Melody Anne Quotes

I have loved you for so long that I can't remember a time I haven't.

Just place one foot in front of the other and remember that tomorrow is a new day.

Plus, if someone is doing community service for a pat on the back, then they're wasting their time. Giving of yourself or your money is meaningless if you're only doing it because you want to be seen or praised.

Me, love is paramount when choosing a mate. It will stand the test of time when the winds blow and the tempest of the outside world tries to tear the marriage apart like the shifting of the waves of an ocean crashing to shore. Love has to be the driving force or the marriage will not last in today's world.

in our lives, the best results come from the worst mistakes. We

No matter how beautiful roses were, they could cause a lot of pain. That concept worked for people as well.

Good mother knows her children, knows everything about them, the good and the bad. A great mother loves them regardless.

When you find your true love, you run to them. Don't walk, don't hide, you take them in your arms and never let them go.

I'll mess up sometimes. I'll cry for no reason, burn food because I'm lost in another world while reading, snap at you because I'm having a bad day, and be completely irrational at times, but I'll love you, always. You make me so happy, so needed.

There was nothing like a little jealousy to make a man step up to the plate.

He could understand one guy punching another if legitimately provoked, but a man didn't abuse an animal or ever hurt a woman. Those were pretty basic morals.

The deep baritone of his voice, and the words he uttered, held Haley spellbound. Was she beautiful? As she'd looked in the mirror at the glimmering teal gown, she'd felt ... different, more attractive. But would she go so far as to say she was beautiful? No one had ever told her she was - certainly not her grandparents - so how could she think that of herself?

Live life to the fullest, not at half measure like so many people do!

I've found that life is just too short to be anything other than positive. When something isn't going the way you want it to, then you have to switch gears and make a change,

Joseph chuckled to himself, feeling downright giddy. Oh, yes, his son was falling hard. He had picked out the perfect wife, it seemed. He moved over to Esther and nudged her in the arm so the two of them could

With this house. Placing his hand on the cool metal handle on the door of his black Bentley, he barely heard the familiar click as the catch released. And as he climbed into the seat, he was oblivious to the fresh, pungent smell of the smooth leather upholstery. Pulling quickly out of the driveway, Rafe began heading the short distance to the city, where he had a condo a couple of blocks from his office building. Luckily, Sharron had refused to live in San Francisco, causing him to sleep there on the many late nights he'd worked. The apartment was his - his

They were the ones who'd hold your hand in a storm, fall to their knees with you when the rest of the world let you down - they were everything that made you a whole person.

Gently with sobs at finally hearing the words she'd yearned to hear for so long.

You can put diamonds on their necks, but it's little more than a leash when the gems aren't given out of affection. You

He'd been respectable and respectful, always treating women

Relationships are built on the good and the bad, it's how we handle each situation that defines our character.

so who cares what she was before you met her?" "Yeah, but a virgin? I want nothing to do with that." "Well, she isn't a virgin anymore." That made Blake stop. "I guess you're right. What good would it do me to send her back? It's not like she didn't know what she was

She'd continued to see Derek behind her father's back. She loved that he seemed to like her for who she was and not for her money. He wouldn't let her spend money on him - ever. He worked hard for a construction company, which would frustrate her at times because she wanted him to be with her and not at a job. He'd laugh at her frustration, but he always made it up to her on the weekends. "Jasmine?" Jasmine turned

that word. He was twenty-eight years old and

to add more to their plates?" she asked, knowing the answer already. "The boys are ready for love and

No woman deserves to be treated as little more than your toy. If you feel she is nothing more than a cheap hooker, where is your self-respect in spending time with her at all? And if you know she's better than that, where is your decency? You owe it to such a woman to walk away," Martin

The biggest mistake she'd seen several women make, was going into a relationship thinking she could change the man.

The heart didn't choose whom to love, though.

The right things? Why did he have to seem so perfect? She was

There are those who say that if you love someone, you must set the person free, but they have never been with you, because to set you free would be to lose myself.

Sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.

Isn't it obvious, Dad? Rafe's in love, Rachel said in a singsong voice.

Life changed all the time. Sometimes it was for the better and sometimes for the worst, but no matter what, it was important to remain standing.

There's nothing on this planet I like more than a challenge.

The two of them swung by the pizza parlor in her minivan and picked up his favorite, pepperoni with extra cheese,

Because I woke up today and could take a breath with my own lungs. That's more than what many people on this planet could do. Today, I took a breath this morning while some took their last. Every moment in life is a special occasion. Being alive. Being surrounded by those who appreciate you is a blessed occasion and it's worth a celebration.

It's okay to give our hearts away, just as long as the person we give them to is worthy.

You have to allow yourself to make a mistake now and then. Sometimes in our lives, the best results come from the worst mistakes.

To truly give them free will, you can't interfere. You must let them choose their own path, even if that path takes them from you,

To be loved by a man, truly loved, made a woman feel as if she could burst. Of course, Lia was strong and could face the world on her own, but it involved a deeper strength, she felt, to give yourself to another. To trust someone with your heart was a gift ...

The most confident of men are the ones who fall the hardest, she warned.