“Alexander works diligently and with such care that her heart can't help but flutter. He preheats the oven, saws off four thick pieces of sourdough bread, spreads a generous layer of mayo instead of butter before searing to a perfect golden brown in a pan. Once browned, he uses a single clove of garlic and rubs it against the bread, giving an otherwise boring piece of toast that extra herbal kick.
He's generous with the layers of cheese he applies--- in this case, sharp cheddar and mozzarella--- before he lays everything together, lovingly wraps the food up in a sheet of parchment paper, and pops it in the oven to melt. Once he's satisfied, he pulls the sandwich out and drizzles the top with the lightest trace of honey; a playful balance of sweet and salty.
Alexander plates up without pomp or circumstance, returning to Eden with the fanciest grilled cheese she's ever eaten in her entire life.”
Source: Knives, Seasoning, & A Dash of Love
“known as the love stone, rose quartz opens your heart chakra and encourages unconditional love”
Source: The Healing Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to Positive Vibes
“Alexander smiles. "Her name's Eden. She's my sous chef."
Xu Hong chuckles. "Oh my. A workplace romance? What's she like?"
"Feisty," he replies, easily imagining the fire behind her beautiful eyes. "Tough. But sweet, too. She can cook circles around me.”
Source: Knives, Seasoning, & A Dash of Love
“A kind of bias I share says that if a human thinks symmetry is important it may or may not be, but if a bird thinks symmetry is important, it very likely is!”
Source: Natural Selection and Social Theory: Selected Papers
“In a Fisherian world, animals are slaves to evolutionary fashion, evolving extravagant and arbitrary displays and tastes that are all "meaningless"; they do not involve anything other than perceived qualities.”
Source: The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—And Us
“Ronald Fisher was a genius who almost single-handedly created the foundations for modern statistical science.”
Source: A History of Mathematical Statistics from 1750 to 1930
“The world had ended, and I was the only person who knew it. People walked along the streets as if the pavements hadn't all crumbled beneath their feet.”
Source: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“5 Patterns of Strife -
Attachment. Resisting. Catastrophizing. Victimizing. Withdrawing.”
Source: The Power of Awe: Overcome Burnout & Anxiety, Ease Chronic Pain, Find Clarity & Purpose―In Less Than 1 Minute Per Day
“I searched my stomach for that tight feeling, the sensation of waiting for the other shoe to drop. I could find it, if I tried hard enough, but for once, I didn’t want to. This moment felt worth whatever pain it might bring later, and I tried to repeat that to myself until I was sure I’d be able to remember it if I needed to.”
Source: Beach Read
“You're barely older than me.'
'Than I,' he corrected me with a little smile.”
Source: The Witch Is Back (Underworld, #4)