“You don’t marry someone you can live with, you marry the person who you cannot live without.”
―
Aleatha Romig,
Consequences
“First, you're sorry for invading my privacy for years, years before I even knew you existed. Second, you're sorry for kidnapping me, isolating, controlling me, and manipulating me. Third, you're sorry for lying to me, pretending you cared and oh yearh, marrying me. Fourth, listen carefully Tony, this is the big one...you're sorry for framing me for attempted murder, resulting in incarceration in a federal penitentiary.""I am deeply sorry for one and four. I did provide you with an alternative destination for number four. I am not proud of two, but three would never have happened without it. I am not, and never will be sorry for three. And, for the record, I never lied about or pretended to love you. I didn't realize it at first, but I have loved you since before you knew my name. And, you forgot our divorce. I am sincerely sorry for that also.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“Claire to Tony: "I know you enjoy coffee, I'd offer you some. But, the last time I got you coffee, it didn't work out so well for me.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“In their figurative game of chess, Anthony Rawlings had Claire in check. Every move she made, he countered.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.― Maya Angelou” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you for who you are today.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“Tony poured wine into each glass and handed one to Claire. “Do you remember when we had wine at the Red Wing?”Claire closed her eyes, recalling the scene from a lifetime ago, and nodded. “I do.”“I’d been watching you for years. I was so nervous that night. I thought I was planning your acquisition.” He looked into his red liquid. Her stance straightened, “If you’re using business metaphors, may I suggest hostile takeover. It’s more appropriate.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“...His words were barely audible. That was all right; they weren’t intended for anyone except the woman who wasn’t there. “I’m so sorry... for everything... why? ... why did you leave me?” As the tears coated his cheeks he told himself, Anthony Rawlings doesn’t cry. He doesn’t apologize, and he doesn’t cry...” ― aleatha romig, Truth
“What is love? Love is when one person knows all of your secrets, deepest, darkest, most dreadful secrets of which no one else in the world knows. And yet in the end, that one person does not think any less of you.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“It is your strength and determination that have infuriated me. That strength and resilience has also made me fall in love with you.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“He spoke again as if he hadn’t just shattered his promise and her security. Her house of glass now lay in a pile of shards.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“The heat of the summer transformed the green grass into long brown straw, only the weeds were green. Claire didn't mind, the weeds had pretty flowers. Unlike Tony's flowers, which had been sentenced to his yard, gardens, or clay pots, these flowers grew free wherever they wanted. Furthermore, weeds were survivors. When all else died, the weeds remained. Yes, Claire liked weeds.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“It is not the circumstances that make a person a success. It is how that person responds to those circumstances” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“I have made some bad decisions… and done some things I regret in my life… but without a doubt… what I regret the most… is divorcing you. If you tell me there is hope, that one day you’ll be Mrs. Rawlings again, I will wait.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“Tony squeezed her hand and whispered, “It’s as beautiful as I remember.”“Have you been here – recently?”“No, I’d be lost without you.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“....For the first time in his life he’d dared to believe in happily-ever-after.He learned at a young age it was unattainable. Therefore, he’d never even tried... until Claire.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“It’s documented, when a person is forbidden something, once it’s available, they tend to overindulge.”Tony met her gaze, his tone a sultry melody, “Before it is made available, a person may dream of it, long for it, and fantasize about it. Especially if they once had it and know how amazing it is.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“She put her arms around his waist and looked up at his face. “I did? What did I take?”He bent down to kiss her. She stood to meethim halfway. His lips softly touched her lips and her neck as his hands became tangled in her hair.“I believe it was my heart.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“First, you're sorry for invading my privacy for years, years before I even knew you existed. Second, you're sorry for kidnapping me, isolating, controlling me, and manipulating me. Third, you're sorry for lying to me, pretending you cared and oh yearh, marrying me. Fourth, listen carefully Tony, this is the big one...you're sorry for framing me for attempted murder, resulting in incarceration in a federal penitentiary.""I am deeply sorry for one and four. I did provide you with an alternative destination for number four. I am not proud of two, but three would never have happened without it. I am not, and never will be sorry for three. And, for the record, I never lied about or pretended to love you. I didn't realize it at first, but I have loved you since before you knew my name. And, you forgot our divorce. I am sincerely sorry for that also.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“Claire to Tony: "I know you enjoy coffee, I'd offer you some. But, the last time I got you coffee, it didn't work out so well for me.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“In their figurative game of chess, Anthony Rawlings had Claire in check. Every move she made, he countered.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.― Maya Angelou” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you for who you are today.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“Tony poured wine into each glass and handed one to Claire. “Do you remember when we had wine at the Red Wing?”Claire closed her eyes, recalling the scene from a lifetime ago, and nodded. “I do.”“I’d been watching you for years. I was so nervous that night. I thought I was planning your acquisition.” He looked into his red liquid. Her stance straightened, “If you’re using business metaphors, may I suggest hostile takeover. It’s more appropriate.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“...His words were barely audible. That was all right; they weren’t intended for anyone except the woman who wasn’t there. “I’m so sorry... for everything... why? ... why did you leave me?” As the tears coated his cheeks he told himself, Anthony Rawlings doesn’t cry. He doesn’t apologize, and he doesn’t cry...” ― aleatha romig, Truth
“What is love? Love is when one person knows all of your secrets, deepest, darkest, most dreadful secrets of which no one else in the world knows. And yet in the end, that one person does not think any less of you.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“It is your strength and determination that have infuriated me. That strength and resilience has also made me fall in love with you.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“He spoke again as if he hadn’t just shattered his promise and her security. Her house of glass now lay in a pile of shards.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“The heat of the summer transformed the green grass into long brown straw, only the weeds were green. Claire didn't mind, the weeds had pretty flowers. Unlike Tony's flowers, which had been sentenced to his yard, gardens, or clay pots, these flowers grew free wherever they wanted. Furthermore, weeds were survivors. When all else died, the weeds remained. Yes, Claire liked weeds.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“It is not the circumstances that make a person a success. It is how that person responds to those circumstances” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
“I have made some bad decisions… and done some things I regret in my life… but without a doubt… what I regret the most… is divorcing you. If you tell me there is hope, that one day you’ll be Mrs. Rawlings again, I will wait.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“Tony squeezed her hand and whispered, “It’s as beautiful as I remember.”“Have you been here – recently?”“No, I’d be lost without you.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“....For the first time in his life he’d dared to believe in happily-ever-after.He learned at a young age it was unattainable. Therefore, he’d never even tried... until Claire.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“It’s documented, when a person is forbidden something, once it’s available, they tend to overindulge.”Tony met her gaze, his tone a sultry melody, “Before it is made available, a person may dream of it, long for it, and fantasize about it. Especially if they once had it and know how amazing it is.” ― Aleatha Romig, Truth
“She put her arms around his waist and looked up at his face. “I did? What did I take?”He bent down to kiss her. She stood to meethim halfway. His lips softly touched her lips and her neck as his hands became tangled in her hair.“I believe it was my heart.” ― Aleatha Romig, Consequences
