He swept Raisa up into his arms and kissed her like it was his first, last, and only

But it's not enough to know right from wrong. You need the strength to do what's right, even when what you want most in the world is the wrong thing.

I'd rather have a go at life, so there's something to talk about once we're gone.

Sometimes you have to go somewhere else to appreciate what we have here.

And, like a fool, she kissed him back. Kissed him a way that would leave no doubt about the way she felt about him. Kissed him because she knew the chances were slim she'd have very many kisses like that in her lifetime. Which is a sad thing when you're only seventeen.

He would find a way to make it work, because he finally understood that sometimes you have to raise your expectations. And sometimes you need to make a claim on the world and the people you love to get what you most desire

My tagline is ‘Less sex, more romance, lower body count.’