"For once, his vampire expression failed him. His response was right there on his face, in full view and easily read. He went from surprise to disbelief then hope and sheer, utter joy all within a split second of each other, then he let loose a huge whoop of delight and swept me into his arms, hugging me fiercely."

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Source : Keri Arthur (2010). “Moon Sworn: A Riley Jenson Guardian Novel”, p.322, Dell

Keri Arthur

#Views Quotes #Expression Quotes #Joy Quotes

“I'm realising now that I can't just blurt things out.”
“If we imagine an observer to approach our planet from outer space, and, pushing aside the belts of red-brown clouds which obscure our atmosphere, to gaze for a whole day on the surface of the earth as it rotates beneath him, the feature, beyond all others most likely to arrest his attention would be the wedge-like outlines of the continents as they narrow away to the South.”

Source : "The Face of the Earth: (Das Antlitz Der Erde)" by Eduard Suess, Clarendon Press, (p. 1), 1904.
“And it seems to me in that experience may lie at least some of the clues for policy development perhaps constitutional changes as well that Labour will need to make at the national level too.”
“Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.”

Source : Audre Lorde (2017). “A Burst of Light: And Other Essays”, p.96, Courier Dover Publications
“It's punishment to be compelled to do what one doesn't wish.”
“Here is the path to the higher life: down, lower down! Just as water always seeks and fills the lowest place, so the moment God finds men abased and empty, His glory and power flow in to exalt and to bless.”

Source : Andrew Murray (2005). “Humility”, p.19, Whitaker House
“But then one is always excited by descriptions of money changing hands. It's much more fundamental than sex.”
“Nothing is more practical than a good theory.”

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