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way. COLLEEN HOOVER OLYMPAS: There is one doubt. When souls attain Such an unimagined gain Shall n... ALEISTER CROWLEY When she comes She pulls you close She breathes in short bursts Her eyes close H... HENRY ROLLINS There were days when I still put on make up in case you’d come back, but I wear the sam... CHARLOTTE ERIKSSON Dear Deborah, Words do not come easily for so many men. We are taught to be strong, to... LISA WINGATE She straightened and crossed her arms. “I can’t sleep with you,” she blurted. … “As y... ANGELA QUARLES He started to pull away again but she called his name so he stopped. “Yeah?” “Before... KRISTEN ASHLEY When I Am Dead, My Dearest When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for... CHRISTINA ROSSETTI Survive ... Some women survive by creating walls, big walls guarding their heart... IJEOMA UMEBINYUO Nobody ever called me any OH MY GOD you mean that guy that one that set himself on FIRE JOSS WHEDON I went to bed and woke in the middle of the night thinking I heard someone cry, thinking I myself wa... RAY BRADBURY She wasn’t broken. She was made up of a thousand tiny little cracks. She was always tryi... JACQUELINE SIMON GUNN Morfyd’s care. As she walked out of the cave she passed Annwyl walking in. The girl had her s... G.A. AIKEN I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me... She showed me her room, isn't it good, ... NORWEGIAN WOOD (THE BEATLES) Could any State on Earth Immortall be, Venice by Her rare Goverment is She; Venice Great N... JAMES HOWELL Some say freedom is a gift placed in our hands by our forefathers. Some say freedom is a... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH Politics How can I, that girl standing there, My attention fix On Roman ... W.B. YEATS Morgan closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “Maybe you’re right,” she sighed, “We should ... KRISTEN CASEY There was a little girl Who had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead; And w... HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW ..when a war ends, what does that look like exactly? do the cells in the body stop detonating t... ANDREA GIBSON Evie awoke to the cheerful glow of a tiny flame. A candle sat on the bedside table. Someone was sitt... LISA KLEYPAS Let's get out of here. You and me, mi amor. !Vamos!" I breathe a sigh of relief as I s... SIMONE ELKELES In the Desert In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squ... STEPHEN CRANE KUNDALINI DANCE Dark and cold and wet were Her hands I felt Her chilly breath inside... NATAšA NUIT PANTOVIć It’s worth all the aches, All the tears, the mistakes… COLLEEN HOOVER she is no longer the beautiful woman she was. she sends photos of herself sittin... CHARLES BUKOWSKI Funeral Blues Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog fro... W.H. AUDEN Are you defending Marcie?” He shook his head. “I don’t need to. She handled herself... BECCA FITZPATRICK She awaits the rain like a writer embraces metaphors, A drizzle isn't for the child who dances ... SANHITA BARUAH What makes more sense in today's world? Thinking about future, she ruined her present? Or<... JAPNEET KAUR Nothing before you counts," he said. "And I can't even imagine an after." She shook her ... RAINBOW ROWELL MOTHERSM easuringO utT heirH ighestE ffo... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH When sad she brings the thunder And her tears, they bring the rain When ill she feeds a... ALETHEA KONTIS You've heard of vampires?" I nodded. "You've heard of werwolves?" "Of course." "... AMY PLUM Dread was always with her, an alarm system in her head, alert to her next disaster. Despit... G.G. RENEE HILL So what's your doll's name?" Boo asked me. "Barbie," I said. "All their names are Barbie." SARAH DESSEN Soeur Marie Emelie" Soeur Marie Emelie is little and very old: her eyes are ony... CARYLL HOUSELANDER Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; She passed the salley gardens with little s... W.B. YEATS Dark house, by which once more I stand Here in the long unlovely street, Doors, where my h... ALFRED TENNYSON Good night, Seth." "So you're running again, then?" One of his boots thudded on the floor. MELISSA MARR Free Shoes The pairs of shoes stand in rows, polished and jet, like coffins... SHARON OLDS She gazed back at him, her mouth open, gasping for air. Her white blouse rose and fell with each pan... BONNIE DEE She was desperate and she was choosey at the same time and, in a way, beautiful, but she didn'... CHARLES BUKOWSKI
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