how much he loved being alone except when he didn't, except when it got to be too much?
Desire is suffering. A simple equation, and a nice catchphrase. But flipped around, it is more troubling: suffering is desire.
If I could be half the person my dog is, I'd be twice the human I am.
You want to tell a story? Grow a heart. Grow two. Now, with the second heart, smash the first one into bits.
IF YOU WALK THROUGH THE FIRE I’LL COME TO THEE. As Bob walked past he wondered how many gods that piece of advice might apply to.
I have no interest in dying. But I have to. I have to care one day about things that don't matter to me.
I had this vision of the two of us holding hands or getting into some light petting behind shower curtains or up in the fencing aisle or some shit.
The gods damn you, look what you've done! If I want to grow this back, I'll have to endure the most terrifying sex imaginable! Gaahhhhhhh!
So ... will you stay with me until it's over? Please?" "Kaylee, I would do anything for the girl who granted my dying wish.
...sometimes you just want the comfort of knowing that somebody really does care about you (even if they show it in peculiar ways).
...once you've crawled into what's commonly thought of as the sordid underbelly of life, you realize it's all just different versions of normal.
No - the light in Tamani's eyes was much more than a reflection. It was the fire that melted her anger and devestated her resolve, every single time she saw it.
But the child shouldn't be blamed for the father's crime, she tried to reason with herself, then. But should the child therefore also enjoy the father's illicit gain?
By the power of Grayskull. . . I have the power!" Nick "By the power of Grayskull, I'm going to cleave your skull from your shoulders if you don't take this seriously." Caleb
Babe, I don't know you and my has a very short guest list. Consider my belt the velvet rope no one crosses without an express invitation.
This isn't a trunk monkey, is it." Nick "No. It's not. It's a memento from your enemies." Caleb "Yeah, well, at least it makes my heart surgery scar look cooler." Nick
I just want you, to be mine, forever. I want a piece of you no one else has ever had, and I want you to own my heart forever.
Nick rubbed his hand across his face as he tried to make sense of her prattle. But that was the thing about Simi. She seldom made sense.
A perfectly happy marriage? There is no such thing. There are strong marriages that can survive problems, but happiness is such a brief condition, interrupted by difficulties and plain, boring routine.
And human will is the strongest force ever created. There are those born to succeed and those who are determined to succeed. The former fall into it, and the latter pursue it all costs. They won't be denied.Nothing daunts them.
At that moment, I wished I were the wind, free to dance across her flesh, seep through her clothing, and explore the forbidden depths of her body beneath.
