Aren't you afraid you will be damned?' 'I believe I already am, but not by the Holy Spirit,' said Delaura without alarm. 'I have always believed He attributes more importance to love than to faith.
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Related Megan, I love you,. I will always love you." I swallowed hard. "Scared?" He asked. "Y... ELIZABETH CHANDLER (I)f you do not believe that hearts can bloom suddenly bigger, and that love can open like a flower ... LAUREN OLIVER He gripped her hard, forcing her to meet his eyes as he snarled, “I see you. I see every part of y... SARAH J. MAAS Who am I, that you should love me?" "You are My Queen," said Eugenides. She sat perfectly still... MEGAN WHALEN TURNER (You do not have to be shamed in my closeness. Family are the people who must never make you feel as... JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER Because I love you.' There. I said it. I can't believe I actually said it. People cast a... CYNTHIA HAND The only thing I'm afraid of is a life without you, Pigeon." "Then you have nothing to be... JAMIE MCGUIRE You were gullible," he said. And then, "When you were really little, you hated carrots. You wouldn't... JENNY HAN Touchstone watched, suddenly conscious that he probably only had five seconds left to be alone with ... GARTH NIX I couldn't get through this last book." "He didn't even just skip ahead to read the sex s... KELLEY ARMSTRONG WORTHY If you ever decide to feel— feel this: I love you. I always have. I a... COCO J. GINGER I know I’m not supposed to say this," he said. "But I think I love you more than ever. RICHELLE MEAD Uther: “I wish you were a foolish woman I could despise, damn you” “If your priests are r... MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY I have, he went on, betrayed myself with belief, deluded myself with love tricked myself w... CHARLES BUKOWSKI You know," Gabriel said, "there was a time I thought we could be friends, Will." "There w... CASSANDRA CLARE One word more. You look as if you thought it tainted you to be loved by me. You cannot avoid it... ELIZABETH GASKELL There's only one way that you'll ever be able to receive this wonderful Comforter is when you believ... REV. WILLIAM MARRION BRANHAM Immediately it stuck into my mind, "Leave off preaching. How can you preach to others, who have not ... JOHN WESLEY Wherever they might be they always remember that the past was a lie, that memory has no return, that... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ I am a Mormon because I love the Lord Jesus Christ. And as I exercise faith in Him, I am blessed wit... JANE CLAYSON I love you, Katy. Always have. Always will," he said, voice thick and hoarse with panic. "I will com... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I believe in LOVE. I am sorry I couldn't believe in whomever claims is the LOVE. My feelings are mor... EPHDAN You said I am a good man," he said. "But I am not that good a man. And I am--I am catastrophically i... CASSANDRA CLARE He looks at me. His face is dotted with raindrops but I think there are tears too. 'I love her... SALLY GREEN So ask me if I am alright. 'I’m fine; I’m always fine.' You see this look in my eyes.<... EMMA ROSE KRAUS Hello," I said stiffly. His smile split into a full grin."So nice to see you again." "Alwa... RICHELLE MEAD Because I can't help doing it," he said with a shrug. "And hey, if I keep loving you, maybe you'll e... RICHELLE MEAD «I am tired,» he said. «I did a lot today. That is, I did something. The only thing I have ever d... URSULA K. LE GUIN You must not always believe me when I say I will love you untill eternity because lo... NEENA H BRAR This was when she asked him whether it was true that love conquered all, as the songs said. 'It is t... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ I will never hurt you. I will always help you. If you are hungry Ill give you my food... ORSON SCOTT CARD You are saddened by love's importance in the emir's life?" He paused. "I am frustrated by its i... RENEE AHDIEH Fulton Dumas, do you know where Gabriel Witter is?" "No," he said, his expression changing sud... JOHN COREY WHALEY And I think, OK. So a dog isn't the most important thing. But a dog like Honey loves one person comp... MEG ROSOFF Daniel, he said. I would have you follow me. Master!....I will fight for you to the end!.... ELIZABETH GEORGE SPEARE Well,” Tessa said, sighting along the line of the knife, “you behave as if you dislike me. In fa... CASSANDRA CLARE A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he can create a world... CHARLES SPURGEON Are you afraid now?" said Gregor. "At times," she admitted. "But it is no worse than if I were ... SUZANNE COLLINS I love you more. I love you enough to let you go and live your dream." I tilted my head and shrugged... S.C. STEPHENS I crossed the room to him. "I love you," I said in a rush, afraid I would change my mind. "Char... EDITH PATTOU I’ll always be here if you need me,” Mothwing told him. “I may not share your faith, but I wil... ERIN HUNTER I promise to stand by you, to hold you up when you’re about to fall, and to always keep you safe. ... J. STERLING I was afraid. Of getting hurt in other ways. To be truthful, I still am." His thumb stroked her... TESSA DARE You know," Cecily said, "you really didn't have to throw that man through the window." "He wasn... CASSANDRA CLARE She made a sound of regret. ‘We come second, you and I, Luc-ien,’ she said. ‘Our allegiance is... MELINA MARCHETTA I would do anything for you. Anything." With that, he pushed his way out...and as the doo... J.R. WARD I'm here, Satan," he said. "I can't see you, and maybe you can move faster than I can, but I'm still... FRANK E. PERETTI Is there a Bible chapter, I wonder? Futilities, verse four, paragraph two?' 'There will be.' RAY BRADBURY I love you, Roza." He kissed me again. "I'll always be here for you. I'm not going to let anything h... RICHELLE MEAD Why are we bringing him along, again?" Will inquired, of the world in general as well as his sister.... CASSANDRA CLARE Yves. You are goint to love him all over again when you meet him, believe me. You're married.' ... JOSS STIRLING People ask why I always play crazy people and free spirits. I guess it is because I like to have fun... LUCY PUNCH I think we must only a few of us go," Laurence said, low. "I will take a few volunteers - " NAOMI NOVIK And at home by the fire, whenever you look up there I shall be— and whenever I look up, there will... THOMAS HARDY You don't get to decide," she said, "where I go, or when." "I know." His voice was ragged. "I'v... CASSANDRA CLARE This is sams phone" there was a long,heavy pause, and then: "oh." Another pause. "Youre the girl, ar... MAGGIE STIEFVATER I said to my soul Be still And wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing... TS (THOMAS STEARNS) ELIOT It doesn't matter what Church you belong to. If you don't believe in yourself you're Alr... STANLEY VICTOR PASKAVICH You may not be afraid. But I am afraid. I don't know how to manage you coming into the mosque. ABDERRAHMANE BOUHOUT Why, Sam,” he said, “to hear you somehow makes me as merry as if the story was already writ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you ... JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE That's what people say- 'it's not good-bye' - when they're too afraid to face what they're really fe... RAINBOW ROWELL O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I love you, you express me better than I... WALT WHITMAN You said to lean on your arm And I am leaning You said to trust in your love And I a... MAYA ANGELOU I am not the first person you loved. You are not the first person I looked at with a mouth... CLEMENTINE VON RADICS Love without hope will not survive. Love without faith changes nothing. Love gives power t... TOBA BETA When the lump in his throat subsided, he whispered to her, "You are the answer to every prayer I've ... NICHOLAS SPARKS No milk," I said. "No milk," said my sister. I watched my dad think about this... NEIL GAIMAN I believe in good and evil," said Jem. "And I believe the soul is eternal. But I don't believe in th... CASSANDRA CLARE What I point out to people is that it's silly to be afraid that you're not going to get what you wan... MARCIA MARTIN I'm in love with you," he said quietly. "Augustus," I said. "I am," he said. H... JOHN GREEN Are you going to take Sang to the football games, Dakota? It'd make a nice date." (...) "... C.L. STONE A double-edged sword One side destroys One releases I am your Gordian knot Will ... P.C. CAST You are the answer to every prayer I’ve offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I don’t... NICHOLAS SPARKS You are the answer to every prayer I've offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I don't kno... NICHOLAS SPARKS no one needs love from you more than you need love from you. love yourself first, AVA. Being a vampire is not a curse. It’s a disease,” Tessa filled in. “But they still can’t ente... CASSANDRA CLARE You keep your guard too low, I am afraid. You are full of passion, but passion without discipline is... JOE ABERCROMBIE I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX I like you,” Gary finally said in a low voice. “Thank you? I thought you already did.” T.J. KLUNE I am no king, and I am no lord, And I am no soldier at-arms," said he. "I'm none but a har... PETER S. BEAGLE If I am to be fallen into love, I will. And if as a result I will appear to be stupid, disillusioned... C. JOYBELL C. I always knew I would fall in love with you, but you were never supposed to love me back." "Wha... PRISCILLA GLENN What are you thinking of so earnestly?" said he, as they walked back to the ballroom; "not of your p... JANE AUSTEN When I am with you, I am invincible. When I am with you, your kind and loving presence strength... LAARNI VENUS MARIE GIANGO Will tossed the bloody cloth aside. “And you wonder why we aren’t friends.” “I just wo... CASSANDRA CLARE Nico, you can do this," Jason said. "It might be embarrassing, but it's for the scepter." RICK RIORDAN I am not yours, not lost in you, Not lost, although I long to be Lost as a candle lit at noo... SARA TEASDALE I’m in love with you,” he said quietly. "Augustus," I said. "I am," he said. He ... JOHN GREEN Better you than Cameron " McGillicuddy grumbled. "I know where Cameron's been." Sean snorted.<... JENNIFER ECHOLS Love you,” Xavier said just before he drifted back to sleep. “Love you more,” I said play... ALEXANDRA ADORNETTO Gabriel smiled slowly. “I will always need you, Julianne. SYLVAIN REYNARD Do you want to acquire God's own wisdom? Relate with the Holy Spirit. Be a seeker of divine guidance... PATIENCE JOHNSON I wish I could love people as you do, Molly!' 'Don't you?' said the other, in surprise. 'N... ELIZABETH GASKELL (Frances has gotten out of bed again and come to her parents' room...) 'How can the wind have a... RUSSELL HOBAN December 27, 11:00 p.m. My Dear America, I’ve never written a love letter, s... KIERA CASS You are believing not in your god but in yourself if your god knows no better than you do...and yet,... CRISS JAMI I must court her now,' said the Prince. 'Leave us alone for a minute.' He rode the white expertly do... WILLIAM GOLDMAN My faceless neighbor spoke up: “Don’t be deluded. Hitler has made it clear that he wi... ELIE WIESEL You asked why the rate hate Overlanders so deeply. It is because they know one will be the warrior o... SUZANNE COLLINS
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GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ ...as he discovered in the course of his uncountable years that a lie is more comfortable than doubt... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Most of the times it's healthier to start over in a different way, or throw it away. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ siguió evocando hasta el amanecer las excelencias del marido, sin reprocharle otra deslealtad que l... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ My God, this is longer than sorrow! GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ The world is divided into those who screw and those who do not. He distrusted those who did not—wh... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Humanity, like armies in the field, advances at the speed of the slowest. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ He recognized her despite the uproar, through his tears of unrepeatable sorrow at dying without her,... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ أن النساء يفكرن بالمعنى الخفي للأسئلة أكثر من تفكيرهن �... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Very well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggplant. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ and the two of them loved each other for a long time in silence without making love again. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ It was as if they had leapt over the arduous cavalry of conjugal life and gone straight to the heart... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ There is no greater glory than to die for love. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Together they had overcome the daily incomprehension, the instantaneous hatred, the reciprocal nasti... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's ... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ She knew that he loved her above all else, more than anything in the world, but only for his own sak... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Only God knows how much I love you. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ With her Florentino Ariza learned what he had already experienced many times without realizing it: t... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Amputees suffer pains, cramps, itches in the leg that is no longer there. That is how she felt witho... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ He is ugly and sad... but he is all love. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Hay un minuto en que se agota la siesta. Hasta la secreta, recóndita, minúscula actividad de los i... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Al salir del velorio había movido una taza vacía frente a mí. Había dicho: «He leído su suerte... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ I’ve remained a virgin for you. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Il parvint à la reconnaitre au milieu du tumulte et, à travers les larmes de sa douleur irrémédi... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Elle avait supplié Dieu de lui concéder au moins un instant afin qu'il ne s'en allât pas sans sav... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Make no mistake: peaceful madmen are ahead of the future. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ She would defend herself, saying that love, no matter what else it might be, was a natural talent. S... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ He thought that the world would make more rapid progress without the burden of old people. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ So for now wave good-bye leave your hands held high GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Florentino Ariza always forgot when he should not have that women, and Prudencia Pitre more than any... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ ثمة خوف يعذبني على الدوام من أنّ الطائرة ستسقط GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Era ancora troppo giovane per sapere che la memoria del cuore elimina i brutti ricordi e magnifica q... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ They looked like two children," she told me. And that thought frightened her, because she'd always f... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Elle lui semblait si belle, si séduisante, si différente des gens du commun qu'il ne comprenait pa... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ The Bishop blessed him and helped him to his feet. "May God have mercy on you," he said. And er... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ At the beginning of the road into the swamp they put up a sign that said MACONDO and another larger ... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Bad luck doesn't have any chinks in it. I was born a son of a bitch and I'm going to die a son of a ... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Science has eliminated distance. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ It is easier to start a war than to end it. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Don't let yourself die without knowing the wonder of fucking with love. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Bătrânețea este o stare indecentă care trebuie oprită la timp. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Time put things in their place. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ If you have to go crazy, please go crazy all by yourself! GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ «Какой сегодня день?» - Аурелиано ответил ему, что втор�... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ أيها الجبان. الأسوأ كان قد انقضى GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Don't open that door," she said. "The hallway is full of difficult dreams." And I asked her: "How do... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ She likes to try everything, out of curiosity, but she'll be sorry if she isn't guided by her heart. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Most of those who could have done something to prevent the crime and did not consoled themselves wit... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Open the windows and the doors, she shouted, cook some meat and fish, buy the largest turtles around... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ I always had understood that dying of love was mere poetic license. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ If I died now," he said, "you would hardly remember me when you are my age." He said it for no ... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Dadme un prejuicio y moveré el mundo. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ The only thing that [Amaranta] did not keep in mind in her fearsome plan was that in spite of her pl... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ El chófer me previno: Cuidado, sabio, en esa casa matan. Le contesté: Si es por amor no importa. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ İnsanın oturduğu toprakların altında ölüleri yoksa, o adam o toprağın insanı değildir. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ opened the door a crack wide enough for the entire world to pass through . GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Damn it,' he sighed. 'How will I ever get out of this labyrinth! GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ But when they changed their plans time and time again, the dates became confused, the periods were m... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ For me, the sea was a great comfort, Pilar. But it made my children restless. It exists now so we ca... CRISTINA GARCíA Nobody is ready for death. If you ask Joe Blow on the street, he aint gonna tell you he thinks he'll... CRISTINA GARCíA There is good news tonight. GABRIEL HEATTER I'm a product of my Irish culture, and I could no more lose that than I could my sense of identi... GABRIEL BYRNE I think that if you can convey a kind of a complexity, a mystery, a truth in stillness, that, to me,... GABRIEL BYRNE I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in tha... GABRIEL BYRNE It was either Voltaire or Charlie Sheen who said, 'We are born alone. We live alone. We die alon... GABRIEL BYRNE Presents don't really mean much to me. I don't want to sound mawkish, but - it was the reali... GABRIEL BYRNE Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to fi... GABRIEL BYRNE I work with people like Spielberg and Abrams all the time. GABRIEL BASSO You're in a scene with Laura Linney or Oliver Platt or John Hickey or Alan Alda and these amazin... GABRIEL BASSO I appreciate when people enjoy my work, but I don't like being recognized in public. GABRIEL BASSO I don't see a lot of nature in L.A. Then again, I don't see a lot when I go back to St. Loui... GABRIEL BASSO I love sports - if I'm not acting, I'm probably doing sports. GABRIEL BASSO Rarely do you walk down the street doing anything that my grandparent's generation did. And half... GABRIEL BASSO I got lost one time for a couple hours. It was pretty bad. I got lost in a creek, and I couldn't... GABRIEL BASSO I'm an artist. So if acting doesn't work out, which I hope it does, I'm probably going t... GABRIEL BASSO