#dox

He watched me rake my fingers through the tangles in my hair and smiled. “Quit it. You’re fucking beautiful.” “Just point me to the nearest eighties rock video,” I said. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#beautiful-disaster #eighties-rock-video #funny #jamie-mcguire #travis-maddox

I wanted to sleep with you. I thought about throwing you over my couch fifty different ways, but I haven’t because I don’t see you that way anymore. It’s not that I’m not attracted to you, I just think you’re better than that. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#sleep #too-good #travis-maddox #beauty

His eyes widened and he quivered with howling laughter. "Oh my God! You're killing me! That's it. We have to be friends. I won't take no for an answer. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#beauty

In another life, I could love you. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#beautiful-disaster #travis-maddox #walking-disaster #beauty

God's pleasure--the beauty creation possesses in his regard--underlies the distinct being of creation, and so beauty is the first and truest word concerning all that appears within being; beauty is the showing of what is; God looked upon what he had wrought and saw that it was good. ↗

— David Bentley Hart

#christianity #eastern-orthodox #philosophy #theology #beauty

Although he seemed frustrated with the situation regarding Parker, I had the distinct feeling he enjoyed seeing me so happy. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#beauty

She was a triumph over ugliness, so often more beguiling than real beauty, if only because it contains paradox. ↗

— Truman Capote

#paradox #ugliness #beauty

No puedo ganar contigo. ¡Nunca hago nada bien contigo! Me dices que lo has superado… ¡Me siento malditamente miserable con esto! Tuve que romper mi teléfono en mil pedazos para evitar llamarte a cada minuto de cada maldito día. He tenido que aparentar que todo está bien en la escuela para que puedas ser feliz… y ¿estás jodidamente enojada conmigo? Me rompiste el jodido corazón. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#beautiful-disaster #travis-maddox #walking-disaster #beauty

A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma. ↗

— Marlene Dietrich

#could #delegate #dilemma #duties #either

Abby era nueva y asustadiza en esto como yo. Los dos teníamos una manera bastante pobre de lidiar con nuestras emociones, y supe al segundo de darme cuenta que me había enamorado de ella que me iba a destrozar. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#abby-and-travis #beautiful-disaster #travis-maddox #walking-disaster #beauty