The pressure of his mouth eased. He drew away, holding her at arm’s length. He filled her vision, broad shoulders and shaggy head framed by the crags and cliffs of Connemara. He had a look of astonish...
The main boy—the one who was calling the shots—pushed
The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea. —Isak Dinesen
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it. —Alan Saporta, American musician
Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. —Marilyn Monroe
She reflects on the girl she had been in this place, and the things she had to do in order to survive. For a long time, she’d had to live her child- hood backward, forced to step up and take charge of...
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.
She had always been good at dreaming, but what she had never done before was believe a dream could actually come true. She believed now. The wonder of setting sail created possibilities she had never...
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Perhaps Jamie hadn’t meant to teach her to bear up under unbearable pain, but he had shown her that appearances were everything, and illusion was a powerful tool.
Opening a book was like opening a door to another world, and once she stepped across the threshold, she was transported. When she was reading a story, she lived inside a different skin. She
Often, the most important part of a conversation was the waiting.
Love isn’t always all perfume and magic. It has a physical side, one that has nothing to do with tender feelings, fluttering hearts, sentimental poetry.
Listen, Sarah, he said. We have to deal with this. Just...take it easy. We’ll talk about it some more tonight.
Life as it reveals itself is filled with riches. What will happen, will happen. Worrying will not affect the outcome.
Kyle Bohner,
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.
I believe that for a lucky few, love can grow from what is truly important in life—honor, respect and recognition. Now, those are matters worth pursuing, wouldn’t you say?
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.