I'm afraid." Olivia to Caleb"Afraid of what?" Caleb."Of how vulnerable you make me." Olivia."I make you vulnerable because you love me. That's the price you pay for love, baby girl." Caleb.
Freydolf worried that the stone might have been [stolen], but he finally found it safe and sound in one of the many drawers that were better for losing things than organizing them.
Being a good parent requires being an outstanding sales person. Direct communication and motivating our children, or young adults with our ideals isn't easy. It's a lifetime job and job of a lifetime.
The gray paint peels off the wall in odd and beautiful patterns, each cracked polygon of paint a snowflake of decay.
Each of the dancers took a partner, the living with the dead, each to each. Bod reached out his hand and found himself touching fingers with, and gazing into the grey eyes of, the lady in the cobweb d...
The ability for anyone in our generation to self-amuse has sadly been bred out of our species.
Writing is about truth, whether it be fiction or a school essay. Don't give in and 'fake it till you make it.' Criticize what upsets you.
Never compare yourself to others because you are unique and beautiful in your own ways.
When you got captured, I didn't know... He trailed off, had to chug whiskey before he could continue. If it'd be like...What?Like it was with Clotile.Oh, Jackson, no. I was okay. I'm unharmed.Didn't k...
She's my girl now and I'll do anything for her at any time. I'm in love with her.
The trouble was, I did know what I wanted from Grace Towne. I wanted to sleep with her, sure. I wanted her to be my girlfriend. A few years from now, I wanted to marry her. And then, when we were old,...
People in pain can be very self-destructive. And sometimes they pull in the people who are close to them, often without realizing.
Sister Maria Martinez whom I believe I've mentioned before has been giving me cooking classes. Today I learned how to bake mean banana bread. The secret apparently is half a cup of dark rum.
Tonight the sky was utterly black. Perhaps there was no moon tonight—a lunar eclipse, a new moon. A new moon. I shivered, though I wasn't cold.
Sometimes we seek that which we are not yet ready to find.
My best friend has warned me to stay away. Violet, a girl raised by the Terror, has warned me to stay away, but even after digesting her advice, knowing the rumors and experiencing what I have, I can'...
Ladies, set your standards high. Never lower them.. The day you do, you will get less then what you deserve.Every woman, deserves to be treated like a queen with respect. It's better to be single and...
If you're going to give me something, give me something I'll miss.excerpt from: freefalling
I should have guessed you were Jace's sister, he said. You both have the same artistic talent.Clary paused, her foot on the lowest stair. She was taken aback. Jace can draw?Nah. When Alec smiled, his...
And though his face was calm, his shoulders thrown back, I said, I see all of you, Rhys. And there is not one part that I do not love with everything that I am. His hand squeezed mine in answer before...