“This man dominated every situation. He was a man who knew what he wanted and took it.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“Our first time,” he said, “because there will be more than one time, won’t be what you deserve.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“Our first time will be what you want, what you fantasize about. I’m going to take you, right here, right now.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“I was once again, Miss Alexandria Charles Montague Collins, the flawless proper lady, pretentious to the help, and people pleaser—the well-bred Southern belle who wore the mask of perfection because no one wanted to see the truth underneath.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“DREAMS, LIKE FAIRYTALES, all come to an end. We wake or turn that final page. There’s no escaping it. It may take days, years, or an entire lifetime, but forever doesn’t truly exist.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“I looked into the pale blueness of his eyes.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“hope was nothing but a vindictive bastard that took up residence inside and gave a false promise of something outside of your control.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“If you haven't fought for your life for something you want, you don't know what's life all about.”
― Robert Stone, quote from Dog Soldiers
“The deceits which her spinster's sentimentality has practiced on her original good judgment are legendary and colossal; she has this way of speaking of children's hearts as if they were something holy; it is hard for a parent to know what to say.”
― Alice Munro, quote from Dance of the Happy Shades
“Don’t think on what they say, because you don’t have to get yourself right with them. You have to get yourself right with you.”
― Lisa Scottoline, quote from Dirty Blonde
“The star we're looking for isn't so very friendly," said Moomintroll. "Quite the contrary, in fact."
"What did you say?" said Sniff.
Moomintroll went a bit red. "I mean -- stars in general," he said, "big and small, friendly and unfriendly, and so on."
"Can they be unfriendly?" asked Snufkin.
"Yes -- ones with tails," answered Moomintroll. "Comets."
At last it dawned on Sniff. "You're hiding something from me!" he said accusingly. "That pattern we saw everywhere, and you said it didn't mean anything!"
"You're too small to be told everything," answered Moomintroll.
"Too small!" screamed Sniff. "I must say it's a fine thing to take me on an expedition of discovery and not tell me what I'm supposed to be discovering!”
― Tove Jansson, quote from Comet in Moominland
“I liked to put young and old in the same room, because they would certainly have different takes on the same problem.”
― Antonio J. Méndez, quote from Argo: How the CIA & Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History
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