“When you’re drowning and all you’re handed is the end of a sword to pull you up above the waves, do you take it?”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“where there is darkness, there is light. Where there is evil, there is good.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Is there only so much pain a man can stand before he becomes irreparably broken?”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“I can’t control the world. I can’t make the world a safe place for my children. They may face trouble and they may struggle. They may even encounter darkness and evil. I cannot change that. That is beyond my control. What I can do, however, is show them that where there is darkness, there is light. Where there is evil, there is good.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“You’re no stranger to storms. The waves may rage, but you can rise above them.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“I looked down into my baby’s beautiful green eyes and ached inside. She looked up at me with wide-eyed innocence. I kissed her warm cheeks and stroked her fine black hair, then pulled her close against my chest. If anything should happen to you while I’m gone, I will have nothing left to live for.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“The exact spot where Derek woke up. Where I first met him. Where it all started. The”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“To have her respond in kind, unhindered by the Elder, was an ecstasy I wanted to lose myself in forever.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Although she showed no visible signs of being possessed, I could no longer deny this as a possibility. I”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Something told me though that the small hunter would find a way to wrangle herself out of it. I chuckled softly before thrusting myself off the railing.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Our kiss was interrupted rather unceremoniously by a third party. Something coarse and wet slapped against my cheek. Shadow was attacking me with his smelly snake-like tongue. “Urgh,”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“But then the devil with the red eyes came to take my son away. And barely a moment later, the Ageless came to whisk my Sofia away too. To”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“The love of my life. The person without whom all would be for nothing. My ever-burning light. My break of day.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“She threw her bouquet into the crowd. Abby dove for it with her vampire speed and a huge goofy smile spread across her face when she caught it. Tears”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“What I can do, however, is show them that where there is darkness, there is light. Where there is”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“stupid adventure course. That, and the fact that this really was going to be our last summer as humans. “It’s just this once,” Ben said quietly. “For two months. They’ll never”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Is this to be my life? To rise up only to be brought back down to my knees, shattered into shards? We’d”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“I was burning up inside and no amount of water could extinguish me. I”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“She breathed gently and her round face had an expression of serenity, as if all was right with the world. As if I was cradling her brother in my arms alongside her… as if her mother… I”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Since our separation, although my heart, mind and body were screaming with despair, I’d had to find the strength within myself to still smile each day for Rose. Her obliviousness was her blessing; it sheltered her from pain. I needed to keep it that way. My”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
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“Something is profoundly wrong with the way we live today. For thirty years we have made a virtue out of the pursuit of material self-interest: indeed, this very pursuit now constitutes whatever remains of our sense of collective purpose. We know what things cost but have no idea what they are worth. We no longer ask of a judicial ruling or a legislative act: is it good? Is it fair? Is it just? Is it right? Will it help bring about a better society or a better world? Those used to be the political questions, even if they invited no easy answers. We must learn once again to pose them. The materialistic and selfish quality of contemporary life is not inherent in the human condition. Much of what appears ‘natural’ today dates from the 1980s: the obsession with wealth creation, the cult of privatization and the private sector, the growing disparities of rich and poor. And above all, the rhetoric which accompanies these: uncritical admiration for unfettered markets, disdain for the public sector, the delusion of endless growth. We cannot go on living like this.”
― Tony Judt, quote from Ill Fares the Land
“The critical question for our generation—and for every generation—
is this: If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the
friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and
all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties
you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no
human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with
heaven, if Christ were not there? ”
― John Piper, quote from God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself
“He never looked great but he's dreadful now, face thin and eyes staring like you see in cartoons of mad imams and hunched over. If that's what God does to you you should pick your friends more carefully.”
― Ian McDonald, quote from The Dervish House
“Reputation is for those who can afford it.”
― Paula Brackston, quote from The Witch's Daughter
“Just see the difference—in the ancient days, people used to “fall in love.” Now people “make love.” You see the difference? Falling in love is being overwhelmed by love; it is passive. Making love is almost profane, almost destroying its beauty. It is active, as if you are doing something; you are manipulating and controlling. Now people have changed the language—rather than using “falling in love” they use “making love.”
― Osho, quote from Love, Freedom, and Aloneness: The Koan of Relationships
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