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Quotes About Commitment

The fact is, of course,' I said after a while, 'I gave my best to Lord Darlington. I gave him the very best I had to give, and now – well – I find I do not have a great deal more left to give.
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
As far as I'm concerned, Miss Kenton, my vocation will not be fulfilled until I have done all I can to see his lordship through the great tasks he has set himself. The day his lordship's work is complete, the day he is able to rest on his laurels, content in the knowledge that he has done all anyone could ever reasonably ask of him, only on that day, Miss Kenton, will I be able to call myself, as you put it, a well-contented man.
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
But I really wanted to find it for you. And when it looked in the end like it wasn't going to turn up, I just said to myself, one day I'll go to Norfolk and I'll find it there for her.
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
No creo que sea necesariamente malo. Una vez que encuentres a alguien, Kath, al alguien con quien realmente quieras estar, entonces será estupendo.
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
People who love one another are brought together, even after many years.
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
Surely it is enough that the likes of you and I at least try to make our small contribution count for something true and worthy. And if some of us are prepared to sacrifice much in life in order to pursue such aspirations, surely that is in itself, whatever the outcome, cause for pride and contentment.
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
Marriage is about choices. You have to keep choosing each other. Even when you're not sure it's the right choice.
~ Keisha Ervin
today, I will let my yes be my yes, my no be my no and today my I do my I do. I vow that at times I will fail you. I vow that at times I will fall short, but in failures and shortcomings, I won't tap out, I won't give up. I vow… not to buy into false romanticism, saying things like, "you complete me," because, in reality, you don't.
~ Keisha Ervin
Sometimes, she wondered if she loved him too much and too soon. Loving him had become her salvation. She loved him like he was the last of his kind.
~ Keisha Ervin
Girlfriends have sight. Wives have vision. You don't marry for better or for better. What you manifest at your lowest is who you are at your highest. If you can't stand with this man in the bad, then why would he want to celebrate you in the good? Get that spirit of girlfriend up off you. Wives stick and stay and pray that man through until he realizes the God in him is so much greater than what the devil has whispered to him.
~ Keisha Ervin
Marriage is not gonna feel good all the time. You have to have it together for your husband when he doesn't have it together for himself. As his wife you're called to help, to heal and to provide peace in ways he can't get on his own. That's what your rib represents. R.I.B. Rest in the brokenness. Give that man his rib. Can you give him rest in his brokenness? Own your place as the rib. Play
~ Keisha Ervin
Marriage is not gonna feel good all the time. You have to have it together for your husband when he doesn't have it together for himself. As his wife you're called to help, to heal and to provide peace in ways he can't get on his own. That's what your rib represents. R.I.B. Rest in the brokenness. Give that man his rib. Can you give him rest in his brokenness? Own your place as the rib. Play your position. Don't let
~ Keisha Ervin
I'm not going anywhere, not without Chloe. Derek
~ Kelley Armstrong
Making me choose? Darling, we live with the guy. We share a house, bank accounts, even vacations. We're never alone and I've never heard you utter one word of complaint. You have never asked me to choose, and you have no idea how grateful I am for that, because if I ever had to pick, it would be you, no matter what that meant for the Pack.
~ Kelley Armstrong
God, I loved him. I could insist I was okay with just being friends, that I'd find someone else and get over him, but I was fooling myself. There was no getting past this. I loved him, and fifty years from now we could be married to other people, never exchanged so much as a kiss, and I'd still looking into his eyes and know he was the one. He'd always be the one.
~ Kelley Armstrong
A friend helps you move; a real friend helps you move a body.
~ Kelley Armstrong
I need to get ready. Ash? Touch the food and I won't take you for a driving lesson tomorrow. Dad? Touch it and I'll make you take him for a driving lesson tomorrow. Dad backed away from the counter. Ash scowled. I laughed and continued upstairs.
~ Kelley Armstrong
I love you. I'm not sure if it's the way you want me to. I think it might be. But I know that I love you. I absolutely love you.
~ Kelley Armstrong
I don't care if I get one at all. Just as long as I keep getting anniversaries.
~ Kelley Armstrong
Maybe I'm being selfish, but I choose you. He leaned over, lips brushing mine as he whispered, I always choose you.
~ Kelley Armstrong
It did not matter whether he thought she was in mortal danger or simply falling, certain to survive. She fell and he followed..
~ Kelley Armstrong
I love that woman. The only thing I want is for her to be happy. I'll do whatever it takes to see that happen. Do you get that?
~ Kelley Armstrong
What's that old joke? "A friend helps you move; a real friend helps you move a body.
~ Kelley Armstrong
He laughed and tugged me down in a kiss. Then, lips still close enough to feel them tickle mine, he said, You know this is it for me, right?You're it. First and last. I looked up and met his gaze. Same for me. First and last.
~ Kelley Armstrong