I have sometimes thought that the mere hearing of those songs would do more to impress some minds with the horrible character of slavery, than the reading of whole volumes of philosophy on the subject...

I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love said Darcy.Of a fine, stout, healthy love it may. Everything nourishes what isstrong already. But if it be only a slight, thin sort of inclinati...

I don’t know how to swim, I said as we walked onto the back deck where the pool awaited. I’ll teach you, Bailey said, smiling over her shoulder. First, I need to clean out some of the gunk from the st...

He'd loved her so much that she still felt the echoes of it, even now.

He was bright, bright, bright, like a lantern above a pub door in November- he made you want to come in and never leave.

He showed me how each wheel was stamped with the month and year, and then he cracked the first one open to reveal its pale cream-colored interior. He chipped off a hefty shard and handed it to me. I t...

He shot forward, clasping my cheeks. Say it again.Say what? I replied, gripping his wrists. I said a lot of things. Help me out here.Say that I'm not just the Apollyon, he whispered, his voice harsh.T...

He shifted his weight, throwing his good leg off the bed as if he were going to try to stand.What are you doing? I demanded through the tears. Lie down, you idiot, you’ll hurt yourself! I jumped to my...

He lunged for the maps. I grabbed the chair and hit him with it. He went down. I hit him again to make sure he stayed that way, stepped over him, and picked up the maps.I win.

Have you fallen in love with wrong person yet?

Hades, Kronos growled. I hope you and the ladies have come to pledge your allegiance. I'm afraid not. Hades sighed. My son here convinced me that perhaps I should prioritize my list of enemies. He gla...

From one king to another, know that I'm giving you the middle finger right now. And he was, with a smile.

Forgive those who hurt you yesterday.

For heaven’s sake, I say, will you please sip the tea so I don’t have to pour you another cup every five minutes? We’re facing an apocalypse, he replies. There is not enough tea in the world to calm m...

Every time I read to her, it was like I was courting her, because sometimes, just sometimes, she would fall in love with me again, just like she had a long time ago. And that's the most wonderful feel...

Empires die, like all of us dancers in the strobe-lit dark.

Emotion is energy in motion; therefore, different states of mind, perceptions, and feelings can all result in different electromagnetic frequencies. How can you elevate your enthusiasm and energize yo...

Edward: After a few decades, everyone you know will be dead. Problem solved.

Durante mucho tiempo consideré la imagen negativa que tenía de mí como una virtud. Me habían prevenido tantas veces contra el orgullo y la vanidad que llegué a pensar que era bueno despreciarme a mí m...

Down through the centuries, the Church has carefully preserved, protected, and defended its Marian teachings, because to give them up would be to give up the gospel.