Romance Quote by Gregory Maguire — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Staring at a world too horrible to comprehend, believing -- by dint of ignorance and innocence -- that beneath this unbearable contract of guilt and blame there is always an older contract that may bind and release in a more salutary way.”

“One never knows how the witch became wicked, or whether that was the right choice for her — is it ever the right choice? Does the devil ever struggle to be good again, or if so is he not a devil? It is the very least question of definitions.”

“The world was floods above and fire below”

“Waking up was a daily cruelty, an affront, and she avoided it by not sleeping.”

“I was as unburdened as a piece of dandelion fluff, and he was the wind that stirred me about the world.”

“You've maddened me for you...have changed everything. So, I'm going to f*ck you long and hard, beauty, because if I'm to be enslaved by you-I want to be your master as well.”

“....And then I turned and saw a guy staring at me....”

“I want you, Delilah Anne. Never doubt that. I want a life with you. With your voice and your touch and your thoughts and your arguments. I want your grace and your mistakes and your promises and your everything, all twisted up with mine. I want it so bad that I feel like I can’t breathe whenever I think about being without you.”

“Can you…make it different this time?”

“This apartment isn't home for either of us, but we're home for each other, and that's what makes every small wall fall away so I only focus on him.”