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1 " Even a broken clock shows the correct time twice a day. "
― Karen Amanda Hooper , Grasping at Eternity (The Kindrily, #1)
2 " Dear Judy Blume, why didn’t you write a book about how to survive talking to your centuries-old, super-duper experienced, smoking-hot soul mate about sex for the first time ever? That book would have been extremely helpful in preparing me for this incredibly awkward situation. "
― Karen Amanda Hooper , Taking Back Forever (The Kindrily, #2)
3 " We all have regrets. Anyone who says they have none is a liar, and anyone who thinks they'll live without acquiring some is a fool. "
― Karen Amanda Hooper , Dangerous Depths (The Sea Monster Memoirs #2)
4 " Never did an eye see the sun unless it had first become sun-like, and never can the soul have vision of the First Beauty unless itself be beautiful. "
― Karen Amanda Hooper , Tangled Tides (The Sea Monster Memoirs, #1)
5 " Sex is a sacred act which sadly, over the past few decades, has been demeaned and demoralized until it means almost nothing to most people. Veray few still appreciate the emotional and spiritual connection that can and should take place when two bodies and souls are joined together. "
6 " When you heart and soul are in it, making love is not just special, Maryah-- it's magical. "
7 " I'm amazed and disheartened at how quickly adolescents lose their innocence nowadays. Everyone is in such a rush to give themselves over to someone physically without truly knowing the person to whom they are entrusting with their body and emotions "
8 " Screw the rules, damn the consequences, and just love. Love until it kills you, because there's nothing better worth dying for. "
9 " If you love someone, put their name in a circle; because hearts can bebroken, but circles never end. "
10 " Beauty is sometimes hidden under a veil of tragedy. "
11 " I was put on this earth to love you. I know no other kind of existence bit to live and breathe for your well being. It's who I am, and who I will always be. "
― Karen Amanda Hooper
12 " Perfect. Then imagine that you started reading the most interesting and fascinating comic book ever created. You fell in love with some characters, you hated others. Endless plots unfolded and every one was an emotional page-turner you couldn't read fast enough because you had to know what was going to happen next. You felt like the world would end if you didn't find out how the story ended. But then you get to the end and there was no end. The author didn't finish it. You don't know if good or evil won. You don't know if the guy got the girl. You don't know any of the answers to all your important questions "
13 " Love until it kills you, because there's nothing better worth dying for. "
14 " We need to keep an eye on her," Edgar added. Nathan's grip on me tightened. His nectar of the Gods smell intoxicated me. "Are my eyes not fit to watch over her?" Dylan stepped towards us. "It's not that, we don't think-" Nathan didn't let him finish. "I am forever grateful to all of you." He glanced around the room making deliberate eye contact with each person. "However, none of you have any comprehension of my emotions right now. It is my divine right to have time alone with her. "
15 " Outside, gray clouds stretched to infinity. Were my parents and Mikey out there somewhere? I imagined them soaring like birds through the heavens, and wondered how, in a sky so endless, could there be no room for me? "
16 " River snickered. “You’re a star of the sea, and my name has no hidden meaning. It makes sense.”“You lost me.”More of our classmates filtered in and took their seats. River leaned so close to me his lips brushed against my ear. “Every river finds its way to the sea. Maybe you’re the sea I was meant to find. "
17 " Delaying gratification is one of the most rewarding human pleasures. In almost all cases, the anticipation of an enjoyable experience is as pleasurable as the experience itself. "
18 " Every soul is a story shelved away in an infinite library in the sky. "
19 " Dedicated to anyone who has loved and lost, but found the courage to love again. "
20 " You don’t think I’d throw you in there while you’re conscious do you? I’d never do something so evil.” He drew a heart on my palm with his finger. "