Ashlan Thomas > Quotes

“I heard if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything. Let me tell you, I’ve always hated that saying.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Love

“Having to do something is an obligation, a duty, a will that is not your own. Wanting to do something is a choice that requires heart, desire, a will that is yours. Those two concepts are a universe apart. I wanted to, Abby”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“A hand was on my chest, under my clothing. The hand was hot, large, and definitely touching more than anyone without a medical degree had ever touched.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“Well, I found I am my own best company. I don’t annoy myself and I always have something important I want to hear myself say.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Love

“A chill swept over me. “I feel like you are saying good-bye for good.”
His eyes bore into mine with a surprising intensity. “No, I’ll never say that word to you.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“I tried like hell to hide how painful this was, how much my heart was breaking, how much it hurt to breathe.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Love

“There was a term that gave little meaning to what coursed through us. What we felt went beyond words, beyond understanding. But if love was the only way to describe what I felt for her, then I would say I loved her until my final breath.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Love

“I was actually drowning in a pool full of people and I knew how to swim. I wondered how long it would take someone to realize there was a dead body in the pool. Would I sink or bounce on the surface like a floating chlorinator?”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“Her gaze collided with mine and it was as though she saw through me, my secrets, what I was. The pull between us was tangible, like gravity on Earth, and I knew this wasn’t chance. Abigail belonged to me and I to her. It was a knowledge in my soul that had been there and I foolishly had denied myself.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“Because when you love someone, truly love them, you accept them for who they are. You only want their happiness, regardless if it shatters your heart beyond repair. You don’t change them. That’s a true sin. I love you just as you are. I only want you to be happy and to find the love you desire, even if it’s not me.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Love

“While you may be by yourself, alone you are not. It was not an act of coincidence you have been given four Guardians. Nor was it a coincidence I answered the prayers of your Guardians. Your purpose has yet to be revealed. We are not meant to understand His Design, but rest assured, He is with you. He is watching. He has not abandoned you.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“When you can talk without losing a lung, I’ll let you go chase after hotties in your backless hospital gown. I’m sure the entire third floor would love to see yours and Victoria’s secrets.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“Every single night you’re not in my bed is torture.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“Mel, people don’t say duds anymore.'
'And almost twenty-year-olds don’t have baby pink rooms with Cinderella furniture,' she snapped.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“I am speaking English, correct? I ask because sometimes I speak another language without meaning to.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“If you fall apart, it’s a bad omen for the rest of the couples on Earth.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“Minutes later, the door flung wide and Ben drew in a ragged breath with a decent attempt to control his lungs. “All done? You cough for the nice lady?”
“Yeah, it was everything I hoped for and more. Where have you been?”
Ben hacked and then cleared his throat. “Art building.”
Art…? Ben really wasn’t the artsy type. “Why?”
“Isn’t it obvious?” Cam leaned toward me and whisper-hissed, “It’s the gayness.”
Ben scowled at his brother. “Yes, all gays have an affinity for art. We lose control of our bodies and are pulled toward it like a tractor beam.”
Eyes of warm whiskey glittered up at me as Cam kicked his legs out, landing on the carpet. “Told ya.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, The Silent Cries of a Magpie

“With the strength of a vow, I knew this woman was made for me, she belonged with me, and hers were the only lips I was meant to kiss. She was the only woman I would dream of when I closed my eyes. When she smiled, the sun shone brightly, warming me, and when she cried, the Heavens rained on my soul. I would guard her and protect her, our souls forever linked in life and death.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Love

“I hate that I have to say this, but you’re too innocent, too trusting that the good will win out the evil in people. It’s what I love about you and never wish for that to change. But evil exists, Abby, and people do bad things. You can believe in humanity, but trusting them is something different. Trust yourself and what your heart tells you.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“What can I say, I’m just that incredible.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“I looked back to see who would be Xander’s partner. My mouth gaped open. Danielle Quincy. Really? Of all the people… Obviously, she would go for Xander. Anyone in their right mind would go for Xander. Clearly, I was all up in my left mind.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“My prince was clueless as to why I had returned, believing I was merely on Earth to rip the innocence away from those that held it as precious as air. He would be forced to acknowledge me as an equal, sitting next to me, instead of looking down upon his lowly subject. Finally, I would have my day by the Dark King’s side. I would prove to the High Court that a lord was capable of feats that brought Heaven to its knees.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“The desire intensified, burned, and consumed us until we let go of the world shattering around us. We surrendered and fell into the sweet abyss of love, our souls entwined, never to be broken on Earth or in Heaven. We were, and forever would be, as one.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Love

“Everything faded away except one emotion. One so pure and innocent that it seemed intangible. I was encompassed and filled with a sensation that was consuming, warming me throughout. There was a word that was the closest thing to describe it, but the gravity he held of it was so much more than a word could possibly convey. He saw everything I was to God, to this world, to his own heart. Our souls were entwined with it, our destinies written by it, our hearts beat to it.
Love.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“There is only one who could ever love you more than me.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I know you think your heart is weak, but it’s one of the strongest and purest I know.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“You really thought my Superman T-shirts were cute?”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“Without you, I am lost. Without you, I am dark. You are my light, my Heaven, my Abby.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I like me for you.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Fall

“I chose you. It was always you. From the first moment I held you, I knew you were mine.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold