#heartfelt

Her desires are mine. Her wishes are mine. Should even the world stand against her, my blade will be at her side. And should it fail to protect her, let my own existence be forfeit." - Ash ↗

— Julie Kagawa

#love #sweethearts #vow #vows #love

Though sorrow may impede my heart, It is of great love to have known you. ↗

— C. Elizabeth

#heartfelt #loss #love #romance #sorrow

But some stories sprout bright vines that tendril off beyond our sight, carrying the folk we love best with them, and if I knew how to accept that with graces, I would share the secret. ↗

— Catherynee M. Valente

#love

You knew what I was," he said, taking his hair back from his face, eyes wild with the will to make me believe. "You knew that my face is a lie, just pretending to be human. And you still wanted me, you could touch me, you could see what I am, the only one who knew and wanted me all the same, and you said I wasn't a --" his chest hitched. "Not a monster. I was going to tell you, and then I thought, well, I'm probably going to die in the underworld, so why can't I have this until then? I'm the stupid one; not you. I'm so sorry. ↗

— Karen Healey

#romantically-honest #unselfish #romantic

The Chinese seemed to be mourning Mao in a heartfelt fashion. But I wondered how many of their tears were genuine. People had practiced acting to such a degree that they confused it with their true feelings. ↗

— Jung Chang

#chinese #confused #degree #fashion #feelings

You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I’m grateful.”- Hazel, the Fault in Our Stars ↗

— John Green

#forever #hazel #heartfelt #love #love

Always follow your dreams! ↗

— Maggie Van Galen

#inspirational #dreams

Why are you touching me? Because I can. ↗

— Tahereh Mafi

#compassion #heartfelt #love #love

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before--more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#heartfelt #shame #sorrow #tears #need

That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips were down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours. ↗

— Kristin Hannah

#laugh