#tempo

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. ↗

— Denis Waitley

#being #dead #dead end #defeat #delay

I have seen clouds part for the sun. I have seen rainbows. I have seen flowers in the morning, covered in dew, and I have seen sunsets so brilliant with fire they made me want to weep. And I have seen Dan smile at me, his lips still wet from my kiss, and if I had to choose which sight moved me the most I would say it was that one. ↗

— Megan Hart

#erotica-romance #romance #contemporary

Cary rocked back on his heels and twirled one index finger around another in a sign meaning, wrapped around your finger. Only fair, I thought, since he was wrapped around my heart. ↗

— Sylvia Day

#contemporary-romance #eva-tramell #contemporary

Maybe we’ll admit this thing we have is perfect, not worth messing around with. And stay together forever. If you’re interested, that is.” She glanced away. “I could think about that.” He buried his face in her neck. “Think fast ↗

— Robyn Carr

#romance #contemporary

We’ll make out for a while and you’ll feel better. ↗

— Robyn Carr

#romance #contemporary

A laugh jumps out of my mouth, surprising me. I can’t even remember the last time I laughed and it puts me on edge. I suddenly want to do the same thing to her. Let her see how it feels to teeter on that cliff. ↗

— Nyrae Dawn

#new-adult #romance #contemporary

Until meeting you, I wasn’t looking for anything at all. Since meeting you, I’m kind of looking for a girlfriend. ↗

— Robyn Carr

#romance #contemporary

But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little and who talk too much. ↗

— John Dryden

#loquacity #thoughtlessness #contemporary

If you have just one person believe in you, you'll always find your way ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#contemporary #contemporary

Hush, little students, we'll say the word, Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird won't sing, Mama's gonna write down everything. And so that book won't look the same, Mama's gonna add a brand-new name. ↗

— Daisy Whitney

#ya-contemporary-fiction #contemporary