I'm not good enough for you. But no one is. And most men, good or bad, have limits to what they would do, even for someone they love. I have none. No God, no moral code, no faith in anything. Except you. You're my religion. I would do anything you asked. I would fight, steal, kill for you." -Kev to Win
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Related Don't you want to know what cookies is a code word for?" "No! Good God, no! JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Do you think it's possible to do something so bad, even if you didn't mean to do it, that you can ne... CASSANDRA CLARE I love you, you see...and I fear I have no way to say or show it that isn't terrible, except coming ... HOLLY BLACK I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for their religion-- I have shuddered at... JOHN KEATS You see it, don't you, James? Without Tessa there is nothing for me--no joy, no light, no life. I... CASSANDRA CLARE We are both preachers. He preached the teaching of Jesus Christ, and I preached my philosophy. ... KHALIL AL-SAKAKINI You didn't have to do this, you know. I would have been fine." "No, you wouldn't have. Yo... E.J. FISCH I always loved you, Will, whatever you did. And now I need you to do for me what I cannot do for mys... CASSANDRA CLARE No one deserves you like I do.” … “No one sees you like I do.” … “No one under... COLLEEN HOOVER Well, do you suppose I made up my mind then that what I had seen was something sickening? Not a bit ... LEO TOLSTOY It was an amazing experience, I wouldn't trade it for anything, ... But if you asked me 'Would I do ... TOM MURPHY This is what I say: I've got good news and bad news. The good news is, you don't have to ... CHARLES YU My point is, I would never hurt you or your family.” I raised my chin at him. “If you tried... ILONA ANDREWS Did you bring me a hamburger? Did I-No,Myrnin,I didn't bring you a hamburger.Bizarre.He'd neve... RACHEL CAINE Do nothing that you would not like God to see. Say nothing you would not like God to hear. Write not... J.C. RYLE do not let anyone in until they love you so fiercely, you have no defense against their lo... AVA. I choose to love you in silence… For in silence I find no rejection, I choose to l... JALALUDDIN MEVLANA RUMI Can I buy you a drink when you get off?" "I don't drink. Alcohol is bad for my legs." ERIC JEROME DICKEY When you have children, there is no room for lies, no room for anything but the truth. Anything othe... JOHNNY DEPP Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no re... JOHN LENNON COMEDIAN: [...] What is it you do for a living? HECKLER: I mind my own business. J. ROSS CLARA I wish I could love people as you do, Molly!' 'Don't you?' said the other, in surprise. 'N... ELIZABETH GASKELL Make no mistake, dwarf. I fought for you, but I do not love you'' ''It was your blade I ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN -I would die for you -You lie -If I lie, why do I stand here before and beg on my knees t... M If I could wish for my life to be perfect, it would be tempting but I would have to decline, for lif... ALLYSON JONES I have no memory of anything, but I know what it is like to lose someone that you love. JUDY COX I think of you often and make no outward show, But what it means to lose you, no one will ... ANON. He reaches over and touches my necklace. "You still have it. That gives me faith." "Faith in w... CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE I always knew I would fall in love with you, but you were never supposed to love me back." "Wha... PRISCILLA GLENN My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up... HUGH JACKMAN Why do people kill themselves? I think they do it when they can no longer find a reason t... MARY BETH MILLER You shouldn't have to give things up for someone. If you love them someone, you should love them... LINDSAY LOHAN You should read something else." Why would he have done that to him?" I don't know," she s... NICHOLAS SPARKS 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 But you don't need anything. You have everything,' I tell him. Rip looks at me. 'No I don't.' BRET EASTON ELLIS Shhh. Just listen. You, of all people. Listen to what Im saying. This...tonight...is the most wonder... JOJO MOYES No matter what you do, someone always knew you would. AMI MCKAY Cullen?" "Hey, Mom." "Can you do me a favor?" she asked in that way that implied that sayi... JOHN COREY WHALEY I can’t be with you. I love Brandon; I’m sorry.” No! “Baby, don’t say that. I w... MOLLY MCADAMS Dante laughed. "No cold soup, no goat cheese. I'll make a mental note. And no Gottfried Curse." YVONNE WOON He sighed. "I don't think an apology will do, Mercy. Because an apology implies that you wouldn't do... PATRICIA BRIGGS It's not so bad." Melancholia looked at her. "You're lying." "I'll get used to it. So will... DEREK LANDY Dad?" Jesus asked. "Yes son?" God replied. "Why does man have so many religions?" Jesus as... ANTHONY T. HINCKS What do you mean, You have No Dreams? The Truth is, you have No Courage. VINEET RAJ KAPOOR Ladies, I have bad news for you. Men are pigs. No really. I know you think you know what ... OLIVER MARKUS MALLOY No matter what happens or what you go through im here for you i always will be.No one will keep me f... NICKOLI LEE ALLEN D'AVANZO Well, I have lost you; and I lost you fairly; In my own way, and with my full consent. Say... EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY I have met people who truly do not believe in God, and they feel no anger when they see suffering. T... LYNN AUSTIN You fixed yourself. You didn’t need me.” “No, Sydney.” My voice was ragged. “I ... RICHELLE MEAD - Why do you think I am special? - If I would answer you, you will be no more. CRISTIAN PETER MARINESCU-IVAN If ever you do go back, what is it you want of Evesham?" "Do I know? [...] The silence, i... ELLIS PETERS I was going to have to leave you anyway. Because I loved you too much to drag you down with me.... LISA KLEYPAS They say if you wanted to talk to someone, you would of.. no matter what. But if that someone wanted... CADIR LAMPE They say if you wanted to talk to someone, you would of.. no matter what. But if that someone wanted... CADIR LAMPE How long were you standing there?" "Long enough to know you will be leaving soon. I thoug... JUDITH JAMES Good or bad, let them talk, for when they talk no more, you no longer are ... ANGELICA NIGHTINGALE Dan: 'Ah, well, I hope this didn't have anything to do with me.' Ellen: 'No, not unless y... ELLEN DEGENERES Even if there is no connection. Even if you are far from reach. Even if friendship is not ... NURUDEEN USHAWU You have no idea how many times in my life I've wanted to publicly bitch-slap my brother. Thank you ... SHERRILYN KENYON Well, I have lost you; and I lost you fairly; In my own way, and with my full consent. Say... EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY Good morning," said the little prince. Good morning," said the merchant. This ... ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY If you don't have a code of ethics or moral principles that you live by no matter what the consequen... MAURICE W. LINDSAY I never named anything I've written before no reason to since it would all have the s... ALLY CONDIE We've got a sort of brainwashing going on in our country, Morrie sighed. Do you know how they brainw... MITCH ALBOM I felt ashamed." "But of what? Psyche, they hadn't stripped you naked or anything?" ... C.S. LEWIS You want to beat Peter?" she asked "No," he answered "Beat the buggers. Then come home an... ORSON SCOTT CARD If you knew your potential to feel good, you would ask no one to be different so that you can feel g... ESTHER HICKS We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape th... DALAI LAMA XIV Can I tell you that in my eyes not even God would be good enough to command you? KELE MOON how far have you walked for men who’ve never held your feet in their laps? how often have you... WARSAN SHIRE You have enough time to do everything God wants you to do. CRAIG GROESCHEL When beginning a conversation, ask the other person, “Do you have time to speak right now?” If t... SUSAN C. YOUNG Stand for something. Make your life mean something. Start where you are with what you have. You are ... GERMANY KENT Religion is an insult to human dignity. Without it you would have good people doing good things and ... STEVEN WEINBERG Do you want a cookie? - What? - A cookie. Like an Oreo. Do you want one? - No. -... NICHOLAS SPARKS I know the consequences of what I’ve done. Kill me if You must. There was a long sil... KIERA CASS Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything... MARY J. BLIGE Has anyone ever told you," I said, "that you coalesce reality?" "No. They only say that I'm goo... ROBERT B. PARKER I don't regret it, you know. I would do it all again. Children are our hope for the future." TH... TERRY PRATCHETT My friends and family are my support system. They tell me what I need to hear, not what I want to he... KELLY CLARKSON There's only one thing I know for certain anymore." He turned, his eyes a clear black. "That I would... BECCA FITZPATRICK If you were an atheist, Birbal," the Emperor challenged his first minister, "what would you say to t... SALMAN RUSHDIE I tilted my head up and asked, “What would you do if I kissed you right now?” He pretended ... MICHELLE HODKIN I'm counting to ten in my head." "Is it helping?" "No." "It doesn't help me with you ... ILONA ANDREWS Yes. What is it, guilt, revenge, love, what?” I swallowed. “I live alone.” "And your... ILONA ANDREWS I am Shiloh, whose box you stole. Your godmother's sickness lies in your own keeping, you can heal h... A.E. COPPARD You don't have much faith in people, do you?' asked David. 'I don't have much faith in anything,' Ro... JOHN CONNOLLY How do you love your children? By doing what's best for them. Then how would you love your... J. GRANT HOWARD Because what if I got to know you and you turned out to be just like they said? What if you weren’... JAY ASHER Andrei, did you like the opera?" "Not particularly." "Andrei, do you see what you're missi... AYN RAND I think a good script is a rare thing, and I think no matter who you are you have to fight for the g... ANNA KENDRICK Don't you believe in flying saucers, they ask me? Don't you believe in telepathy? — in ancient ast... ISAAC ASIMOV Dear Miss Independent, I've decided that of all the women I've ever known, you are the on... LISA KLEYPAS But that is how men are! Ungrateful and never satisfied. When you don't have them they hate you beca... D.H. LAWRENCE The moment when you realize no one understands, no one ever did, no one ever will. You were alo... SANHITA BARUAH There is no room in my body for anything but you. My arms love you, my ears adore you, my knees shak... WILLIAM GOLDMAN I bargained with Life for a penny, And Life would pay no more, However I begged at evenin... JESSIE B. RITTENHOUSE When you look around, what do you see?
If you have faith, every thing is a miracle and every one is ... JOHN B. BEJO "But you believe us." "Yes, I do," said Dumbledore quietly. "But I have no power t... J.K. ROWLING Why did they go away, do you think? If there ever were such things." "Who knows? Times change. ... PETER S. BEAGLE
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LISA KLEYPAS You deserve someone better than me. Someone young and idealistic…someone who can experience things... LISA KLEYPAS I-I’m not making advances,” she told him as she flattened herself against his chest. “You’re... LISA KLEYPAS My prize, my pleasure and pain, my endless desire. I've never know anyone like you. LISA KLEYPAS I won’t apologize for my past. A man is supposed to have experience.” “From all indicatio... LISA KLEYPAS Slowly his resistance ebbed. She felt the change in his body, the relaxing of tension, his shoulders... LISA KLEYPAS I don't really like this song," Emma had said. "You told me it was your favourite." "It's ... LISA KLEYPAS I've missed you, Sebastian." "Have you, love?" He unfastened the buttons of her robe, the... LISA KLEYPAS Annabelle’s eyes stung as she stared at him, while need and inexhaustible tenderness gathered like... LISA KLEYPAS He toyed with her ear, catching the rim delicately between his teeth. “I’ll admit it wouldn’t ... LISA KLEYPAS You’re not like any man I’ve ever known,” she said. “You’re not even someone I could have ... LISA KLEYPAS Cam paused, staring down at her with dilated eyes, the irises bright gold rims around circles of fat... LISA KLEYPAS I have a proposition for you,” she said, trying for a businesslike tone. “A very sensible one. Y... LISA KLEYPAS He looked disheveled and disreputable, like an outlaw on the run. A smile came to his lips, while he... LISA KLEYPAS You’re not like any man I’ve ever known,” she said. “You’re not even someone I could have ... LISA KLEYPAS Any man," she muttered, "who wanted to marry into the Hathaway family after this should be shut away... LISA KLEYPAS The Rom believe you should take the road that calls to you, and never turn back. Because you never k... LISA KLEYPAS A slow smile had curved St. Vincent's lips. 'Wives are a different case altogether. They require a g... LISA KLEYPAS Cam held her closer. "Marry me, Amelia. You're what I want. You're my fate." One hand slid to the ba... LISA KLEYPAS Browsing among the stalls, the sisters feasted on hand-sized pork pies, leek pasties, apples and pea... LISA KLEYPAS Amelia, if we have children … will you mind that they’re part Roma?” “Not if you don... LISA KLEYPAS I found it when I was getting the crushed bees for Merripen’s poultice. I brought it back for you.... LISA KLEYPAS Any man,” she muttered, “who wanted to marry into the Hathaway family after this should be shut ... LISA KLEYPAS The situation was extraordinary. How someone like Evangeline Jenner could have wrought such a change... LISA KLEYPAS I love you, he thought, looking at Win. I love every part of you, every thought and word... the enti... LISA KLEYPAS He uttered a curse that startled her with its foulness, and gripped her head between his hands, forc... LISA KLEYPAS And then another letter had come from Christopher, so devastating that Amelia wondered how mere scra... 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LISA KLEYPAS I say," Llandrindon remarked, "your performance at bowls is exceptional, Miss Bowman. I've never see... LISA KLEYPAS