“This is going to sound crazy, but... from the moment I first set eyes on you I haven't been able to stop thinking about you.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark
“Don't worry about it. I'd have dumped me too if I was on a romantic date with that!”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark
“Good morning, beautiful, call when you're awake. xx Adam.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark
“You are one scary girl. Beautiful, amazing, magical, but damn scary.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark
“Pencil me in for another sleep date soon.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark
“I thought you were dead."
"Me too, baby, me too," he said weakly.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark
“I no longer wanted to feel displaced.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark
“Love is never worth giving up on.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark
“We can’t bet our lives away on something that might be. We can cross that bridge if we come to it”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark
Leigh Fallon
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“Xas put his face close to Sobran's and said, soft and succinct, "Listen, and take this in. The terms of the pact are this: 'Xas shall go freely. God shall have his pains and Lucifer his pleasures.' So, if you please yourself and me the way you want, Sobran, you will be pleasing the devil. And I will not give you to him.”
― Elizabeth Knox, quote from The Vintner's Luck
“I waited in vain for someone like me to stand up and say that the only thing those of us who don't believe in god have to believe is in other people and that New York City is the best place there ever was for a godless person to practice her moral code. I think it has to do with the crowded sidewalks and subways. Walking to and from the hardware store requires the push and pull of selfishness and selflessness, taking turns between getting out of someone's way and them getting out of yours, waiting for a dog to move, helping a stroller up steps, protecting the eyes from runaway umbrellas. Walking in New York is a battle of the wills, a balance of aggression and kindness. I'm not saying it's always easy. The occasional "Watch where you're going, bitch" can, I admit, put a crimp in one's day. But I believe all that choreography has made me a better person. The other day, in the subway at 5:30, I was crammed into my sweaty, crabby fellow citizens, and I kept whispering under my breath "we the people, we the people" over and over again, reminding myself we're all in this together and they had as much right - exactly as much right - as I to be in the muggy underground on their way to wherever they were on their way to.”
― Sarah Vowell, quote from The Partly Cloudy Patriot
“Perhaps I have dwelt too long already on the little story of our parting from home? I can only say, in excuse, that my heart is full of it; and what is not in my heart my pen won't write.”
― Wilkie Collins, quote from No Name
“Win waited. Myron stared at the can of Yoo-hoo. “Forget it.” “And now,” Win said, “you think my behavior, for a man of my years, is somewhat closer to pathetic.” “I didn’t mean it that way.” “You think I should settle down a bit.” “I just want you to be happy, Win.” Win spread his hands. “So do I.” Myron gave him the flat eyes. “You’re referring to the Yu in the other room again, aren’t you?” The rakish grin. “Love me for all my faults.” “Again, by me, do you mean, uh, Mee?” Win stood. “Don’t worry, old friend. I am happy.” Win started moving toward the bedroom door. He stopped suddenly, closed his eyes, looked troubled. “But you may have a point.” “That”
― Harlan Coben, quote from Live Wire
“Water will wear away stone, but it won’t cook supper. Everything has its own strengths. Said with enough irony, it could also imply that since the gods surely had a purpose for everyone the person in question must be good for something, but the speaker couldn’t fathom what it might be.”
― Ann Leckie, quote from Ancillary Sword
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