He is tremendously strong, she thought, and liked the idea, even as she had feared that strength when she first met him
Alice Borchardt
The eyes were too intense, tortured almost. He was tall, but the body was wiry rather than powerful. Nature had gifted him with a cats grace and lethal swiftness, rather than the raw power of a bull.
Alice Borchardt
Have I your word? yes, you have my word. But, you dont believe me. no, mens promises to women are easily made and even more easily broken.
Alice Borchardt
He was, she thought, as beautiful as a young god, lying on his side among the grass and flowers
Alice Borchardt
Thats the trouble. all i wanted was a tumble in the hay. oh, boy, i said. ill bet that cute thing is fun and games. what he doesn't know about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees, i can sure teach him
Alice Borchardt
Remember this central truth. Your enemy is there because he, too, has weighed the consequences of failure and accepts them. Play always to win, because nothing else matters
Alice Borchardt
At worst, they were vile creatures who needed to be wiped from the face of the earth. At best, such behavior shows a dangerous lack of self-control. The first business of a warrior is self-restraint
Alice Borchardt
For what is a flower but lifes expressed passion for itself. Sudden and brief, but certain and eternal at the same time
Alice Borchardt
the little death. What would or could be left of a human being after such an experience?
Alice Borchardt
some men know from birth that they are expendable they fought to won. If you did not win, you did not run either
Alice Borchardt
till we meet again, my heart awaits you. till we meet again, you will trouble my dreams
Alice Borchardt