Elizabeth, if you want to be kissed, all you have to do is put your lips on mine.

His gaze held hers, and his voice was tender and rough. “Love me, Elizabeth.” Elizabeth felt a tremor run through her entire body, but she looked at him without flinching. “I do.

Success without someone to share it with is hollow indeed. On the other hand, it beats the heck out of failure.

I used to be ashamed And now I am proud. The world once was black And now it is bright. I used to walk head bent And now I stand up tall. I used to have dreams But now I have hope.

Love can't be forced into existence,(...)It won't come simply because you will it to happen

It would have hurt no matter who took you the first time.

An answering smile drifted across his tanned face. "What is mine, I intend to keep.