#sv

Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in flight. On one's back they are a heavy weight. ↗

— Marina Tsvetaeva

#russian-poetry #tsvetaeva #wisdom #freedom

Galadir had reacquired confidence thanks to the presence of his men and he stared the woman sternly, almost angrily. «Surrender!» he ordered, resolute. «Or what, Prince Galadir?» ↗

— Chiara Cilli

#men

De var faste i troen på, at alle, der ikke var med dem, var imod dem. [..] 'Jeg så mig selv som en frihedskæmper i en kamp for mig og mine venner. Hver for sig var vi svage individer. Men når vi stod sammen, blev vi en stærk helhed. ↗

— Olav Hergel

#helhed #sleiman #stærk #svag #men

I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes. ↗

— Bob Uecker

#asked #bats #been #box #dozen

When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic. ↗

— Lance Burton

#collins #first #harry #i #louisville

I attended the University of Louisville my freshman year, transferred to what was then Western Kentucky State Teachers College for my sophomore and junior years, and then graduated from the University of Louisville in the summer of 1961. ↗

— Sue Grafton

#college #freshman #freshman year #graduated #i

To be a writer is to embrace rejection as a way of life. ↗

— Dana Stabenow

#author #biographical-note #dana-stabenow #kate-shugak #liam-campbell

Galadir went to meet Morwen, across the lawn. Under sunlight, the Prince was extraordinarily beautiful. His skin was smooth and almost golden. And his eyes ... It was as if they had absorbed the light rays. They were pure honey. ↗

— Chiara Cilli

#beauty

It was an unexpected kiss and terribly poignant, because in it there wasn't a promise of love but a farewell. Morwen felt the salty tears slide down the sides of the cheeks, while her lips moved in unison with those of Galadir. The Prince was holding her close, stroking her black hair. He wanted to keep her for life. He wished that moment would last forever, but it was too late. ↗

— Chiara Cilli

#life

And since I’m going to be in the neighborhood, you thought I might do as an escort? To an orgy? ↗

— Charlaine Harris

#sookie-stackhouse #svm #true-blood #sookie-stackhouse