I think that marriage is always the triumph of hope over fear.
I love you, he gasped. For always. And I love you, she whispered as tears filled her eyes. He rolled on his side and drew her close, his arms sheltering against the storm that pounded on London. The s...
Hoshan I experienced profound spiritual awareness, he said slowly. It began with a devastating recognition of my failures and shortcomings. Only when all my pride and arrogance had been stripped away...
Don't you care that your neighbors are suffering? In a word, no. The Bible says that the poor will always be with us, and if Jesus couldn't change that, I certainly can't.
Because you loved, you promised. You must try harder to keep that promise.
My grandfather laid claim to all the virtues. Vice was the only thing left to me. Clare scowled at him. The old earl has been dead for four years, and you're a grown man. Find a better excuse, or lear...
Things have been going wrong for years. Only desperation could have driven me to seek the aid of a reprobate like you. Seeing the mischievous gleam in her eyes, he said promptly, At least that is turn...
The moment was like a tear in the fabric of their love play; underneath, the dark waters of past and future anguish lent poignancy to everything they said and did.
Softly he continued, You need to ask God for forgiveness. That's His job, isn't it? To forgive imperfect humankind. You are quick to forgive others and offer them kindness. Do the same for yourself.
Michael is easier to understand—he had to believe in Caroline. To betray a friend was despicable—to acknowledge that he had done so for a woman who was utterly unworthy
Lady Alys, you have dimples, he said accusingly.Caught, Alys blushed. I’m sorry, I can’t help it. I think God made a mistake and gave me someone else’s dimples.
Joseph Campbell said that love is the burning point—the stronger the love, the greater the pain. If he’s right, maybe we’re better off without it.
Jack was unexpectedly moved when he swore allegiance to the king and country. He had served both for years, could easily have laid down his life. Yet it was different to pledge his loyalty and best ef...
He’d known the headland was undercut from years of waves and weather, but he hadn’t expected to trigger its complete collapse. Shoving the wall over had been merely an attempt to complicate the situat...
Could his amnesia be a way of concealing that loss from himself because remembering would be unbearable? Mariah was an anchor in high winds, but she knew surprisingly little about his life.
Books had been invented to salve human loneliness, and they were friends without peer, friends who never sneered or flinched or laughed behind a man's back. Books revealed their treasures to all who t...
Aristophanes said that boys throw stones at frogs in jest, but the frogs, they die in earnest. You're going to break my life into splinters, then move on without a second thought. Yes, my lord, you te...
You were the devil’s daughter even then, you just lacked the experience to fully express your natural outrageousness.
Un frate este cel mai bun aliat al unui om intr-o lume dificila, caci nimeni nu intelege la fel de bine fortele care ne formeaza pe viata.
The most we can ever do is our best, she said quietly. If worry is interest paid on troubles we haven't had yet, guilt is pain wasted on what can't be changed.Please remind me of that regularly. I nee...