“So you would literally take a bullet for me."
"No," Claire said, with zero emotion.
"No?" Ryan said, surprised at her answer.
Claire rolled her eyes, annoyed that she had to answer. "If I have time to stand in the way of a bullet, you have time to move.”
― Jamie McGuire, quote from Requiem
“The only thing that is constant is the fact that everything keeps changing.”
― Jamie McGuire, quote from Requiem
“I want to remind you that I love you, and that love is unlike anything I’ve ever felt before. If you feel unworthy or unwanted in any way… know that every breath you take is precious to me.”
― Jamie McGuire, quote from Requiem
“Claire freed him, and then lifted Ryan to his feet. She pushed back his head to inspect his wound, overly rough. “You’ll live.” Ryan winced. “Thanks, Honey, I love you, too.”
― Jamie McGuire, quote from Requiem
“Should be a pleasant flight, Mr. and soon-to-be Mrs. Ryel,” the pilot said. Jared’s grin stretched the width of his face. “I might have paid him extra to say that.” “I figured as much,” I teased.”
― Jamie McGuire, quote from Requiem
“I would do anything, go anywhere, suffer anything to make you happy. You know that, right? That's all I want.”
― Jamie McGuire, quote from Requiem
“Have I told you today how incredibly beautiful you are? If I haven't, I deeply apologize. That's something that should be recognized on a daily basis.”
― Jamie McGuire, quote from Requiem
“If I could leave you, that would be one thing, but I can’t.” My mouth flew open. “Why would you even say that?” “Because it’s the right thing to do… disappear from your life to keep you safe. As long as we’re together, you’re in danger.” “I won’t let you,” I said, grabbing his shirt,. The thought of being without him terrified me. “If I can’t be with you, I don’t care what happens to me.”
― Jamie McGuire, quote from Requiem
“He reminded me of the typical soap-opera star. His words were fake, his smile was fake, and his very presence affected me like nails on a chalkboard.”
― Jamie McGuire, quote from Requiem
“And i want to remind you that i love you, and that love is unlike anything i've ever felt before. If she makes you feel unworthy or unwanted in any way... know that every breath you take is precious to me.”
― Jamie McGuire, quote from Requiem
“Still, he could balance himself with one hand on an inverted ginger-ale bottle while revolving a barrel on the soles of his feet. There is good in all of us.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, quote from Works of P. G. Wodehouse
“A most deplorable sight," she said, folding her arms across her chest. "Someone who has lost everything. You know, minstrel, it is interesting. Once, I thought it was impossible to lose everything, that something always remains. Always. Even in times of contempt, when naivety is capable of backfiring in the cruellest way, one cannot lose everything. But he... he lost several pints of blood, the ability to walk properly, partial use of his left hand, his witcher's sword, the woman he loves, the daughter he had gained by a miracle, his faith... Well, I thought, he must have been left with something. But I was wrong. He has nothing now. Not even a razor."
Dandelion remained silent. The dryad did not move.
"I asked if you had a hand in this," she began a moment later. "But I think there was no need. It's obvious you had a hand in it. It's obvious you are his friend. And if someone has friends, and he loses everything in spite of that, it's obvious the friends are to blame. For what they did, or for what they didn't do.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, quote from The Time of Contempt
“It’s hard to see what’s good, what’s right, when you’re in the middle of it.”
― Elizabeth Brundage, quote from All Things Cease to Appear
“I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become—as a woman thinks, so she is. If we absorb hour upon hour of images and messages that don’t reflect our magnificence, it’s no wonder we walk around feeling drained of our life force. If we tune in to dozens of acts of brutality every week, it shouldn’t surprise us that our children see violence as an acceptable way to resolve conflict.”
― Oprah Winfrey, quote from What I Know for Sure
“It still amazed me sometimes when I caught sight of myself in a mirror. I would be startled to see the stranger there, as if still expecting to see my blond hair and tight skin, my hands with long, straight fingers. Age was a thief, an insidious one who instead of robbing you at night while you slept took all of your possessions one by one and forced you to watch.”
― Karen White, quote from The Time Between
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