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1 " Life is such a glorious trauma, is it not? "
― J.R. Ward , Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7)
2 " You keep showing up here? Being who you are?' There was a pause. 'I'm going to fall in love with you.' -Rehvenge "
3 " In this state, the club was The Wizard of Oz made obvious: All the magic that went on here night after night, all the buzz and excitement, was really just a combination of electronics, booze, and chemicals, an illusion for the people who walked through the front doors, a fantasy that allowed them to be whatever they weren't in their day-to-day lives. "
4 " The thing was, the places of your life, like the clothes you wore and the car you drove and the friends and associates you had, were a product of the way you lived. "
5 " You know,” he said, “this is why I love you so much.”Her tone was heartbreakingly warm. “What do you mean?”You don’t ask me to go inside because it’s cold. You just want to make it easier for me to be where I want to stand. "
6 " As the Brotherhood got down to business, he found himself putting his hand on the dog’s big head and stroking the soft fur…playing with an ear…dipping down and finding the long waves that flowed from the animal’s broad, strong chest.Not that any of that meant he was keeping the the animal, of course.It just felt nice, was all. "
7 " The heavy soul will not pass though the body is failing. "
8 " The weight of the dead was heavier than the pounds of the body. "
9 " Sometimes the only thing that got you through hell was that you were in too deep to pull out.-Ehlena's thoughts "
10 " Sometimes in life, from out of a myriad of prosaic decisions like what to eat and where to sleep and how to dress, a true crossroads is revealed. In these moments, when the fog of relative irrelevancy lifts and fate rolls out a demand for free will, there is only left or right – no option of four-by-fouring into the underbrush between two paths, no negotiating with the choice that has been presented. You must answer the call and pick your way. And there is no reverse. "
11 " Caregivers had to take care of themselves, and part of that meant having a life beyond whatever illness had put them in their cole. "
12 " Without time, you have only the bottomless, shapeless mire of eternity....Time is what gives life significance. "
13 " Pull up your big girl panties and just do it. "
14 " Sometimes in life, from out of a myriad of prosaic decisions like what to eat and where to sleep and how to dress, a true crossroads is revealed. In these moments, when the fog of relative irrelevancy lifts and fate rolls out a demand for free will, there is only left or right – no option of four-by-fouring into the underbrush between two paths, no negotiating with the choice that has been presented. You must answer the call and pick your way. And there is no reverse. "
15 " No matter what you wear... to me, you will always have diamonds on the soles of your shoes. "
16 " Whether you have sight or not, I see the future in your eyes." -Beth "
17 " You're looking at that chick like you want to roll her up in a taco and put your hot sauce all over her. "
18 " All kings are blind. The good ones see this and use more than their eyes to lead. "
19 " Life has gotten in the way of our life. "
20 " Put on your big girl pants and deal. "