“Baby, you read me like one of your books; except I’m not the hero. I’ll never be the hero.”
― E.L. James, quote from Darker
“I’ve been so busy I haven’t managed to contact her since this morning, but she’s been hovering at the edge of my consciousness all day, like a guardian angel. My guardian angel. Ever present but not intrusive.”
― E.L. James, quote from Darker
“Damn right. She’s my girl. Handkerchiefs are my business, not his.”
― E.L. James, quote from Darker
“We move in the light. We slow in the shadows. We stop in the dark.”
― E.L. James, quote from Darker
“I slip it into my inside pocket, pleased that it will rest close to my heart.”
― E.L. James, quote from Darker
“I’m her lost boy, now found.”
― E.L. James, quote from Darker
“Christian, I’ve long held the belief that you never really had an adolescence—emotionally speaking.”
― E.L. James, quote from Darker
“You’ve seen the photos. You’ve spoken to the boy.” “His name is José,” she asserts, louder this time.”
― E.L. James, quote from Darker
“what does a young woman from Montesano do to keep herself amused?” I take a sip of my beer. “Read.” “It always comes back to books with you, doesn’t it?” “Yes.”
― E.L. James, quote from Darker
“Everyone has a thousand wishes before a tragedy, but just one afterward.”
― Fredrik Backman, quote from Beartown
“Conduct yourself in all matters, grand and public or small and domestic, in accordance with the laws of nature. Harmonizing your will with nature should be your utmost ideal.”
― Epictetus, quote from The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
“The future is simple. The future is simple, I can hold it i the palm of my hand; and the present is just a matter of endurance, detachment, and a sense of humor.”
― Vikram Chandra, quote from Red Earth and Pouring Rain
“I often think of the set pieces of liturgy as certain words which people have successfully addressed to God without their getting killed.”
― Annie Dillard, quote from Holy the Firm
“This is a war against lies. If we want to win, we can't attack in straight lines.”
― Susan Campbell Bartoletti, quote from The Boy Who Dared
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