We tell ourselves twisted lies to tangle around our wicked truths, all so that we can get caught up in the bind and not have to face bare regrets.
“It would have been best,” he spat. “She would have been grateful.”
With his hand on her shoulder, Nick felt the fine tremor that slipped up Ella’s spine—she would absolutely not have been grateful. “James,” he said. “I’m going to kill him.”
“I think I might let you,” James replied, his voice laden with disgust.”
― His Improper Proposal
With his hand on her shoulder, Nick felt the fine tremor that slipped up Ella’s spine—she would absolutely not have been grateful. “James,” he said. “I’m going to kill him.”
“I think I might let you,” James replied, his voice laden with disgust.”
― His Improper Proposal
“Don’t make promises you can’t keep.” “It’s not promises I care to keep—it’s you.”
― Fearless
― Fearless
“So damn the Trials. Pae, let me force every person in this kingdom to their knees for you.”
― Fearless
― Fearless
“Everyone loses themselves to something. So make it worthwhile.”
― Fearless
― Fearless
“We may choose to celebrate the good in our circumstances with gratitude, or we may choose to long for things we do not have. Which one do you suppose will leave us happier?” ”
― The Earl Next Door
― The Earl Next Door
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