#mara

What would you do if I kissed you right now?" I stared at his beautiful face and his beautiful mouth and I wanted nothing more than to taste it. "I would kiss you back. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

#couples #hot #kiss #love #mara-dyer

Crossing the starting line may be an act of courage, but crossing the finish line is an act of faith. Faith is what kepes us going when nothing else will. Faith is the emotion that will give you victory over your past, the demons in your soul, & all of those voices that tell you what you can & cannot do & can & cannot be. ↗

— John Bingham

#marathoning-for-mortals #running #courage

I'm payin' and if you even open your mouth to argue with me, I'm gonna be forced to find a way to stop you speaking, and the way I'll pick means Billy's gonna get an eyeful of exactly the kind of friend I intend to be. ↗

— Kristen Ashley

#law-man #mara #mitch #dreams

I love you, Bud," he whispered to Billy and two more tears escaped. "I love you too, Mitch," Billy whispered back, my breath hitched and both males' eyes came to me. I waved my wineglass at them and murmured, "Don't mind me. Have your moment." Mitch leaned back, letting Billy go and grinning at me. "Men don't have moments." "You do," I returned. "I'm witnessing one." "This isn't a moment, honey, it's a meeting of the minds," Mitch contradicted me. ↗

— Kristen Ashley

#law-man #mara #mitch #dreams

Ladies and gentlemen, Jamal Feldstein-Roth." I blinked. "Wait, Jamal?" "Suck it," he said with a grin. "My parents are liberal Jews from Long Island, okay? They wanted me to have a connection to my heritage." Jamie made air quotes with his fingers. "I'm not judging - my middle name is Amitra. I'm just surprised." "Amitra," Noah amused. "Mystery solved." "What is that?" Jamie asked me." "Sanskrit? Hindi?" I shrugged. "Randomly?" I shook my head. "My mom's Indian." "What does that mean?" Jamie asked me. "What does Jamal mean?" I asked him. "Point taken. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

#mara-dyer #noah-shaw #the-evolution-of-mara-dyer #evolution

The world is my church. My actions are my prayer. My behavior is my creed. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#behavior #church #creed #inspirational #motivational

I twisted my arm to curl him behind me and he unfolded there, the two of us snuggled like quotation marks in his room full of words. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

#mara-dyer #noah-shaw #couples

I was just going to say it reminds me of the symbols on a family crest.” Noah stopped mid-stride, and turned very slowly. “We’re not related.” “I know, but—” “Don’t even think it. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

#mara-dyer #noah-shaw #family

I want to write the Boston Marathon of run-on sentences. And since it'll be so long, I'll replace all the commas with the word Gatorade, to help push people through it. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#boston-marathon #commas #funny #gatorade #humor

I hate you," I muttered. Noah smiled wider. "I know. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

#humor #mara-dyer #noah-shaw #ya #humor