Gabriel's Rapture

Love is doing a kindness for someone else, not expecting to receive anything in return.

She is not my equal; she is my better. She is my sticky little leaf.

Everyone wants to know where evil comes from and why the world is riddled with it. Why doesn't anyone ask where goodness comes from?

Truth sets one free, but love casts out fear.

Don't wait too long. Life takes unexpected turns, and we don't always have the time we think we have.

I want to be your first and your last. I love you, Julianne. I offer you my heart and my life.

I wandered in the darkness looking for something better, something real. I found you, and I'll be damned if I'm going to lose you.

You are my sticky little leaf. My beautiful, sad, sticky little leaf, and I want to see you happy and whole.

I love you far too much, I'm sure. But I don't know how to love you any other way.

I would have done whatever it took to save you.' His voice and his expression were grave. 'Even if that meant I had to spend eternity in Hell.

Grace isn't something we deserve, Gabriel," Julia said softly. "It comes from love. And God wraps the world in second chances and sticky little leaves and mercy, even though some people don't want them.

Never Leave." His voice dropped, and he turned to face her. "I'm more worried about losing you." He leaned over and kissed her forehead. "Then you have nothing to worry about

When you love something, you don't see its flaws.

Your love makes me beautiful.” “Then let me love you forever.

You are my water. Making love with you is all I need to quench my thirst. Why would I throw this away for water from the ocean?

Falling asleep in your arms again reminded me that I was only half a person in your absence. You make me whole.

Your the closest thing to an angel I'll ever touch.

It isn't God who's evil-it's us.......Everyone wants to know where evil comes from and why the world is riddle with it. Why doesn't anyone ask where goodness comes from? Human beings have a tremendous capacity for cruelty. Why is there any goodness at all? Why are people like Grace and Richard so kind? Because there's a God, and he hasn't allowed the earth to be entirely corrupted. There are sticky like leaves, if you look for them. And when you recognize them, you can feel his presence.

I breathe you,” he whispered. “You’re everything. You’re the air.” -Gabriel

You assume that my previous sexual encounters were completely fulfilling, but you’re wrong. You gave me what I’ve never had—love and sex together. You’re the only one who has ever been my lover in the true sense.

No relationship is absolutely reciprocal. Sometimes, when couples try to split everything in half, they discover that the relationship is not a partnership but a bean counting exercise. Striving for reciprocity in a relationship can be unhealthy.

I know you loved me. I just don't understand why you didn't love me enough to stay.

My Dearest Julianne, Thank you for your immeasurable gift. The only thing I have of value is my heart. It’s yours, Gabriel.

My dad is here," She hissed, hoping to give Gabriel enough of a head start so he could make it to the elevators before Tom took out one of his hunting rifles and shot him. "I know, I called him." She turned to Gabriel in wide-eyed disbelief. "Why would you do that? He wants to kill you." The Professor pulled himself up to his full height. "I want to marry you. That means that I need to make amends with your father. I want to be able to be in the same room without him attempting to shoot me. Or castrate me.

She was his as surely as if he'd branded his name on her skin.

She was sweetness and light, gentleness and goodness, and the burning and searing goal of all his earthly hunts and fascinations.

This was part of the divine comedy-God's sense of humor undergirding the inner workings of the universe. Sinners participated in the redemption of other sinners; faith, hope and charity triumphed over disbelief, despair, and hatred, while the One who called all creatures to Himself watched and smiled.

In a perfect world, there would always be communication and consultation between partners. But we don’t live in that world. There are emergencies and dangerous, vindictive people.

Your best quality is your heart. It's your heart I fell in love with." -Julia