Laila

“I want to see you.

Know your voice.

Recognize you when you
first come 'round the corner.

Sense your scent when I come
into a room you've just left.

Know the lift of your heel,
the glide of your foot.

Become familiar with the way
you purse your lips
then let them part,
just the slightest bit,
when I lean in to your space
and kiss you.

I want to know the joy
of how you whisper
"more”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

“Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“You can't eat books, sweetheart.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“Reading a book is like having the ability to dip a straw into the author’s soul and sip and slurp without lowering the water table of wisdom.
”
― Jarod Kintz, The Days of Yay are Here! Wake Me Up When They're Over.