#seas

Halt eyed them balefully. They were all being so obvious about not mentioning his sudden reappearance that it was even worse than if they had commented on it... 'Oh, go on!' he said. 'Somebody say something! I know what you're thinking!' 'It's good to see you up and about, Halt,' Selethen said gravely... Halt glared at the others and they quickly chorused their pleasure at seeing him back to his normal self. But he could see the grins they didn't quite manage to hide. He fixed a glare on Alyss. 'I'm surprised at you Alyss,' he said. 'I expected no better of Will and Evanlyn, of course. Heartless beasts, the pair of them. But you! I thought you had been better trained!'... 'Halt, I'm sorry! It's not funny, you're right... Shut up, Will.' This last was directed at Will as he tried, unsuccessfully, to smother a snigger. ↗

— John Flanagan

#evanlyn #halt #laughter #ranger-s-apprentice #seasickness

I tried to tell you. You said you didn't care, remember?" A muscle ticked below his eye. "You should have told me anyway." "While you had barbells within your reach? Please. I'm Disease, not Stupid. ↗

— Gena Showalter

#humor #lords-of-the-underworld #humor

Men are not nearly as evolved as women are, nor as intelligent, evidently ↗

— Sarah MacLean

#humor #sarah-maclean #the-season #wit #humor

Let me be clear. Last I was aware you were neither my husband nor my father nor my King. Therefore, any control you may imagine you hold over me is just that- imaginary ↗

— Sarah MacLean

#humor #sarah-maclean #the-season #wit #humor

Here is the chance for young women and young men of devotion to lift again the banner of humanity and to walk toward a civilization which will be free and intelligent; which will be healthy and unafraid, and build in the world a culture led by black folk and joined by peoples of all colors and all races - without poverty, ignorance and disease! ↗

— W.E.B. Du Bois

#devotion #disease #poverty #youth #intelligence

Loneliness seems to have become the great American disease. ↗

— John Corry

#become #disease #great #great american #loneliness

...I hear the sounds of melting snow outside my window every night and with the first faint scent of spring, I remember life exists... ↗

— John Geddes

#life #seasons #spring #winter #life

All seasons have something to offer ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#seasons #life

As with many life-altering events, an autoimmune illness is almost guaranteed to cause you to re-evaluate your priorities. ↗