#venture

If there is no adventure in your life, it is as if you live no life! Adventure is the real soul of man; without it, He is a stub! ↗

— Mehmet Murat ildan

#life

To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement. ↗

— Augustine of Hippo

#confessions #love #romance #love

Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure. ↗

— Emily Wing Smith

#best-friend #cold #rain #soak #love

I play to win and if it looks like I've lost, its only because its not over yet. ↗

— Kiera Dellacroix

#conspiracy #mystery #romantic-suspense #romantic

Treading the soil of the moon, palpating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of one's stomach the separation from terra... these form the most romantic sensation an explorer has ever known... ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#exploration #moon #romantic

You're not safe with me." He cut me off, seeming to growl. "I don't want to be safe. I want to be with you. You can't do this alone. ↗

— S.G. Holster

#fiction #romantic-suspense #teen-fantasy #teen-fiction #urban-fantasy-series

Why are you in my room?” “Because I can be.” “You shouldn’t be.” “Save it, Rochester. You broke my nose.” “Does it hurt?” He lifted a hand toward his face and dropped it. “You could say that.” “Good.” He nudged a tray on the floor with his boot. It had oatmeal, toast, and orange juice on it. “Hungry?” Honor’s stomach growled. “No.” Ryder’s lips turned up in a fleeting sadistic smile. He kicked the tray across the room. It hit the wall and overturned. “Good. ↗

— Lindy Zart

#adventure #science-fiction #young-adult #science

You can't show me the Earth from space and fly right past the moon, entice me into this magical machine and invite me to come with you, and then ask me to stay behind! ↗

— Elizabeth Newton

#fiction #science-fiction #space-travel #time-travel #science

I’ve never been on a bike,” I say. “I mean, I’ve been on a bike but not a motorcycle.” “And why is that?” he asks. “Bugs. They get in your mouth, right? That’s just gross.” Chris makes a face. “If you ride around with your mouth hanging open, I assume that could be a possibility. ↗

— Summer Lane

#dystopian #new-adult #romance #thriller #young-adult

I cadged a complimentary green matchbook with a gold bird icon from the Bell canning jar. Later we'd use the matches to light our spliffs. My fingertips tapped the stem to the gizmo that dinged a bell. Nobody came out. Wrong signal, so I did two bell rings. No response prompted me to tap out a series of bell rings. ↗

— Ed Lynskey

#adventure #crime #mystery #noir #smoky-mountains