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Quotes About Commitment

Why leave the nut you got for one you don't know?
~ Loretta Lynn
You can't be halfway in this business. If you don't meet the fans, you lose all you've got.
~ Loretta Lynn
I had failed the psychological profiling of a terrorist. The central committee of the Red Brigades had judged me too single-minded and too opinionated to become a good terrorist. My friend, on the other hand, she was a good terrorist because she was very good at following orders.
~ Loretta Napoleoni
Caroline Hersberger, it would be the honor of my life if you will agree to be my wife.
~ Unknown
We have to figure this out, Jackson, so leash the lust." His chin went up as he stared down at her. "Woman, you ask the impossible." "Do it anyway!
~ Lori Foster
What makes for a good marriage isn't necessarily what makes for a good romantic relationship. Marriage isn't a passion-fest; it's a partnership formed to run a very small, mundane and often boring non-profit business. And I mean this in a good way.
~ Lori Gottlieb
A supervisor once likened doing psychotherapy to undergoing physical therapy. It can be difficult and cause pain, and your condition can worsen before it improves, but if you go consistently and work hard when you're there, you'll get the kinks out and function so much better.
~ Lori Gottlieb
Unfortunately, sometimes people leave just as their symptoms lift, not realizing (or perhaps knowing all too well) that the work is just beginning and that staying will require them to work even harder.
~ Lori Gottlieb
Most things worth doing are difficult,
~ Lori Gottlieb
Marriage isn't a constant passion-fest; it's more like a partnership formed to run a very small, mundane nonprofit business.
~ Lori Gottlieb
Well, sure, the vows say "in sickness and health" and "for better or worse" and all that, but that's kind of like clicking okay to the terms and conditions when you download an app or sign up for a credit card. You don't think any of that is going to apply to you.
~ Lori Gottlieb
I had wanted to get married, but I realized now that I never wanted to be a 'wife.
~ Unknown
the secret to 'doing it all' is not necessarily doing it all, but rather discovering which part of the 'all' He has given us to do and doing all of THAT.
~ Jill Briscoe
Once a Pot Noodler, always a Pot Noodler.
~ Jill Mansell
I'm already yours. Always have been. All you have to do is step into the ring.
~ Jill Shalvis
You came here a fighter, Maddie. Maybe you'd lost a round or two, but you were on your feet. You want to stay in Lucky Harbor? Fight for it. You want a relationship with your sisters? Fight for it. What about you? What about a relationship with you? He pulled back to look into her face as if memorizing her features. His voice, when he spoke, was low and gravelly with emotion. I'm already yours. Always have been. All you have to do is step into the ring.
~ Jill Shalvis
Forever this time, he said as Sawyer strode toward them. Tara sighed blissfully. You know what this means, right? I'm done guessing, he said. Tell me. It means you're mine, she said. And I'm yours. No more walking away. We are going to get it right this time. His smile was slow and easy, and just for her. Well, finally.
~ Jill Shalvis
You still trying to save me, Mallory? Ty asked quietly. Her heart was hammering so loud she couldn't hear herself talk. I can't seem to help myself. I don't need saving. No. No, he sure didn't. He was strong and capable, and more than able to take care of himself. What do you need? You, he said simply. Only you.
~ Jill Shalvis
Hell, Grace. I'd go to Australia to visit you. I don't care about the job, or where you lay your head down at night, as long as your heart's mine.
~ Jill Shalvis
I'm done waiting. Done doing things the easy way and letting things happen as they will. Her heart caught. What does that mean? It means this is too important to let slip away again. You're too important. He leaned back against the truck with a low grunt of effort, eyes dark, jaw clenched. I love you too, Tara.
~ Jill Shalvis
She had time to make room for him in her closet. The cat had time to get used to him. They had all the time they needed, because he'd told her he was hers, and he was a man of his word. I've got all I need, she told him. He leaned down and kissed her again, then stroked a finger over her temple, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. I want you to know, he said. That you're the best choice I ever made. No regrets? No regrets.
~ Jill Shalvis
You went from worrying about being weak to wanting a fence with me? I don't give a flying fuck about being weak. You're the only thing I care about. You make me whole. You make me feel. You make me... He searched for the word. Everything. He pulled her tighter to him. It's always been you, Holly. And it always will be. Say yes. Yes, she said instantly. To everything.
~ Jill Shalvis
Tired of me already? he asked with a smile in his voice. No quite yet. You? His eyes darkened, and he kissed her again. Never. Her heart skipped a beat. Never is a long time, she said. His voice was low, fierce. And very sure. That's what I'm counting on.
~ Jill Shalvis
We weren't always here for her, Ford said quietly. So we're a little overprotective. I won't apologize for that. But she's everything to me, and I'm not a complete idiot. I can see that you're everything to her. All I want is for her to be someone's everything. Done, Nick said without hesitation.
~ Jill Shalvis