One of the blessings human beings take for granted is the ability to remember pain without re-feeling it. The pain of the physical wounds is long gone โฆand the other kind of hurt, the damage done to our spirits, has been healed. We are careful with those scarred places in each other.
Lisa KleypasI didn't think there was any way to convince Jack that he wanted more than I had to give, that to people who'd been damaged the way I had been, fear and the will to survive would always be more powerful than attachment. I could only love in a limited way
Lisa KleypasBefore you marry, you have to get shot by an arrow and fall in love,โ the boy explained. He paused thoughtfully. โBut I donโt think the rest of it hurts as much as the beginning.
Lisa KleypasFear you?" she said without thinking. "Good God, I would never do that." Easing her head back, Westcliff looked at her while a slow smile spread across his face. "No, you wouldn't," he agreed. "You'd spit in the devil's eye if it suited you.
Lisa Kleypas