{"author":"J.M. Darhower","author_id":"J.M.+Darhower","total_quotes":30,"quotes":[{"text":"His eyes alone set her insides ablaze.The blue looked dark as midnight at the moment, a twinkle in his eyes like they held all the stars in his gaze. He had a solar system inside of him, a universe of secrets Serah yearned to explore.","author":"J.M. Darhower","tags":["beautiful","eyes","love","lucifer","serah","universe"],"id":11276,"author_id":"J.M.+Darhower"},{"text":"I’m sure you remember our first encounter, the morning in the kitchen in North Carolina, and what a disaster it turned out to be,” Carmine said.“What you don’t know, though, is that as we sat like idiots in that puddle of juice, all I could think about was how beautiful you were. How beautiful you are. You were scared and confused, and I know I wasn’t helping that, but underneath it all you were just beautiful, Haven. You had me the very first time I laid eyes on you. I remember thinking later that morning you were going to complicate my life.” He paused as he laughed to himself. “And complicate it you did. Everything I knew, everything I believed . . . All of it went out the window. You turned me upside down and made me feel again. You saved my life, even though I didn’t realize it needed to be saved. I thought I was fine, that I didn’t need anyone else, but I was wrong, because I do. I need you. Christ, I—”He grasped her chin gently and leaned forward, her eyes drifting closed as their lips came together. His kiss was sweet but there was passion behind it . . . Passion she looked forward to feeling for the rest of her life.","author":"J.M. Darhower","tags":["kiss","lips","love","marry-me","passion","sweet"],"id":25529,"author_id":"J.M.+Darhower"},{"text":"Maybe he was dangerous, but for some reason, she trusted him.","author":"J.M. Darhower","tags":["dangerous","lucifer","serah","trust"],"id":27567,"author_id":"J.M.+Darhower"},{"text":"He turned to leave when arms suddenly wrapped around him from behind, stalling him. Sighing, he closed his eyes, taking a moment to savor her touch. 'Angel.'Luce.'He pulled her into his arms as he whispered, 'I love you.'I love you, too.' Serah said, clinging to him. 'When I opened my eyes, I didn't want to be here, because I didn't think you'd be here. I thought you'd be down there again, back in the pit, and I'd take an eternity in your Hell before I took a single second in my Heaven without you.","author":"J.M. Darhower","tags":["heaven","hell","love","lucifer","serah"],"id":38344,"author_id":"J.M.+Darhower"},{"text":"I’m gonna take a nap, Heaven,” he said, wanting away from her to clear his head. He didn’t like feeling uncomfortable in his house.“Haven,” she corrected him as he started to walk away.“I know,” he said. “I kinda like Heaven though.”She turned to him, and their eyes met for the first time since he’d walked into the room. “Me, too.","author":"J.M. Darhower","tags":["boy","flirt","flirting","friendship","girl","humor","love"],"id":46763,"author_id":"J.M.+Darhower"},{"text":"Time heals all wounds. Il tempo guarisce tutti I mali. It’s been said time and time again, but what they don’t talk about are the jagged scars left behind. What they don’t tell you is that sometimes, when ignored, the wounds fester.","author":"J.M. Darhower","tags":["healing","scars","time","wounds"],"id":50972,"author_id":"J.M.+Darhower"},{"text":"The first time you asked me to marry you was three years ago. You told me it didn’t have to be that day, or the next day, or even that year. You just wanted me to swear I would when I was ready. I said yes, of course, and I meant it with everything in me. We were young and maybe we were naïve, thinking we had it all figured out, but one thing I never doubted was that we were meant to be. “Haven paused to wipe her cheeks as more tears spilled from her eyes. “When I first met you I wasn’t sure what to think. You were nothing like anyone I’d ever met before. The things you made me feel were scary, and I wanted nothing more than to stay away from you, but I couldn’t. I was drawn to you. You gave me hope. You believed in me and helped me, and most of all, you loved me. Me. Out of all he people in the world, you picked me. I was used to being overlooked, used to being invisible, but you saw me. I wouldn’t be the person I am today without you. I love you, Carmine Marcello DeMarco, and I want you to know I’m ready now. I’m ready to spend the rest of my life with you.”\t\t\t“Sempre,” he whispered, choking on the word.“Sempre.” Haven meant it with every fiber of her being. He was hers forever.","author":"J.M. Darhower","tags":["forever","kiss","love","passion","sempre","soulmates"],"id":54125,"author_id":"J.M.+Darhower"},{"text":"A girl would be lucky to have you, but not like this, Carmine. Not the way you treat people now. You're wasting your time, and it's not worth it. You need to find something that is. So, maybe your life isn’t boring, but it has to be unfulfilling.","author":"J.M. Darhower","tags":["friendship","girl","love"],"id":79395,"author_id":"J.M.+Darhower"},{"text":"Notorious Lucifer, King of Hell, claimed to know love again.","author":"J.M. Darhower","tags":["evil","love","luce","lucifer"],"id":96726,"author_id":"J.M.+Darhower"},{"text":"Colpo di fulmine. The thunderbolt, as Italians call it. When love strikes someone like lightning, so powerful and intense it can’t be denied. It’s beautiful and messy,cracking a chest open and spilling their soul out for the world to see. It turns a person inside out, and there’s no going back from it. Once the thunderbolt hits, your life isirrevocably changed.","author":"J.M. Darhower","tags":["friendship","love","love-at-first-sight"],"id":104205,"author_id":"J.M.+Darhower"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":30,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}