#courts

They were both lean and blond and weather-beaten, and one evening, as they were portaging gear from their respective Zodiacs, Libby unzipped her survival suit and tied the sleeves around her waist so she could move more freely. Nate said, "You look good in that." No one, absolutely no one, looks good in a survival suit (unless a Day-Glo orange marshmallow man is your idea of a hot date), but Libby didn't even make the effort to roll her eyes. "I have vodka and a shower in my cabin," she said. "I have a shower in my cabin, too," Nate said. Libby just shook her head and trudged up the path to the lodge. Over her shoulder she called, "In five minutes, there's going to be a naked woman in my shower. You got one of those?" "Oh," said Nate. ↗

— Christopher Moore

#flirting #love #dating

Yes, faith; it is my cousin's duty to make curtsy and say 'Father, as it please you.' But yet for all that, cousin, let him be a handsome fellow, or else make another curtsy and say 'Father, as it please me. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#courtship #dignity #empowerment #happiness #husbands

Jack shook his head. 'Books. What is it with women and books? My sisters were the same. They were always buying books for boys they fancied.' Ellie bent down and picked up the stone and put it on the table. 'It's like sending a love letter without having to write it yourself,' she said softly. ↗

— Hazel Osmond

#courtship #love-letters #love

There is something revolting about the way girls' minds so often jump to marriage long before they jump to love. ↗

— Dodie Smith

#marriage #love

During courtship, guarding each other's purity and refraining from intimacy are the acts of lovemaking. ↗

— Joshua Harris

#love #relationship #love

Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts. It is a political one that belongs to the people. ↗

— Larry Craig

#constitutional #courts #desecration #flag #issue

The place to find the explanation for the liberal-activist mindset of the courts is in the political arena. ↗

— Stockwell Day

#courts #explanation #find #mindset #place

Almost nothing is known from hybridization studies about the inheritance of courtship behavior of females, or of their responsiveness to particular male signals. ↗

— Peter R. Grant

#almost #behavior #courtship #females #inheritance

However, I keep reminding them that this issue is not a new issue that has come out for this election. This issue has been in the courts for two years and two months now. ↗

— Sibel Edmonds

#come #courts #election #however #i

It's a problem for him because he's got - like Edward VII had - nearly all his lifetime to wait until he becomes Monarch. What is he going to do with it? So he wants to do something positive but he always courts those dangers. ↗

— Anthony Holden

#because #becomes #courts #dangers #edward