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There's green eyes in my eyes And a lover on my mind And I sing from the piano Tear my yellow dress and Cry and cry and cry Over the love of you ↗

— Florence Welch

#over-the-love #the-great-gatsby #love

Maybe it is desperation," I say. "Maybe we can't let things fall apart without trying. We can't let go of the people we love." He looks at me, and in the sunlight his eyes come alive with greens and golds. "Sometimes we can," he says. ↗

— Lauren DeStefano

#fall-apart #letting-go #linden #love #rhine

No one has measured, even poets, how much a heart can hold. ↗

— Palto

#wisdom #love

Over time, this unspoken attration continued to blossom, refusing to dwindle or fade, though they had little opportunity to foster or nourish it. Slowly and patiently, Robert's sheer persistence in the chase had revealed his heart, and Charlotte came to realize the nameless thing between them was love. ↗

— Emery Lee

#historical-adventure #historical-fiction #historical-romance #love

Só quero Deus. Quero Deus dentro de mim. Quero que Deus brinque na minha corrente sanguínea da mesma forma que a luz do sol se diverte na água ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#love

For the future, I shall rely only upon those elements of my character which I have tested. Who would ever have said that I should find pleasure in shedding tears? That I should love the man who proves to me that I am nothing more than a fool? ↗

— Stendhal

#personality #wisdom #love

There's something in your eyes that scares me," Max whispired, looking through the window. Landon took her face into his hand and made her look into his eyes "What?" he asked. "What do you see?" "Fear," she answered plainly. "I see fear ↗

— Shawn Kirsten Maravel

#love #shawn-maravel #the-wanderer #love

No cord or cable can draw so forcibly, or bind so fast, as love can do with a single thread. ↗

— Robert Burton

#cable #cord #draw #fast #forcibly

If they’d caused you pain, I’d never have been able to live with myself,” he said as he backed up a step. “You might want to find another place to sit. Those idiots could cook up a plan for revenge.” “I can’t leave.” Green Eyes took a huge breath. “This is the only place where I get to see you.” He looked like a man who’d just bet his entire fortune and laid his cards on the table. ↗

— Debra Anastasia

#love #poughkeepsie #romance #love

anyone who has no feelings for animals has a dead heart. ↗

— Raegan Butcher

#poems #poetry #prison #love