“I would take your heart between my ribs and guard it like my own. Is there any way I could make you believe it?”
“Do you believe in soul mates?” His blue eyes stare out into the river, then the skylines. “I think so. I believe there are people you’re destined to meet, but it’s up to you to do the work. The work always seemed really intimidating and even impossible.”
― The First to Die at the End
― The First to Die at the End
“Indeed,” Aesculapius went on, “is it not lack of faith that leads men to fear the scrutiny of reason? If the destination is doubtful, then the path must be fraught with fear. A robust faith need not fear, for if God exists, then reason cannot help but lead us to Him. ‘Cogito, ergo Deus est,’ argues St. Augustine, ‘I think, therefore God is.”
― Pope Joan
― Pope Joan
“He says: Because you are not like all the others, because I don’t see anyone but you and you don’t even realize it. He adds this phrase, which for me is unforgettable: Because you will leave and we will stay.”
― Lie With Me
― Lie With Me
“Do you believe in soul mates?” His blue eyes stare out into the river, then the skylines. “I think so. I believe there are people you’re destined to meet, but it’s up to you to do the work.”
― The First to Die at the End
― The First to Die at the End
“I would take your heart between my ribs and guard it like my own. Is there any way I could make you believe it?”
― A Power Unbound
― A Power Unbound
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