“I wish I could explain to you what that voice does to me.
I wish I could explain to you how you make me feel.
I don’t think I’ll ever fall as hard and as fast for anyone, the way I fell for you.
I don’t think I’ll ever love anyone the way I love you.”
Source: Mists of the Serengeti
“TIME. THE LESS you have of it, the more precious it becomes.”
Source: Mists of the Serengeti
“His gaze traveled over my face for a long, still beat before falling on my neck. “I can’t bear the thought of you leaving,” he said to the mark his teeth had left there. “I stop breathing every time I think about it.” He found another one, closer to my collarbone, and pressed his lips to it. “I want you in ways you can’t even begin to imagine.” His voice was muffled, vibrating against my flesh with deep, soft resonance. “Will I miss you?” He lifted his head and looked at me. “Like a dream that starves and curls up beneath my bones.”
Source: Mists of the Serengeti
“Losing is a privileged opportunity for those who try to challenge the status quo. There can never be shame in bringing alternative ideas for improvement”
“I kissed him then, suddenly and without warning, standing on my tiptoes to reach him. “What was that for?” His mouth quirked higher. I wanted to know what your lips taste like after a smile. I shook my head and grinned like I was holding a big secret.”
Source: Mists of the Serengeti
“Rodel.” His long, tapered fingers slid down my arm and tightened around my wrist. He didn’t have to say anything. He was doing it again—bringing me back to the moment. He had an artless way of communicating with his eyes. He could blur everything in the periphery, so all that remained was his calm, commanding presence.”
Source: Mists of the Serengeti
“You’re my rainbow-haloed girl, and you’re freaking magical. Don’t you ever forget that.”
Source: Mists of the Serengeti
“Nobody except a demented prophet of doom could have foreseen their (Jews) terrible fate. The half million Jews of Germany, less than one percent of our population, knew they faced difficult times with Hitler's ascendance to power, but they were hardly prepared for the onslaught of repressive measures against them. ...many believed he would moderate once he legitimately headed the government. They reasoned since he had gained power by making them the scapegoats, his fury was largely a political pretense to gather votes and would abate under his new respectability. They were dead wrong.”
Source: A Child of Hitler: Germany in the Days When God Wore a Swastika
“I found it much harder to accept the harsh reality of the German experience in the Third Reich. We, a civilized, humane people, had allowed ourselves to become indifferent to brutality committed by our own government on our own citizens.”
Source: A Child of Hitler: Germany in the Days When God Wore a Swastika
“Decide on the direction of your life and achieve the results you want to accomplish”
Source: BESIDE STILL WATERS: Finding Rest, Refreshment, and Restoration for Your Soul: A 21-Day Devotional for Survivors of Abuse