Tonka

“What did you call me?"

"Ah. A chuisle. Gaelic. 'My darling'. I prefer the proper translation, mind you."

"Which is?"

He gave a bashful smile. "My pulse.”
― Tabitha McGowan, The Tied Man

“If he’s foolish enough to think beauty is in the skin and not the heart, then I hope he dies quickly and rids the world of his stupidity.”
― Sylvain Reynard, The Raven

“Just keep her laughing,” Doug said. “When a woman laughs, her eyes are closed more. She won’t notice how ugly you are.”
― Abby Jimenez, Part of Your World

“She always made sure the bad was outweighed by so much good. I...well, I didn't do that for her. I made it fifty-fifty. Which is about the cruelest thing you can do to someone you love, give them just enough good to make them stick through a hell of a lot of bad.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo