"I knew right then you were the only one for me." He pulled her hand from his face, kissed her palm, then pressed it flat against his chest. "Beatings, battles, fights. No matter how bleak the circumstance, no matter how my soul despaired ... this heart never once gave up." His voice deepened, went thick with emotion. "I've a theory as to why. Do you want to hear it?" She nodded. "This heart is yours. It's yours," he said. "It always will be."

-- Tessa Dare

#Heart Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Hands Quotes

“As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!”

Source : Samuel Pepys (1997). “The Concise Pepys”, p.173, Wordsworth Editions
“In this world we are in precarious position, balanced midway between material and spiritual hungers. We find heaven to be a delicate state of consciousness that can be lost in a single moment of forgetfulness.”
“Listening to Chris Moyles on Radio 1 is the most miserable thing any human being can do, but attending awards ceremonies isn't far behind.”
“Whatever success I've had it is because I've tried to understand the situation of the player. I think the coach's duty is to avoid complicating matters.”
“In movies you can shoot a guy 3,000 times and get a 'PG-13', but if you say the 'F' word twice it's automatically an 'R'. I'll let that be its own comment.”
“Oh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur.”

Source : "Chairman of LVMH, Bernard Arnault". "Talk Asia" with Lorraine Hahn, www.cnn.com. February 12, 2005.
“how seasonably leaf and blossom uncurl and living things arrange their death, while someone from afar off blows birthday candles for the world.”

Source : Irving Layton (1977). “The Selected Poems of Irving Layton”, p.12, New Directions Publishing
“Why is it he feels some line has been crossed, some boundary transgressed? How much is too much, how far is too far?”

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