Quotes About Commitment

And I'm a slow writer: five, six hundred words is a good day. That's the reason it took me 20 years to write those million and a half words of the Civil War.

When you're working very hard you're not lonely; you are the whole damn world.

I won't cheapen it by buying what you sell to strangers. I'm not a stranger. I'm the woman who loves you

I love you, Billie. Give me the chance to make you happy. To show you who I really am – the man who can't live without you. The man who deserves your heart

distraction." He wiped his mouth with his starched

The "Appeal to Love" was an essential part of the very structure of the Shining Barrier. What it meant was simply this question: what will be best for our love? Should one of us change a pattern of behavior that bothered the other, or should the other learn to accept? Well, which would be better for our love? Which way would be better, in any choice or decision, in the light of our single goal: to be in love as long as life might last?

It must be that, whatever its promise, love does not by itself endure. But why? What was the failure behind the failure of love ?

The killer of love is creeping separateness. Inloveness is a gift of the gods, but then it is up to the lovers to cherish or to ruin. Taking love for granted, especially after marriage. Ceasing to do things together. Finding separate interests. 'We' turning into T . Self. Self-regard: what I want to do. Actual selfishness only a hop away. This was the way of creeping separateness.

It is not possible to be 'incidentally a Christian.' The fact of Christianity must be overwhelmingly first or nothing. This suggests a reason for the dislike of Christians by nominal or non-Christians: their lives contain no overwhelming first but many balances.

When we first fell in love in the dead of winter, we said, "If we aren't more in love in lilactime, we shall be finished." But we were more in love: for love must grow or die.

It is not possible to be 'incidentally a Christian'. The fact of Christianity must be overwhelmingly first or nothing. This suggests a reason for the dislike of Christians by nominal or non Christians: their lives contain no overwhelming firsts but many balances.

because you, my dear, are becoming David King's wife. Many have tried, but they all failed. They don't have that Baker girl

I loved this woman with every pore in my body. We'd been through several rough patches in our marriage, but we'd overcome them. I would do anything to protect my marriage. Nothing and no one would come in between us.

If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.

All marriages are happy. It's trying to live together afterwards that causes all the problems.

I saw something in you that I couldn't live without. I chose you, inside of me, and you chose me. It's not one sided, it only works when both people choose the other. You are perfect for me in every way.

We're a 'we' now?" "I thought I made that clear the other night when I tied you face down to the bed and fucked ya proper

Forget he never wanted this in the first place. Forget he was convinced she might be clinically insane and definitely feral. The bottom line was, she ran. She didn't even stop to shower. She woke up, saw Zach lying next to her, and took to the Texas hills. Not a good sign when one was just starting out in a relationship.

She still sighed out her answer, though. "Fine. I'll go." "Now, darlin'. I know I'm pulling you away from playing grab ass with my oldest boy on his nice hardwood floor…" Angie barely stopped herself from spitting out her mouthful of coffee. "But if he's anything like his daddy, trust me, he'll still be here when you get back.

Uh…tell me, Mace. Have you actually let her in on the fact she's yours now?" "No. But I will. She'll simply have to deal with it." Smitty sighed. "So says the King of the Jungle.

Mace let out an exasperated sigh. "It's bad enough we have the baby. Which I was accepting of because he's mine." "That's real big of ya, hoss.

Mace-Let's get something straight right now woman...we are a couple. Dez-I never agreed to that! Mace- Don't care!

He'd hate to start killing people at this stage in the game. Especially some poor schmuck who happened to marry the wrong woman.

Conridge leaned across the table and touched Conall's arm. "I wouldn't worry." She motioned toward her husband. "I stabbed him in the leg and set his Mercedes on fire before I agreed to marry him. She just needs time."Conall frowned. "Uh…thank you?