Soul longings

“I just have a feeling," Dortmunder said. "This is turning into one of those dreams where you keep running down the same corridor and you never get anywhere.”
― Donald Westlake

“Is that a no?" she asks
. "Once burned, twice shy," Sam chimes in.
"I like Wilde's quote better," Caitlin rejoins. "What's that?" I ask.
"The burnt child loves the fire."

The Quiet Game. The Quiet Game (Kindle Locations 1477-1479). Kindle Edition.”
― Greg Iles

“It was not the past that broke you. - It was the empty future, the endless string of days filled with none of the people who mattered most.”
― Lisa Gardner, Gone

“I returned my attention to my own workout, beginning with military presses, then moving on to shoulder shrugs and lateral raises. I concentrated on steady breathing and careful form, trying to make each repetition identical to the last in motion and power, like cylinders working in an engine. Sweat beaded on my forehead, and the muscles began to ache. It wasn’t a bad pain, though, but one that promised better things ahead.”
― Michael Koryta.