How can I rule anyone – when you so completely rule me?
In his eyes I could see the same love, the same longing. I wanted to kiss him; I wanted him to kiss me, and I could feel his longing so clearly I could not distinguish between my wanting and his. And in his arms I felt safe, warm, alive.
As I gave my hand to one and then another of the Winter Knights, hoping to forget Kian’s kiss in the arms of the other dancers, I could feel Kian’s eyes piercing through me, their flame-tinged ice searing through my soul.
Mistletoe,” said Kian, leading me to a spot in the center of the garden. He kissed me softly. “I hear it means something in your world.
I didn’t want to fight with him. And yet I could not promise him what I most wanted to give – my love, the promise that I would stay with him in the Winter Court, that I would throw caution aside and be with him.
I could resist no longer. The love, the desire tearing apart my sould was more than I could bear. I allowed him to take my arm, allowed myself to melt into him, to close my eyes and inhale once more his scent of lavender and winter skies as we walked together towards the orchards.
I know that whatever you decide, you’ll be happy, Summer, and that is the only thing I could ever wish. Whatever happens in the rest of this summer, whatever happens the rest of your life, it’s important that you are happy, and stay that way. – Aunt Sookie.
You gotta follow your passion in life.
A king without a Queen.” Kian sighed, breathing mist into the air. He held me tighter, kissing me with a heat that seemed to thaw the very snow on which we stood. “You don’t know me as well as you think you do,” he said. “What I’m holding back. What I’m capable of. You haven’t felt it – how much I love you...
They say beauty is only skin deep. I say it is soul deep. If one’s soul glows with kindness, warmth, and generosity; this kind of beauty attracts more than physical beauty. – STRONG: Powerful Philosophy for Timeless Thoughts by Kailin Gow.
Try being an indie author, a minority author, a woman, and a person with health issues in the world of traditional – that’s where you are clearly ‘different’ and marginalized. I am all of that, yet I am still here and smiling. Life is good!
I don’t want to be anyone’s arm candy or trophy,” Simone said. “Women can be more than that.
Knowing that someone is being bullied and not doing anything about it is abetting that bully. It is like you are the bully. There is no such thing as being an “innocent” bystander when a victim of bullying tells you to help them, and you don’t. In some states, you can be prosecuted along with the bully, for not helping stop the crime. – Strong by Kailin Gow about Laws Against Bullying.
Online sites who allow bullying and group harassment to continue after the victim notify the site about it, will one day be held accountable for not helping end a crime. – Strong by Kailin Gow about the Consumer Websites that Should Be Socially Responsible.
The new normal is to have strong women and girls as typical a character for television, films, and books. There wouldn’t be a need to have a category for “Strong Women”. Strong by Kailin Gow.
Feminism is about women having choices and living the life they choose, not about hating men. Many feminists, like me, love and marry men because we choose to embrace being a woman completely and whole-heartedly. – STRONG: Powerful Philosophy for Timeless Thoughts by Kailin Gow.
As an independent woman, you are not defined by your partners or your parents. You are defined by you. – STRONG: Powerful Philosophy for Timeless Thoughts by Kailin Gow.
Vulnerability may seem like a weakness, but in truth, it is a strength for being able to show you can be vulnerable, shows you are just human. And being just human is our strength. – STRONG: Powerful Philosophies for Timeless Thoughts.
Bravery is going forth despite the fear. – STRONG: Powerful Philosophy for Timeless Thoughts by Kailin Gow.
The best way to help your consumers with your business is to treat your employees right so they give better customer service, empower them so they can provide faster solutions, and to treat your vendors and partners fairly and with respect so they can continually provide the best product and services to their ability. – Strong by Kailin Gow.