as a bird swoops down on it's prey, and assumes this land bound wretch into heaven, so did romeo steal her lips before they fled him again. suspended somewhere between cherubs and devils, his quarry ceased to buck, and he spread his wings wide and let the rising wind carry them off across the sky, until even the predator himself had lost every hope of returning home. within that one embrace, [he] became aware of a feeling of certainty he had not thought possible for anyone - even the virtuous. with her in his arms, all other women, past, present, and future, simply ceased to exist.
Anne FortierThere is lust and then there is love. They are related, but still very different things. To indulge in one requires little but honeyed speech and a change of clothes; to obtain the other, by contrast, a man must give up his rib. In return, his woman will undo the sin of Eve, and bring him back into Paradise.
Anne FortierRomeo was cute โฆโ โCute?โ Alessandro rolled his eyes. โWhat kind of man is cute?โ โโฆ and an excellent dancer โฆโ โRomeo had feet of lead! He said so himself!โ โโฆ but most importantly,โ I concluded, โhe had nice hands!
Anne Fortier