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People are often threatened by love when they realize both the absence and power of it. What is love if not the one thing in this world that defies logic? Love is the emotion that can make someone run toward danger, but those threatened by it sometimes become the danger.
I want too much out of this life and have too much resting on my shoulders to cower in the dark. I may keep to the shadows, but I also wield them.
Dreams can guide us out of our darkest moments, offering nothing more than the comfort of hope, but they also have the ability to break us.
“Improbability is a crutch used by those without the skills to navigate a challenge.”
bad decisions often lead to the best memories.
Sadness and pain are the price we pay for opening our hearts, but I’d rather die penniless than never know love.
“I didn’t realize you paid such close attention to me.” “What makes you think I’ve ever looked away?”
I know time is precious and that we should hold on to it while we can, but forsaking a life in favor of safety seems like a waste. When I greet the eternal darkness, I’ll go there knowing I lived.
“Careful, angel. You give a man a taste of salvation, and he might keep coming back for more.” His arms are shaking from restraint. “Is that what I am to you? Your salvation?” I whisper, brushing my lips against his. “If you are to be my damnation, it’s an end I’ll happily meet.”
There are more modest pieces within the wardrobe, but I disregard them. I want to bring the man who kneels for no one to his knees.
Don’t teach someone the ways of torture and expect them to forget the origin of their pain.”
I want to live the kind of life that makes me long for the next morning and the little moments.
I don’t think love is always about letting someone walk away; sometimes it’s about chasing after them to the ends of the earth, even if the journey is treacherous.
“We’ve become deeper than power. You’ve driven me to madness. You haunt me while I sleep and you’re there when I wake. Your presence is agonizing and yet I’ll beg for the pain if it means I can have a moment with you.”
“The only time a person can truly be brave is when they remain standing as fear tries to cut them down.”
Being in his presence is like getting lost in a land of wonder and danger, and I never want to be found.
Sometimes I look at you and I think I’m dreaming but I know that’s impossible because you’re more than I ever imagined.”
“That man can’t keep his eyes off you and looks for you even when you’re not in a room. But when he does find you…it’s like he’s always seeing you for the first time.”
