#sm

She smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing. ↗

— Kristan Higgins

#heart-attack #love #smile #love

The smile upon my lips, 
 It will surely never die 
 As I'm waiting here for you 
 until you're by my side. ↗

— Freida Martinez

#love #smile #waiting #love

I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. ↗

— Albert Camus

#nationalism #patriotism #love

cynicism springs from disappointments in love. ↗

— Marty Rubin

#disappointment #love #love

That night, my heart softened around Wills's autism. Clearly, Katherine had been right. I couldn't isolate him. As painful as it was to watch him paralyzed with fright, I knew that he was happier when he tried. Not showing up was admitting defeat. Admitting that he couldn't do it. Admitting that the autism was bigger than him. ↗

— Monica Holloway

#love

When I fell in love with you... It was nothing like I'd ever known before. It was nearly instant. I think I started falling for you, the moment you shook my hand... It was so powerful. I knew it was wrong, but it was addicting." - Jack Travis ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#smooth-talking-stranger #love

I laugh with them because it is one of the worst things to be in a room full of people and not laughting when everybody else is. ↗

— M.J. Hayland

#hug #laugh #love #mother #smile

To fight discouragement, remind yourself of the basics: I can write. I have the opportunity to do so. I love what I write. Now smile and be thankful. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#discouragement #encouragement #gratitude #richelle #richelle-goodrich

Once apon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well. ↗

— Laiani Taylor

#love

[S]he believed that the Buddhists were right–that if you want, you will suffer; if you love, you will grieve. (68) ↗

— Anne Lamott

#buddhism #desire #grief #love #suffering