#sacrifice

You managed to get him a duster, but you couldn't find me a pair of jeans? ↗

— Richelle Mead

#sacrifice

Adrian opened his mouth, undoubtedly ready with some inappropriate and mocking comment. Lissa gave him a sharp headshake that kept him quiet. "Aren't there any, I don't know, sleeveless options?" The saleswoman's eyes widened. "No one has ever worn straps to a funeral. It wouldn't be right." "What about shorts?" asked Adrian. "Are they okay if they're with a tie? Because that's what I was gonna go with." The woman looked horrified. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#last-sacrifice #lissa-dragomir #richelle-mead #vampire-academy #sacrifice

I opened my eyes and met his dark, earnest gaze. "It's okay," I said. "It's okay now. I'm here I'll always be here for you. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#sacrifice

You said you were a victim. That's why...that's why ultimately, you and I aren't matched for each other. In spite of everything that's happened, I've never though of myself that way. Being a victim means you're powerless. That you won't take action. Always...always I've done something to fight for myself...for others. No matter what. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#rose-hathaway #sacrifice

The town was more than ready to accept the window dressing that hid the ugly truth of Joe's guilt. Some shared the secrets and kept the silence. Others would not have believed if they had been told. They would not have wanted to know. As those who saw and ignored the smoke from the crematoria of Hitler's Germany, they did not want to know that their world was not as it seemed. ↗

— Judith Spencer

#cult #evil #evil-men #hitler #holocaust

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#great #i #i think #only #sacrifice

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#appreciate #great #group #individual #sacrifice

Sacrifice is nothing other than the production of sacred things. ↗

— Georges Bataille

#other #production #sacred #sacrifice #than

Blood fills my mouth. Fire sears my veins. I choke back a howl. The silver knife slips--the choice is mine. I am death or life. I am salvation or destruction. Angel or demon. I am grace. I plunge in the knife. This is my sacrifice-- I am the monster. ↗

— Bree Despain

#dark-divine #sacrifice #death

poor boy! I never knew you, Yet I think I could not refuse this moment to die for you, if that would save you ↗

— Walt Whitman

#civil-war #compassion #comrade #comradeship #death