Pema,lhamo

“I love you, Mary," he says, and that is when I let the tears come. The great heaving sobs of terror and pain that shake my body until I can do nothing but grab on to Travis to anchor me to this spot. He pulls me toward him and I curl around his body as I weep. I fall into darkness with his fingers trailing through my har, my cheeks still wet and my body heaving.”
― Carrie Ryan, The Forest of Hands and Teeth

“He presses his lips to my jaw, to the corner of my mouth, to my ear. "I promise I'll find you again," he whispers. "I promise you I'll remember you. And I promise I'll love you.”
― Carrie Ryan, The Dead-Tossed Waves

“The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“A kiss is a secret which takes the lips for the ear.”
― Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac