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1 " Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand. "
― Susan Wiggs , The Calhoun Chronicles Bundle
2 " Love wasn’t a selfish thing. It was the kindest, most generous impulse a man could have. "
3 " What I mistook for love was simply a powerful form of wishful thinking, "
4 " Perhaps Jamie hadn’t meant to teach her to bear up under unbearable pain, but he had shown her that appearances were everything, and illusion was a powerful tool. "
5 " she would never find happiness in trying to please others if she didn’t honor her own gifts. "
6 " How simple life was when she stopped trying to do what was expected of her and followed her will. "
7 " Like most American women, you do not understand style. It does not mean parading yourself around in the latest fashion, but simply presenting your very best self to the world. Contrary to your belief, this has absolutely nothing to do with physical attributes. "
8 " Gale winds of emotion shuddered through her in unending waves. "
9 " If she hadn’t paid the price of her heart, perhaps this gift would never have been hers. "
10 " The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing. —Marcus Aurelius "
11 " I’ve never understood tourism. Where is the value in standing by and watching others live their lives? "
12 " brutal honesty has its place, but the occasional white lie does wonders for a fragile heart. "
13 " You cannot make a man love me any more than you can keep a flower from turning its face to the sun. Nature has endowed us with certain urges. That’s why we speak of the magic of love. "
14 " Love isn’t always all perfume and magic. It has a physical side, one that has nothing to do with tender feelings, fluttering hearts, sentimental poetry. "
15 " I believe that for a lucky few, love can grow from what is truly important in life—honor, respect and recognition. Now, those are matters worth pursuing, wouldn’t you say? "
16 " She had known a love as intense as the brightest star, and a betrayal deeper than the blackest void in space. "
17 " She’d always thought a broken heart would heal with time. Now she knew the hurt only went deeper with each passing day. "
18 " The human heart has a way of holding on for as long as it takes, until it has been fulfilled. "
19 " No amount of liquor could make him forget the things he yearned to erase from his mind— "
