#ten

Forgive me, madam," he said lightly, amused, "but waiting to make love to you again is straining my nerves." She scoffed but she was quite shaken; he could see it in her expression, in the way she nervously toyed with the buttons on her pelisse. "How awfully presumptuous of you to think I'd let you." "You will," he insisted soothingly. She gaped at him. "Please continue," he urged. "I'm aching to hear the rest." "You're as arrogant as usual." "You missed it, though." "I absolutely did not," she asserted. He grinned. "You missed my arrogance almost as much as I missed your impudence, little one." "That's absurd." "I love you, Caroline," he softly, quickly replied, catching her off guard with such tenderness. "Move on before I decide I'm finished with this conversation, rip off your clothes, and show you how much. ↗

— Adele Ashworth

#arrogance #funny #love #sexual-tension #forgiveness

The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent'. ↗

— Alfred Brendel

#listen #listening #silent #talking #inspirational

I wrote a book. It sucked. I wrote nine more books. They sucked, too. Meanwhile, I read every single thing I could find on publishing and writing, went to conferences, joined professional organizations, hooked up with fellow writers in critique groups, and didn’t give up. Then I wrote one more book. ↗

— Beth Revis

#debut-author #first-drafts #inspiration #persistence #publishing

A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#gentleman #gentlemen #inspirational #manners #motivational

My spirit is healthy, yes. But I tell you, my flesh is healthy too. I am enlightened and free, but I am also lustful and carnal. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#enlightened #enlightenment #human #humanism #inspirational-life

I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep. ↗

— Pierre Beaumarchais

#everything #fear #hasten #i #laugh

If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim. ↗

— Robert Kennedy

#any #change #city #claim #claims

Some studies show that women can be better money managers than men because they tend to be more conservative and do their homework. Men tend to take more risks without the research. ↗

— Maria Bartiromo

#better #conservative #homework #managers #men

I will continue my consistent record of voting for lower taxes, less spending and fewer regulations to make our government more effective and efficient while upholding our Constitution. ↗

— Roscoe Bartlett

#constitution #continue #effective #efficient #fewer

Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do. ↗

— Clara Barton

#economy #fail #fortune #hand #life