#victor

I already fear for my life just because of who I am, you think adding a little inconsequential vampire to the equation will change any of that? ↗

— Amalie Howard

#bloodspell-book #books-for-teens #urban-fantasy #victoria #young-adult

The world asks, "How can a loving God send anyone to hell?" A loving God answers, "How can anyone reject a loving God? ↗

— Matthew Akers

#love

Cole smiled. “Love you,” he whispered softly. “I’ll be back soon to show you how much. ↗

— Victoria Lynne

#cole #devon #victoria-lynne #love

Oh, Cole,” she said, “the jewelry box is lovely—” “It’s not for jewelry.” She gazed up at him, surprised by his somber tone. “Then what—” “It’s a memory box, Devon. Something in which to store all those memories you collect, so you’ll never lose a single one.” He paused, looking both tender and serious at once. “Unlike the wedding gift you gave me, this one comes with strings attached. If you accept it, I expect the next fifty years of your life in return to help fill it up.” Devon bit her lip to hide a wayward, trembling smile. “Only the next fifty?” He shrugged. “We can negotiate after that.” She nodded, swallowing past the tight knot in her throat. “That sounds like a pretty fair deal to me. ↗

— Victoria Lynne

#cole #devon #victoria-lynne #love

The sweetest victory is that won when everyone counted you out because they believe you can not make it. ↗

— N. K. David

#motivational #victory #inspirational

Like sex in Victorian England, the reality of Big Business today is our big dirty secret. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#big business #business #dirty #england #like

If we accept the notion that terrorists will have immunity because as they fire on civilians they hide behind civilians, then this tactic will be legitimized and the terrorists will have their greatest victory. ↗

— Benjamin Netanyahu

#because #behind #civilians #fire #greatest

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#pleases #struggle #us #victory

I've always learned when you win a game, no matter what the stats look like, you have to enjoy the victories because they are hard to come by. ↗

— Mike Tice

#because #come #enjoy #game #hard

War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory. ↗

— Albert Pike

#catastrophes #result #series #victory #which