My dear, you are unhappy to the last inch of your shadow. I fear this state is so familiar to you that you no longer recognize it as unhappiness.
For memory, we use our imagination. We take a few strands of real time and carry them with us, then like an oyster we create a pearl around them. —John Banville
He’d formed the idea that she was a solitary sort, not one to seek company when a good book lay at hand.
Love wasn’t a selfish thing. It was the kindest, most generous impulse a man could have.
She had to teach herself not to feel. Refusing to feel hurt also meant she numbed herself to joy, but the sacrifice was worth it.
Romaine and Gorgonzola Salad Wash two heads of romaine lettuce in cold water, discarding the tough outer leaves. Shake dry and tear into bite-sized pieces. Add basil sprigs and cherry tomatoes, cut in...
She knew the soothing power of a human touch on aching flesh. Knew the strange bond that formed when two creatures united in mutual need, one hurting, the other healing.
He couldn't stop himself from checking her out from behind. He kind of wished she wasn't wearing all that flowy stuff because he suspected there was something much more interesting underneath.Pretty w...
He stopped working and smiled at her. What are you thinking that makes you look at me so? I’m thinking I’d best do something about you soon. Are you open to suggestions? Setting aside an iron chisel,...
He was a hopeless romantic.
No amount of liquor could make him forget the things he yearned to erase from his mind—
Her whole body flared to life with a fiery blush. Maybe that was why the term old flame had been invented. Somebody always got burned.
Apartment? There was so much she didn’t know, so much she wanted to learn but wouldn’t let herself
The disaster came so swiftly and so completely that there was, Ryan conceded, a certain poetry in its magnificence.
There can be no fooling ourselves into thinking this is something other than what it is—the willful ejection of Molly from our nest. It’s too late for second thoughts, anyway. She has to be moved into...
Just my luck, she thought. Here I am in the middle of nowhere, and Easy Rider comes to my rescue.
I trust.
Brutal honesty has its place, but the occasional white lie does wonders for a fragile heart.
It’s funny how much influence our parents have on us. True.
If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good. The statement was attributed to Theodore Seuss Geisel—better known as Dr. Seuss.
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