#thorn

Dorian used to watch you like a starving man who wants meat. Now he looks at you like he wants seconds. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#eugenie #longing #lust #thorn-queen #lust

I do think you're mad and I'll still go with you. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#madness

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses. ↗

— Ovid

#often #produces #roses #sharp #thorn

You must not lose faith, child. No matter what. Do not doubt God or his choosing of you. He knows infinitely more than we can imagine. ↗

— Rae Carson

#elisa #rae-carson #the-girl-of-fire-and-thorns #faith

It's meant to be pretty," whispers Octavia, and I can see the tears threatening to spill over her lashes. Posy considers this and says matter-of-factly, "I think you'd be pretty in any color." The tiniest of smiles forms on Octavia's lips. "Thank you. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#mockingjay #octavia #posy #fact

I don't think I'm a thorn in the industry, I'm just another part of it. ↗

— Neil Young

#i #industry #just #part #think

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#forward #go #life #march #move

The motto was "Pax," but the word was set in a circle of thorns. ↗

— Rumer Godden

#motto #set #thorns #word

If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears. ↗