Deidre Knight > Quotes

“The seeking of a mate shall be undertaken with due preparation and care. A life-bond should never be contemplated as a light thing--unlike a legal union or sanctified joining, the sealing of souls CANNOT be severed. When a mate is SOULBOUND to another--LIFEMATED, as some have come to regard it--a mystery is engaged. In one aspect mystical, the lifemating process is the most sublime endeavor that a Refarian may assume. Once formed, the bond must be ever cherished and nurtured by the process of lifelong rigor.”
― Deidre Knight, Parallel Attraction

“…instead of fighting everything so much, you could just open your heart and see where it leads you.”
― Deidre Knight

“You are so beautiful in that little black dress."
"Every girl should own a little black dress"
"Every boy should see his girl in one.”
― Deidre Knight, Butterfly Tattoo

“Open up your heart and see where it leads you...”
― Deidre Knight, Butterfly Tattoo

“Baby, that damn pendulum has already swung.”
― Deidre Knight, Butterfly Tattoo

“One of those pre-battle moments, a kind of sear-your-woman-into-your-mind glance, as you wonder if you'd ever see her again.”
― Deidre Knight, Red Mortal

“Great, I'm dating the ungay. Is that like the undead?”
― Deidre Knight, Butterfly Tattoo

“Yeah, I have a burning issue all right, Dr Weinburger. I wish someone would tell me why it is, with Allie gone and the father count reduced by one, that I can't be Daddy to my little girl anymore.”
― Deidre Knight, Butterfly Tattoo

“God, Alex loved me.
He truly did. I just hadn't learned that time is elastic: it stretches and gives, far more graciously than it probably should, and then one day, when you least expect it, something simply ruptures, and you sheltered life is done.”
― Deidre Knight, Butterfly Tattoo

“Well, I think we just had a date," he answers quietly; then, frowning, adds, "At least I think that's what it was. I told my boss I had a date. Hope that's okay?
God, could he be any more adorable? Could he?”
― Deidre Knight, Butterfly Tattoo

“You know, Rebecca,” he says, rising to his feet, “never thought there’d be anything good about this weekend. But you’ve managed to change that.”
― Deidre Knight, Butterfly Tattoo