“Maybe love isn’t meant to be bliss never-ending.
Maybe love is unwavering support and befriending.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“To a man, sex is the ultimate expression of love. It is pure pleasure. But to a woman there exists something greater than pleasure―gestures of adoration. A gentle caress on the cheek, an attentive smile, a soft kiss while swept away in a slow dance, the whispered words 'You're beautiful'―these are the tokens of love that women cherish.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“I understand it was Derian who spoiled everything. He purposefully tainted your view of me and forced you to go along with him. I know none of what happened was your idea or your desire, Eena.”
She didn’t bother getting up, but spoke from her curled position. Her voice was weak, still heavy with despair. “Derian didn’t force me to do anything.”
“But had he not influenced you, we would be enjoying a pleasant dinner again, telling stories and laughing. I’m sure that would be the case. You would be happy… and so would I.”
Eena chuckled briefly without amusement.
“You must admit we shared some enjoyable evenings, didn’t we? There’s really no reason we can’t put this whole mess behind us and start from where we left off.” He sounded genuinely serious.
“You forget,” she reminded him, “I overheard your conversation with the Ghengats. This isn’t about Derian, it’s about you.”
“Alright,” he admitted, sighing a sound of acquiescence, “so I’m not everything you’d hoped for. But really, what man can ever live up to a woman’s terribly high expectations?”
This got her attention. She almost stood up to face him, but decided it wasn’t worth the effort. Leaning forward, she retorted, “Expecting a man to respect you, to be honest with you, and, oh yes, to not be a shameless murderer—I don’t think those are overly high expectations!”
He shrugged, casually excusing his faults. “Nobody’s perfect.”
“What do you want?” she finally asked with exasperation.
He squatted to her level to state his desire. “I want you.”
The expression on his face—the look in his weary blue eyes—appeared strangely sincere. But there was one thing Eena had learned from all of this: never trust a master of deceit.”
Source: Eena, The Dawn and Rescue
“I love you because you loved me first. Yet you love me, saying I loved you first. Funny, our love thrives believing the other person started it.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Beauty is not love.
Money is not happiness.
Fame is not friendship.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Our greatest duty to our children is to love them first. Secondly, it is to teach them. Not to frighten, force, or intimidate our children into submission, but to effectively teach them so that they have the knowledge and tools to govern themselves.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Honesty amounts to cruelty if it is not delivered with loving kindness. Keep this in mind the next time you are “just being honest.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“To the romantic soul, the rituals of Valentine's Day echo every day of the year.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Laugh as if it's funny, embrace as if it's love, and smile anyway.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Easter is joy, hope, love, and renewal.
Easter is proof that we can begin again.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“The Holy Ghost is peace. Christ is joy. God is love.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“If God were to make a million lovely flowers in your image and plant them in a garden with you among them, I would still know you by your scent and by the feel of your petals and by the crazy way you lean towards my light whenever I draw near.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“A single act of kindness is like a drop of oil on a patch of dry skin—seeping, spreading, and affecting more than the original need.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Be nice. And if you can't do that, just don't be mean.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“How much kindness should I show?
Enough to set all hearts aglow.
Just how patient must I be?
Enough to calm the stormy sea.
How much love doth God require?
Enough to lift the heavens higher.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Always play your best cards—Love and Kindness. They trump every other card in the deck.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Have I told you I love you lately?'
'Yes, my dear, when you opened my door, when you touched my cheek, when you listened to my stories, and when you warmed my drink—I heard you say it in every sweet-and-easy gesture.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Christmastime is when love and kindness shine at their brightest.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“I love the way you smile at me and squeeze my hand like you never noticed the many times I let you down.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“I never realized how much you meant to me until someone spoke your name and an irrepressible, goofy grin stretched my lips.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Smile.
Steel it.
Keep steeling it.
Laugh.
Trill it.
Keep trilling it.
Love.
Feel it.
Keep feeling it.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Love is not complicated—just smile, hug, kiss, be kind, and repeat.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Home is where
'I know you',
'I accept you',
'I forgive you',
and 'I love you'
are most likely to be heard.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“The place where you continually return for love and acceptance—that's home.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Did you see that?” she chirped. Her eyes glimmered with excitement. “A falling star! Did you make a wish?”
Ian dropped onto his back and looked up. “No—no wishes. I don’t believe in superstitions.”
She laughed. “But aliens you do believe in. You’re so weird.”
“What did you wish for?” he asked, ignoring the playful insult.
She grinned big. “I wished for all your wishes to come true.”
“Really? You wasted a wish on me?”
“Of course. You’re my best friend.” Her hand reached to squeeze his.
“But I thought if you told your wish it wouldn’t come true.”
“I thought you didn’t believe in superstitions.”
Source: Eena, The Dawn and Rescue
“There are an abundance of things in my life that I would not have picked out for me, yet I value those items, experiences, customs, and memories because they were given to me by someone I love.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“What's the point of changing who you are in order to impress a woman, when your intention is to return to who you were, a person she was never attracted to in the first place?”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Lying is wrong. When you tell a lie for the sake of sparing someone's feelings it is not suddenly right, but it is compassionate. And is not compassion a form of love? Love—the greatest of all virtues! So, my darling, I do wrong for you. I lie that you might feel loved.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“To be a rainbow in someone’s cloud is commendable, but I prefer to be the rain because it dampens cheeks and washes away tears.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Be loved for who you are, for everything that constitutes you. Be loved for your core beliefs, your strengths and weaknesses, your admirable traits and troublesome baggage. Be loved for you, because anything less is not love at all.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Love is that soft, pleasing creature that contentedly purrs as it burrows deep into the heart to make a warm and permanent home.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“At the core of love is validation. It is what gives love power.
For when love is given away, validation seeps in and expands in the heart of the recipient, filling up every empty, dark corner. It is a wonderful, light, consuming feeling we long for, and once found, we hope—even expect—it will forever remain. But there are times when that most precious love is revoked, and a hard scab forms over the empty hole. Though this scab is both healing and protective, it is the reason why validation from future love may not seep in so easily, no matter how wanting the heart.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“There are times you find yourself standing by the wayside, watching as someone struggles to dig a well with a spoon, and you wish with all your heart you had arms and a shovel.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“To love is to accept a soul entirely, not wishing that the person was otherwise, nor hoping for change, nor clinging to some ideal past. To love is to cherish the individual standing before you presently―charms, quirks, and all. To love is to give someone a piece of your heart that you will never, ever reclaim.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Love is donating a chunk of your life to patch up holes in the life of another.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Mothers care in volumes of tears and earnestness of prayers and a depth of emotion others cannot fathom.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“I will admit you are the finest if not the loveliest rose in the garden. But you see, my dear, I was looking for a sunflower.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Little girls grow up thinking that knights in shining armor actually exist. But they don't. And if those valiant heroes ever did bless this world with their chivalrous deeds, I imagine, just like Christ's apostles, they were destroyed by envy on the battlefront.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“I don’t think of you as a typical beauty. I never once did.
To me your hair mimics asphalt more than the lustrous feathers of ravens. Comparing your eyes to heavenly lights seems a stretch when they are the common color of dirt. I can’t imagine you as a tall, pole-slender image; your God-given shape is right bulky.
But I never cared about such pointless things anyway.
What good have trivial attributes ever done the world?
When I look at you, I see you—or in other words, all of you that really matters. I see a kind heart and compassionate arms. I see a patient, gentle spirit abounding with love towards all of God’s creatures. I see the perfect blend of humility and strength of character. I see a wise intellect as well as an endearing sense of humor. I see all the qualities that make you the person I love, regardless of the bodily package you’re bound in.
So forgive me if I don’t think you’re beautiful, because I find you to be far superior to that worthless and pointless nonsense the world calls beauty.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Of course I want the moon. And were you to offer it, I'd propose as a trade the stars in my eyes.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“The sun, moon, and stars God gave to the world, but He embedded their glories in your countenance just for me. Woven in your hair are the sun's shimmering golden rays. From your face glows the pale luminescence of the moon. And in your eyes God sprinkled a million stars to twinkle against a backdrop of endless night. You are my celestial light.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“If you want to be sure your love is real, erase every selfish motive and bar every possibility of repayment.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“I love you for a great many reasons and despite a great many others.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Love accepts you as you. It will never ask that you be someone else.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“Why do I love you? Because you looked into my eyes and saw me. Behind the painted beauty, the forced expressions, the practiced gestures and habitual politeness, you saw me—the pure, vulnerable core that is my true essence. Somehow, in a kind but knowing glimpse you stripped away the façade, and I will never forget the relief it was to finally be seen.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“When you love someone, you don’t care that she ate your sandwich. You only hope she found it delicious.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Love in its essence is unconditional. When conditions, exceptions, and ultimatums are cast into the mix, its purity changes. It is no longer love and should be referred to by a less-desirable name.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“I believe people are more inclined to do their best, not when they feel loved, but when they feel loved regardless.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“To have a caring and committed heart toward someone—a heart so firm in its devotion as to sooner stop beating than neglect the object of its desire despite the person's state of health, appearance, reputation, finances, troubles, or challenges—that, dear world, is love. It is a rare find.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“I believe in love―a kind, selfless, unending devotion. I believe it is rare.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year