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“I would love to kiss you. The price of kissing is your life.”

Quote by Rumi

Book:The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlâna Jalâluddin Rumi

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The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlâna Jalâluddin Rumi

The Rumi Collection is a compilation of various translations of the poetry and prose of Mevlâna Jalâluddin Rumi, a renowned figure in Sufi literature. The collection aims to provide readers with access to Rumi's spiritual and philosophical teachings, which have influenced both religious and secular thought over the centuries. more

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Rumi

Rumi, also known as Jalal al-Din Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic. His poetry is renowned for its profound philosophy, beautiful language, and strong emotions, and has had a profound impact on the world. more

“She was staring at you.’’ ‘‘What can I say? Irresistible.’’ ‘‘Shane, it’s not funny. I just—you should be careful.’’ ‘‘Always am.’’ Which was an absolute lie. Shane’s eyes fixed on hers, and she felt a burst of heat inside that crept up to burn in her cheeks. He smiled slowly. ‘‘Jealous?’’ ‘‘Maybe.’’ ‘‘No reason. I like my ladies with a pulse.”

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Book:Feast of Fools: The Morganville Vampires

Source: Feast of Fools: The Morganville Vampires

“Some say that I was once uncommonly beautiful, but I wouldn't wish beauty on any woman who has not her own freedom, and who chooses not the hands that claim her.”

Hands Beautiful Wish Claims

Book:Someone Knows My Name: A Novel

Source: Someone Knows My Name: A Novel

“Friends we shall never be, you know that yourself. Whether we shall be the happiest or the wretchedest of people--that's in your hands.”

People Knows Hands Be You

Book:Anna Karenina (World Classics, Unabridged)

Source: Anna Karenina (World Classics, Unabridged)

“Ah!" I cried, springing up. "But no! no! My uncle shall never know it. He would insist upon doing it too. He would want to know all about it. Ropes could not hold him, such a determined geologist as he is! He would start, he would, in spite of everything and everybody, and he would take me with him, and we should never get back. No, never! never!" My over-excitement was beyond all description.”

Knows Want Should Determined Excitement Spite Description Get Back Take Me Cried Uncles Rope Geologist

Book:A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth / Voyage au centre de la terre (Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français)

Source: A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth / Voyage au centre de la terre (Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français)

“I pulled in a soft breath. My lungs were starving, crying out for air. I lay still, and a cough tickled at the back of my throat. It always happens when you're hiding, a cough, a sneeze, something. It's stupid. The body decides to screw around with you, even though it knows being quiet is the only way it's going to go on living.”