#ton

He loved her, and would love her; and defy her, and this miserable bodily pain. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

#north-and-south #thornton #love

Preston pulled me up against his chest and cupped my face in his hands. “I love you. I love you so damn much it consumes me. I don’t deserve you, but I’m gonna become the man who does deserve you. I promise you. I’ll make you proud of me.”I reached up and ran my thumb over his lips. “I am and will always be proud of you. I want the world to know you’re mine. ↗

— Abbi Glines

#preston #love

I don't love you. But I see the value of you, the incredible worth of you, more than anyone I've ever known. ↗

— Cate Tiernan

#balefire #love

Not us, Vi. Everything else may end, but not us. What we have...We're endless." -Lincoln ↗

— Jessica Shirvington

#jessica-shirvington #lincoln #love #violet #love

He smiled, and suddenly she knew that his words were true. Everything would be all right. Maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow, but soon. Tragedy couldn't coexist in a world with one of Colin's smiles. ↗

— Julia Quinn

#julia-quinn #love #smile #love

Every ruler should strive for his people to love him. But if they cannot love you, then make them fear you. Love is better, but fear will do the job. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#laurell-k-hamilton #vampire #love

And those who only know the non-platonic love have no need to talk of tragedy. In such love there can be no sort of tragedy. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#platonic #platonic-love #tragedy #love

Unless we include a job as part of every citizen's right to autonomy and personal fulfillment, women will continue to be vulnerable to someone else's idea of what need is. ↗

— Gloria Steinem

#citizen #continue #else #every #fulfillment

Miss. My. Wife. ↗

— Julia Quinn

#wife #love

I didn't have a heart until I meet you. That smile is killin me too. I can't look away. Can I always stay? I can't look away. I need to stay. I didn't have a heart until I meet you. ↗

— Jenni James

#jenni-james #love #lyrics #northanger-alibi #tony-russo