“ My courage is faith--faith in the eternal resilience of me--that joy'll come back, and hope and spontaneity. And I feel that till it does I've got to keep my lips shut and my chin high and my eyes wid… F. Scott Fitzgerald
“ The silkiness of his voice was a torturous caress that I could have endured for the rest of my life. Melissa Andrea
“ She started to turn around, but I tugged her hand just enough for me to see her profile as she closed her eyes. She felt it as just like I did. There was an undeniable connection between us. I pulled… H.P. Landry
“ She stole my first kiss, first love and all those first things, which are remembered just because they’ve never been before Alice Walsh
“ I remember the way his eyes pinned my body against the backdrop of Paris as if I was some rare butterfly pinned to an exhibit box. Rebecca Paula
“ When it happened I was terrified. I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. I was a cliche. I looked at myself in the mirror and in my eyes was a look I had never seen before: confusion, mystery and, yes, hap… Chloe Thurlow
“ He should make you smile...always...and when he makes you cry it should be out of passion! Brooklyn June
“ Was there a person in your life, who touched your heart, like nobody else, ever did, whose letters or gifts are still safe in your secret closet, whose memories still bring the deepest of smiles and w… Syed Arshad
“ Sophia could just as well have gutted me. In Allah's name, I drank beer for you. I dismantled my entire value system of holding Allah's word above all for you. I reinterpreted my Islamic teachings to… Sam Wazan
“ Is this love? Does love need to hurt this much? Or is this a forced kind of love that slaughters all involved? Tali Alexander
“ The euphoric lust cloud is gone and once the smoke begins to clear, like in all good fairytales, the princess turns into nothing more than a common farm girl while the prince goes back to being a regu… Tali Alexander
“ I stared at him. Did he really just say that? Did he remember? The way he looked back at me, one eyebrow raised, I knew he did. And this time, I was the one to look away. Because I remembered. I remem… Jenny Han
“ I'd rather have a life of chaos beside you than a life of quietude and stability without you... Catia M Rodrigues
“ I was always reaching for love, but it turns out love doesn't involve reaching. I was always dreaming of the big love, the ultimate love, the love that would sweep me off my feet or 'break open the ha… Eve Ensler
“ I honestly don't think you do, at least not completely. Look, you will always hold a special place in my heart, but I can’t keep competing for a battle that’s already won. Rebecca Gober
“ A thin, polished woman walks in. She sticks out immediately in her expensive looking navy dress, shiny bag and shoes that probably cost more than I make in a month. My breath leaves me when I see that… Jolene Perry
“ It was a sin. Kissing a guy who wasn't betrothed to her was wrong in every way. Everyone knew that. It was haram. Forbidden. You would go to hell for that... Azin Sametipour
“ Alack, sir, no; her passions are made of nothing but the finest part of pure love. We cannot call her winds and waters sighs and tears; they are greater storms and tempests than almanacs can report: t… William Shakespeare
