suddenly, I am in the past, living someone else's life, seeing the world through their eyes, and feeling their deepest emotions. "I used to think memories only existed in one's mind. But now, I know better. I can't explain how or why, but I have glimmers, special moments that have remained behind - clinging to a letter, a ring, even a worn-out pair of boots. "When I return from each glimmer, I find that a small part of me has changed. Who is this gourmet cook, fashion designer, feisty lover? And how am I supposed to explain this to my family without them thinking I’ve lost my mind? "I thought my new talent was a gift, until…I was suddenly transported into my sister’s memory, and caught a glimmer of her secret life. How am I supposed to handle this new revelation? "Take this humorous and romantic journey with me, as I learn about true love through the lives of three extraordinary women. "My name is Paige, and this is your chance to glimmer into my life. ↗

— Paige Mackenzie (main character Glimmers)

#romance #women-s-fiction #change

The rest of the girls out there are just shooting stars," Simon whispered into my ear. "They're on a crash course to nowhere. But you, my lady friend, you're a black hole. You've sucked me in, and now there's no escape ↗

— Amanda Howells

#romantic #stars #symbolic #warm #romantic

He’d pushed it back, where he’d kept the thought for weeks, but it wouldn’t stay. Wouldn’t stop. Wouldn’t let him go. ↗

— Veronica Rossi

#heartache #romance #strength #heartache

If I am ever in the position where I wish to seduce someone I will simply assure her it’s better than rats. ↗

— Anne Stuart

#rake #historical

A good poem is a tautology. It expands one word by adding a number which clarify it, thus making a new word which has never before been spoken. The seedword is always so ordinary that hardly anyone perceives it. Classical odes grow from and or because, romantic lyrics from but and if. Immature verses expand a personal pronoun ad nauseam, the greatest works bring glory to a common verb. Good poems, therefore, are always close to banality, over which, however, they tower like precipices. ↗

— Alasdair Gray

#writing #romantic

I feel like I've been ironing all day in high heels and no brassiere. ~Tizzy Donovan, Laid Out and Candle Lit ↗

— Ann Everett

#humor #mystery #romantic-comedy #texas #romantic