I realized then that I was taking the first approach to this “bad thing” with Lionel: I was letting it crush me. And so, I decided then and there that I would choose the nobler, unflinching approach. I would endure the pain.
There will never be another name on my heart.
Humans are born into the light Shining good, shining bright Only evil thrives at night Let us banish them from our sight.
Don’t you know that I’d lie with you in the groves, under the light of the moon? That I’d defy the laws of gods and men for you?
I went to the library seeking information on what might bring hearing back, but now I wonder if there’s a way to make it go away again. I can’t see why our ancestors thought hearing was such a great thing, why they mourned its loss so much. It’s jarring and distracting, making it impossible to focus on anything else.
Don’t be sorry you loved him. That’s part of you, part you have to let go, yeah, but still something that’s made you who you are.
Normal people let relationships fill their homes.
Falling in love with someone can make you do things the love of a relative can’t.
My principles are about love and doing it because there’s meaning and commitment.
What?” My mother-in-law’s voice came out extra shrill to my ears. “That creature’s staying?” It figured. Her daughter-in-law transforming into an animal? No problem. Having to take care of a cat? Crisis.
Where’s the heart?” – Dimitri Belikov.
Good work, Eddie, I thought. You may have just helped get the girl of your dreams back together with her boyfriend.
Ma’am,” I said at last. “Do you think going out with someone like him is a good idea? At last count, he had eleven Chihuahuas.
She was like a tropical flower in this dark, stuffy room. One that could kill you.
Wrong? I don’t know, Sage. Honestly, that was the most right thing that’s happened to me in a while.
I brushed a kiss over her lips and then studied her face, finally daring to believe that this beautiful, brave woman was really my wife.
My love for Sydney burned just as strongly. Life was good.
Invisible ice on the stairs,” I told Adrian. “I know I’m not supposed to say this,” he said. “But I think I love you more than ever.
None of us are meant to be or do anything. We decide what we’re going to be.
I was no longer the storm-tossed heroine lost in her lover’s arms. I was Sydney Sage, Alchemist and caretaker, and I was back in business.