True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the…
Of course you can have a true Shadowhunter name,” Will said. “You can have mine.”Tessa stared at him, all black and white against the black-and-white snow and stone. “Your name?”Will took a step toward her, till they stood face-to-face. Then he reached to take her hand and slid off her glove, which he put into his pocket. He held her bare hand in his, his fingers curved around hers. His hand was warm and callused, and his touch made her shiver. His eyes were steady and blue; they were everything that Will was: true and tender, sharp and witty, loving and kind. “Marry me,” he said. “Marry me, Tess. Marry me and be called Tessa Herondale. Or be Tessa Gray, or be whatever you wish to call yourself, but marry me and stay with me and never leave me, for I cannot bear another day of my life to go by that does not have you in it.
Of course you can have a true Shadowhunter name,” Will said. “You can have mine.”Tessa stared at him, all black…
Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don’t have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.
Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept…
NO. No no no. I don’t want to screw you. I just love you. When did who you want to screw become the whole game? Since when is the person you want to screw the only person you get to love? It’s so stupid, Tiny! I mean, Jesus, who even gives a fuck about sex?! People act like it’s the most important thing humans do, but come on. How can our sentient fucking lives revolve around something slugs can do. I mean, who you want to screw and whether you screw them? Those are important questions, I guess. But they’re not that important. You know what’s important? Who would you die for? Who do you wake up at five forty-five in the morning for even though you don’t even know why he needs you? Whose drunken nose would you pick?!
NO. No no no. I don’t want to screw you. I just love you. When did who you want to…
And what would humans be without love?”RARE, said Death.
And what would humans be without love?”RARE, said Death.
We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.
We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because…
The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.
The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.
I know enough to know that no woman should ever marry a man who hated his mother.
I know enough to know that no woman should ever marry a man who hated his mother.
love, I’ve come to understand is more than three words mumbled before bedtime.
love, I’ve come to understand is more than three words mumbled before bedtime.
It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.