#mid

His love for Frodo rose above all other thoughts, and forgetting his peril he cried aloud: 'I'm coming Mr. Frodo! ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#lord-of-the-rings #middle-earth #sam-gamgee #tolkien #true-love

She was working to remind herself of who she was. She was working to remember that somewhere in another place entirely she was known and loved. ↗

— Kate DiCamillo

#love

Waving from side to side in the breeze, her long golden hair shimmered as she handed Thomas a bottle of beer. “When are you coming home to me?” She said eloquently. ↗

— Thomas Ferreolus

#drama #iraq-war #love #middle-east-conflicts #war

Love is the great redeemer, the Franciscan had said. Through love, all things are possible. Gideon bit back the triumphant laughter rising in his chest. He’d beaten the monster. Just once, but if he’d restrained it once, he could do it again. Through love, all things are possible. ↗

— Shelby Reed

#midnight-rose #shelby-reed #love

There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we ↗

— Ina May Gaskin

#midwifery #poppin-out-babies #men

In the night, I've shrunk and everyone else on the island has grown. They're all nine feet tall and men and I'm four feet and a child. Dove, too, is a toy or possibly a dog as I lead her through the throngs of people. ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#nerves #men

A decent moustache can intimidate a man, while a great moustache can frighten an army. ↗

— Anya Wylde

#intimidate #men-s-appearance #moustache #men

A head began emerging out of the darkness. It had two large antennae growing out of its forehead, with nothing recognizable as eyes. A mouth in the middle of its face opened in what I hoped was a smile. At least there weren't any sharp teeth. ↗

— Mary G. Thompson

#kids-sci-fi #kids-science-fiction #middle-grade-sci-fi #middle-grade-science-fiction #sci-fi

The days were longer then (for time, like money, is measured by our needs), when summer afternoons were spacious, and the clock ticked slowly in the winter evenings. ↗

— George Eliot Middlemarch

#middlemarch #summer #time #winter #money

The midwest is full of these types of people. The nice enoughs but with a soul made of plastic. Easy to mold, easy to wipe down. The woman's entire music collection is formed from Pottery Barn compilations. Her books shelves are stocked with coffee table crap The Irish in America, Mizzou Football - A History in Pictures, We Remember 911, something dumb with kittens. I knew I needed a pliant friend for my plan, someone I could load up with awful stories about Nick. Someone who would become overly attached to me. Someone who would be easy to manipulate. Who wouldn't think to hard about anything I said because she felt privileged to hear it. ↗

— Gillian Flynn

#superficiality #music