#ono

All love is socioeconomic. It’s the gradients in status that make arousal possible. ↗

— Gary Shteyngart

#gary-shteyngart #humor #love #russian-debutante-s-handbook #socioeconomics

What will we be doing, when everything that can be done, can be done better by robots? ↗

— Humberto Contreras

#economy #future #love #romance #science

We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#honor #love #sacrifice #love

I looked down, unable to meet the intensity in Nat’s eyes. Tonight, my crush for Nat had moved beyond a crush. The chemistry between us was undeniable, and the more we clashed, the more we wanted each other." - Summer, Perfect Summer ↗

— Kailin Gow

#kailin-gow #loving-summer-series #nat-donovan #new-adult #new-adult-contemporary-romance

I do,” Drew admitted, his eyes devouring my body appreciatively. “But with you…I want so much more, Summer. So much more than you’re willing to give me.” He paused, “Every single touch, every single look you give me, I cherish. ↗

— Kailin Gow

#kailin-gow #longing #love #loving-summer #love

I grinned. “So you are human after all.” I touched his chest, feeling him breathe hard in and out. “I always thought you were made of steel, you know,” I said. “Superman?” Nat arched his eyebrows. “No, the Tin Man,” I answered back. I settled my head against his chest, turning my ear to listen to his heartbeat. “I sometimes wondered if you had a heart.” - Summer, Perfect Summer ↗

— Kailin Gow

#desires #kailin-gow #love #loving-summer-series #nat-donovan

Ian was a good man—honest, trustworthy, loyal, and of honorable character. His desire to keep his promise to Angelle and to be a respectable servant of Harrowbeth would always take president over any personal feelings, no matter how intense or gratifying they might be. He would never betray Harrowbeth. He would never cheat Derian or Angelle. He would never deceive his queen, even if in so doing he would find a love and happiness they both longed to share. His commitment to what he saw as right meant more. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#eena #honor #ian #promises #richelle

where the Army we loved sold us out for careerist brass, a war-porn-fixated media and military-industrial-complex corporate greed; where the only honor and integrity seemed to exist among the troops on the line. ↗

— Luis Carlos Montalván

#betrayal #honor #integrity #military #love

How beautiful can life be? We hardly dare imagine it. ↗

— Charles Eisenstein

#life #paradise #sacred-economics #social-change #social-vision

When you give each other everything, it becomes an even trade. Each wins all. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#love #marriage #marriage-advice #love