Right Guy, Wrong Word

by Jewel E. Ann

Diversity is beautiful. If everyone had the same taste, life would be boring.”

“Books aren’t life. People use them to escape life, learn things that will help them achieve success, or find new ways to cope with life. Life is what happens outside the bound story. Life isn’t the letters on the page; it’s what inspires those words.”

“Don’t ever surrender.” He hands me a menu. “Promise me you’ll always make me work for it.”

“Successful people have one thing in common—they’re self-motivated. If I have to tell you not to give up, to write another book, and fight for your dreams … you’ll never be a published author. Period.”

Egos are the demise of humanity. They’re immune to true emotions and all reason. Egos don’t know how to love. The ego eclipses everything good in life when we let it.

Sometimes you don’t know what you need until someone shows you—forces you to share the burden.

This is love. It’s trust. It’s that final piece to us. That one thing that was unforgivable about us was our inability to endure. If love isn’t enduring, I’m not sure it’s really love.

If you focus on the central underlying theme of romances that have happily ever afters, there’s one simple thing the heroine wants—for the hero never to let go.

Spoiler alert: Being her world is better than winning the fucking lottery.

“Kiss me.” She grins. “Call me your baby.” She kisses my neck. “And tell me I’m pretty. It’s all I need.”