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“Captain Phelan,” Cam asked, choosing his words with care. “Have you come to ask for our consent to marry Beatrix?”
Christopher shook his head.
“If I decide to marry Beatrix, I’ll do it with or without your consent.”
Leo looked at Cam. “Good God,” he said in disgust. “This one’s worse than Harry.”
― Love in the Afternoon
Christopher shook his head.
“If I decide to marry Beatrix, I’ll do it with or without your consent.”
Leo looked at Cam. “Good God,” he said in disgust. “This one’s worse than Harry.”
― Love in the Afternoon
“Love is not a noun.
Love is something you do.
Something you prove.
Something you work hard to create.
Love is not something that simply exists because you say it.
Love it not a noun.
Love is a verb.”
― Heartache and Hope
Love is something you do.
Something you prove.
Something you work hard to create.
Love is not something that simply exists because you say it.
Love it not a noun.
Love is a verb.”
― Heartache and Hope
“Daisy: “How did you know that you loved running and rock climbing?”
Ryke: “Because when you find something you love, you can’t quit. Every failure pushes you harder. It’s in your soul and in your fucking heart.”
― Hothouse Flower
Ryke: “Because when you find something you love, you can’t quit. Every failure pushes you harder. It’s in your soul and in your fucking heart.”
― Hothouse Flower
“You can tell me. I have a phone and am capable of operating it.”
― Bound by Duty
― Bound by Duty
“For the first time in my life, I finally felt free - because some things are more important than a crown.
Saving a kingdom.
Knowing your heart.
Or riding into the sunset with a girl on a red horse.”
― Of Fire and Stars
Saving a kingdom.
Knowing your heart.
Or riding into the sunset with a girl on a red horse.”
― Of Fire and Stars
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