#romantic

From Flood, Flash, and Pheromones--coming soon: As Cassie’s body hurled toward him in the swirl, she realized the brevity of the situation. This was it. This was the moment that determined whether she lived to see another day or drowned in this filthy brown water. This was the moment she proved she had never been a quitter, never been a weakling. All the problems she’d dealt with at work today seemed trivial. ↗

— Shelley K. Wall

#novel #romancel #romantic-suspense #suspense #thriller

... ja minä joka olisin halunnut kärsiä mitä hyvänsä tämän naisen vuoksi, pelkäsin että hän hyväksyisi minut liian nopeasti ja soisi minulle liian helposti rakkautensa, jonka olisin tahtonut lunastaa pitkällä odotuksella tai suurella uhrilla. (Armand Duval) ↗

— Alexandre Dumas-fils

#romantic

I thought this would be the end of your antics. There are three hundred guests sitting in the church and suddenly you believe you can fly? ↗

— Yvonne Harriott

#romantic

...romantic weltschmerz, a state of feeling thought to be basically subversive yet in most cases, like 'beat' rebelliousness today, adolescent and harmless. ↗

— Leo Marx

#weltschmerz #romantic

You'll never forget," Alden said, for the first time the pure evil of his soul showing in his eyes. His voice was bloodcurdingly gentle as he added, "And neither will I. Nothing feels as good as your own flesh and blood. ↗

— Justine Davis

#romantic-suspense #silhouette #romantic

Says here there's a reward," Mr. Hooks said. Tallie blinked, then remembered Keith had added that tidbit for incentive. She opened her purse and scrutinized the contents of her slim wallet--twelve dollars and a book of stamps. She handed over the ten and the stamps, then tossed in a free drink coupon from Starbucks. "Thanks." Then she turned and fled. ↗

— Stephanie Bond

#romantic-mystery #romantic

High Romanticism shows you nature in all its harsh and lovely metamorphoses. Flood, fire and quake fling us back to the primal struggle for survival and reveal our gross dependency on mammoth, still mysterious forces. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#dependency #fire #fling #flood #forces

I'd love to do a romantic comedy. And perhaps, if the character was right and I had a good gut instinct, a Bollywood movie. And I'd love to direct. One day. I'm learning a lot on the set of 'The Good Wife.' ↗

— Archie Panjabi

#character #comedy #day #direct #good

Sleep", he says. "I'll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you." "Whit what?" "My bare hands, obviously. ↗

— Veronica Roth

#romantic #tobias-and-tris #tobias-eaton #dreams

If I can give you one strong piece of advice, when you go away for that romantic weekend, whatever you do, do not accept or take the upgrade to the honeymoon suite. ↗

— Gordon Ramsay

#advice #away #give #go #go away