Grayson's Vow

by Mia Sheridan

“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.” —Carl Jung

Today may be a very bad day, but tomorrow may be the best day of your life. You just have to hang on until you get there.

Watch what people do when they think no one’s watching, love. That’s how you’ll know who they really are.

He looked like every hero in every fairy tale I’d ever dreamed come to life. And God, I wanted to believe in heroes again. But sometimes, I supposed, a girl just had to be her own hero.

Had I thought this girl was merely pretty? I was the stupidest man alive. A blind fool. A complete moron.

She was beautiful.

Irritating little witch. Sweet, compassionate, irritating little witch.

“You may be her father,” he said quietly, his voice deadly calm, “but you will never lay a hand on my wife again. Am I clear?”

“It’s okay,” I said. “I’m here. I’ve got you.” “Said the Dragon to the witch,” she said softly, a small twinkle in her still-teary eyes.

“There’s my girl,” I said.

you can’t shut off one emotion without shutting off all your emotions. You have to feel the pain if you’re going to feel the joy.

“Let me give you pleasure, Kira. Let me show you how beautiful you are when I make you come.”

there’s nothing on earth like the feel of someone who loves you grasping your hand in the dark when you’re lost and afraid.”

love is not always smooth and easy. Love can be piercing. Love means exposing yourself—all of yourself, every tender part—to being hurt. Because true love is not only the flower; true love is also the thorns.”