#woo

It is better to live presently. By living thus, perhaps we can learn to understand the nature of this fragile coexistence we share with the world around us. ↗

— Colin Meloy

#wildwood #nature

They all dreamt of each other that night, as was natural, considering how thin the partitions were between them, and how strangely they had been lifted off the earth to sit next each other in mid-ocean, and see every detail of each others' faces, and hear whatever they chanced to say. ↗

— Virginia Woolf

#novel #the-voyage-out #virginia-woolf #woolf #nature

We die well when we die with purpose fulfilled". ~R. Alan Woods [2012] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#fulfilling-purpose #purpose-in-life #r-alan-woods #death

Fidelity is a living, breathing entity. On wobbly footing, it can wander, becoming something different entirely. ↗

— Kay Goodstadt

#brain-tumor #death #faith #food #gay

It’s not great when your husband thinks the only guy who can talk to you, is some other guy. ↗

— Jonas Eriksson

#comedy #hollywood #hollywood-culture #humor #romantic

You're just worried they'll hire a male instructor and he'll be hotter than you." Jace's eyebrows went up. "Hotter than me?" "It could happen," Clary said, "You know, theoretically." "Theoretically the planet could suddenly crack in half, leaving me on one side and you on the other, forever and tragically parted, but I'm not worried about that either. Some things," Jace said, with his customary crooked smile, "are just too unlikely to dwell upon. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clary-fray #jace-lightwood #smile

I forgot that's what gets you all hot and bothered, Jace, girls killing things." "I like anyone killing things, especially me." he said with a smile. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#isabelle-lightwood #jace-wayland #smile

I get the feeling," Alec said, and smiled, "she hasn't forgiven me for betraying you, as she sees it." "Good girl," said Jace with appreciation. "I didn't betray you, idiot." "It's the thought that counts. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#isabelle-lightwood #jace-wayland #smile

Why can't you place a blessing like that on us?" I asked. "It only works on wild animals." "So it would only affect Percy," Annabeth reasoned. "Hey!" I protested. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#banter #grover-underwood #percy-jackson #work

But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!" Chiron and Grover glanced nervously at the sky. The clouds didn't seem to be parting around us, as Grover had promised. They were rolling straight over our valley, sealing us in like a coffin lid. Er, Percy ...?" Grover said. "We don't use the c-word to describe the Lord of the Sky. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#grover-underwood #percy-jackson #zeus #crazy