#romance

How do you and your mother manage to get your hair exactly the same shade? It's uncanny." "I'll have you know, I'm a natural blonde!" "How could I know that? You wouldn't let me turn the lights on. ↗

— Kara Lennox

#harlequin #series #nature

Pour ce qu’il avait pu en observer l’existence des hommes s’organisait autour du travail, qui occupait la plus grande partie de la vie, et s’accomplissait dans des organisations de dimension variable. A l’issue des années de travail s’ouvrait une période plus brève, marquée par le développement de différentes pathologies. Certains êtres humains, pendant la période la plus active de leur vie, tentaient en outre de s’associer dans des micro-regroupements, qualifies de familles, ayant pour but la reproduction de l’espèce ; mais ces tentatives, le plus souvent, tournaient court, pour des raisons liées a la <>. ↗

— Michel Houellebecq

#jobs #life #romance #nature

Ah, sweetie. If the poets couldn’t unriddle them, then you certainly can’t. Be kind, and keep your ears on offer if she wants to talk. But you can’t draw out the strangeness, Edgar. It’s not a poison. ↗

— Allyse Near

#relationships #romance #strangeness #relationship

He wrapped his arms around me. We were cuddled up like a couple of spoons in a cutlery drawer. ↗

— Malorie Blackman

#relationship #romance #romantic #love

Asuka...you're really cute. When I look at you...I start wanting to protect you. ↗

— Aya Kanno

#cute #manga #otomen #romance #ryo

Dialogue in a romance novel serves a larger purpose than simply to provide exposition and demonstrate character. What is said between the hero and the heroine is often the primary battlefield for the conflicts between them. Provocative, confrontational dialogue has been the hallmark of the adversarial relationship that exists between the two major characters ever since the earliest days of romance narrative. ↗

— Linda Barlow and Jayne Ann Krentz

#relationship

She knew with chilling and absolute certainty she was next. ↗

— Alexa Grace

#crime-thriller #romance-novels #romantic-suspense #thriller #romantic

...I don't know what marriages are like on your plane. I know Fae marriages can be all about respect and treating your wife like a lady. That's crap, love. You're my wife. I'm going to do all sorts of filthy things to you because you belong to me. You're my little toy. I'm going to fuck you as often as I can and in as many ways as my filthy mind can come up with. That's a strong marriage. ↗

— Sophie Oak

#erotic-romance #paranormal #love

A man who respects his wife, does not sleep with other women. And a woman who respects herself does not allow her husband to get away with it ↗

— Courtney Giardina

#drama #fiction-novel #romance #respect

The relationship you take for granted is the one that needs the greatest work. ↗

— George Alexiou

#integrity #joy #kindness #love #relationships