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She reached for his wrist, clutched it. “How do I look?” “Hurt. Pained. Destroyed.” “If I could look into your eyes, what would I see in them, Iain?” “Devastation. Shame for what I was. Hatred for the vanity and arrogance of my youth. A love for you that has never, ever died, but has only grown and matured, and become all-consuming. Tears,” he said, and pressed his face to hers so she could “see” them. “Because I know it is truly over now that the truth is out, and I don’t know how I’m going to live without you. Forgive me,” he whispered, then stole a kiss from her lips. “Forgive me, and the boy I was, and the man I turned out to be. ↗

— Charlotte Featherstone

#elizabeth #iain #temptation-and-twilight #forgiveness

Our prime minister could embrace and forgive the people who killed our beloved sons and fathers, and so he should, but he could not, would not, apologise to the Aboriginal people for 200 years of murder and abuse. The battle against the Turks, he said in Gallipoli, was our history, our tradition. The war against the Aboriginals, he had already said at home, had happened long ago. The battle had made us; the war that won the continent was best forgotten ↗

— Peter Carey

#anzac #australia #black-armband #hisitor #forgiveness

Your inner strength is your outer foundation ↗

— Allan Rufus

#love #motivation #peace #personal-development #personal-growth

It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed. ↗

— Sue Grafton

#breakups #inspirational #inspirational-love #men-and-women #realization

...and we'll see what happens when we say Yes while this rigor mortis world screams No. ↗

— Isaac Marion

#hope #hopeful #inspirational #rebellion #rebellious

If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the Muses, believing that technique alone will make him a good poet, he and his sane compositions never reach perfection, but are utterly eclipsed by the performances of the inspired madman. ↗

— Socrates

#mental-illness #writing #writing-life #inspirational

When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else. ↗

— Iyanla Vanzant

#iyanla-vanzant #spinach-soup-for-the-walls #inspirational

Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember ~ the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you. ↗

— Zig Ziglar

#inspiration #motivational #zig-ziglar #inspirational

This is the new year the new you. You can pass through another year, coasting on cruise control. Or you can step out of your comfort zone, trying things you have never done before, & make 2012 as the year that you elevate from where you are & soar high. Make it happen! ↗

— Pablo

#inspiration #motivation #new-year #resolution #inspirational

A choir is made up of many voices, including yours and mine. If one by one all go silent then all that will be left are the soloists. Don’t let a loud few determine the nature of the sound. It makes for poor harmony and diminishes the song. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#chorus #choruses #cooperation #free #free-speech