Ruth Cardello Quotes

The character of a man is seldom revealed when things go well.

That sounds nice, but it's not reality. Happy endings are a lie we tell our children to believe in - a cruel lie. In the end, most of us just fall into bed alone, relieved to have survived the day. I am just beginning to figure out what I need to be happy.

The past only had the power he gave it,

I want a real life partner. One who makes me feel like a valuable part of his team. A treasured piece of his life.

He came in looking so rough on the outside, but there was a real sadness in his eyes. I just wanted to comfort him. Then he looked at me and - I was on fire. I've never felt that way before. It doesn't matter that I don't even know him.

The great part about getting older is you realize that you don't have to impress anyone else.

Every once in a while, life threw you an opportunity to redefine yourself. You could either rise up to the challenge or live with the regret.

Who are you when the person you are in your heart doesn't match the life you're living?

She wanted to leave," Gio defended himself, even as he kicked himself for letting her leave. "What was I supposed to do? Kidnap her?"
Stephan shrugged. "I've seen it work.

And that's why you're not satisfied. You don't want someone you can control. You dream of being taken, roughly, again and again. You want to be the one who begs for release. I know what you crave, and I can give you that fantasy and more. But you have to submit to me fully. That's what I like. That's what I need.

Life had been much easier before he'd rediscovered his conscience.

Because you've put the past behind you and it doesn't bother you anymore that she

But it was the closest thing he had to a home. His

Pushing her away was about as easy as trying to stop high tide with a spoon.

People should never be a destination, but rather a partner for the road.

People talk about how strong families are, but no one warns that they can also be as fragile as glass left out in the snow. One wrong tap and they shatter into hundreds of irreparable pieces.

There are things we can fix and things we can't. I guess life is about figuring out which is which, and dealing with both the best you can.

Accepting yourself is the first step toward improvement.

sagged against him.

When he looked at her she felt alive, vibrant, and unable to deny him anything.

Easy, happily-ever-after kind of love is a myth. Love is more than that. It's a decision to care about someone even when you want to strangle them and to forgive them for not being perfect. Love is hard work. It involves real risk and, sometimes, real loss. But if you don't let yourself believe in the person you love, then you miss out on the good in them and the chance to have a real partner in life.

We all did. But running away from it never made me feel better. Pretending it hadn't happened was slowly killing me." Sarah hugged the album to her chest, her eyes filling with tears again. "Thank you for this. Ignore the tears. You've made me

Sarah pinched him lightly. He's easier to get along with, though, so sometimes he ranks higher.

Someone recently told me that there are no winners in a tragedy, only people struggling to survive the aftermath." "Can't

Some mistakes can't be undone. You just have to face that you made them and go on. No matter what happens. You have to deal with the consequences.

My mother always said that God made kids cute when they were little so parents could cling to those memories when they turned into teenagers.

You're right, though - the easy, happily-ever-after kind of love is a myth. Love is more than that. It's a decision to care about someone even when you want to strangle them and to forgive them for not being perfect. Love is hard work. It involves real risk and, sometimes, real loss. But if you don't let yourself believe in the person you love, then you miss out on the good in them and the chance to have a real partner

Son, you've got a lot to learn about love. You think it's all passion and excitement? That is only a small piece. Real love requires strength of character and courage. I'm not yet sure you have either. Go find your father. Bring him to Fort Mavis. Show me I'm wrong about you. Mason

This is what life is about: seeing new places, meeting new people, grabbing life by the balls and squeezing until it coughs up a story worth telling.

No real adventure ever started by waiting patiently by a doorstep.

plane. The headline read, najriad prince

Here was a woman who seemed unaware that a man could have the air sucked right out of his lungs and be rendered speechless by just one look at her.

Never' is an unquantifiable and unrealistic amount of time.

Desire to answer the incessant ring of the cell phone he'd ignored since yesterday. Rather than turning it off, he'd muffled the noise by burying the device deep within a coat pocket, maintaining the connection to his life like a distant beacon. Despite the oppressive heat, he paused at the bottom stair of his old brownstone. There was nothing spectacular about it, outside of its location near the upbeat Newbury Street. If he remembered

We all have control over what kind of person we are. Each word that comes out, each action that we take, defines us.

Normally, Dominic appreciated his even temper, but today it grated on him. Maybe the forty or so hours without sleep were beginning to catch up with him. He fought an impulse to toss his phone over the metal railing. The world wasn't the orderly, rational place Jake liked to organize it into. It was messy. It was ugly. And, most recently, it lacked justice. "How is Boston?" The inane question almost sent Dominic over the edge. "How do you think?

I see a man who wants the world to think he has everything but is actually very lonely. You have a wild side, but you don't want that life anymore. I think you're on a journey to discover who you are, just like me, only you're more afraid of change than I am." Mason

I don't know, Dom, I think they just called you stupid.

What are the five stages of realizing you just did something too stupid to tell your friends?