#roma

None of us could choose our birth, but we could still chose our family, and only those who love you are your true family. ↗

— Meg X

#fantasy #science-fiction-romance #ya #family

The accent was warm and soft and undeniably Northern. When I turned around, I was staring into a pair of beautiful crystal-blue eyes. “Wow,” I whispered. I scanned the paint swatches, wondering if such a shade of blue would look good on the exterior of my house. “Mr. Johnson said you might need help selecting paint.” “It’s impossible,” I muttered. “I just wanted to buy some blue paint. Why is this so complicated?” The handsome man stepped closer to my side. “It isn’t, really. Just pick what you like.” I like crystal-blue. Luckily, I didn’t say those words aloud. ↗

— Sydney Logan

#family #love #romance #beauty

[bookcover:Lessons Learned|13578440] Another shot, and for some reason, I’m the only one who can’t move. Who can’t scream. Who can’t do anything but watch as the young man’s body slumps over his tray. Finally, I find my voice and scream his name. ↗

— Sydney Logan

#drama #family #love #romance #family

The Lord is much like the air around us. The air is all around us, it is everywhere. Even though we can't see it, it is there, we know it is there, because we are breathing. The Lord is everywhere too, you can't see Him, but He is there, we know He is there, because we are breathing. (Page 183) ↗

— Raymond D. Reifinger III

#religion #roman-catholic #spiritual #religion

You’re my friend,” Chris whispered back, and his other hand came up so he could rub Xander’s lower lip with his thumb. “That makes you beautiful. ↗

— Amy Lane

#beauty

The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history? ↗

— Katharine Anthony

#go #history #lovers #romance #satisfaction

No, I can't die because there are too many jackasses falling over themselves to take my place! I may live forever just to spite them! ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#humor #romantic #beauty

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

#classical #i #like #music #really

He loves me. Inside his head, his every thought and reaction was born of love, love inside and out, crazy, irrational (and sure, a bit lustful) love. He loves me, and that's also what terrified him when he saw me all lit up like a Christmas tree. He doesn't know what I am, but he loves me. ↗

— Cynthia Hand

#love

I'm really a romantic at heart. ↗

— Christopher Atkins

#i #really #romantic