“The doctor’s words made me understand what happened to me was a dark, evil, and shameful secret, and by association I too was dark, evil, and shameful. While it may not have been their intention, this was the message my clouded mind received. To escape the confines of the hospital, I once again disassociated myself from my emotions and numbed myself to the pain ravaging my body and mind. I acted as if nothing was wrong and went back to performing the necessary motions to get me from one day to the next. I existed but I did not live.”
―
Alyssa Reyans,
Letters from a Bipolar Mother
“Shh." I squeeze his hand. His palm feels clammy. "We have to keep it down, okay? We don't want my dad coming in."He grits his teeth against more shivers. "Always knew I'd end up in your bed . . . and hear you say those words one day." He manages a smirk.Jeb snarls. "Unbelievable. Even when he's at death's door he's a tool." He arranges a pillow beneath Morpheus's neck. "Why don't you keep your mouth shut while we help you."Morpheus laughs weakly, his skin flashing with blue light. "What say Alyssa"--his breath rattles--"give my mouth something else to do?” ― A.G. Howard, Unhinged
“Morpheus reaches out to catch a teardrop on his fingertip. He holds it up in the pale glow that radiates from the few remaining sprites above us. A curious frown curves his lips. “You cry for him yet bled for me. One must wonder which is more powerful. More binding. I suppose we shall one day know.” ― A.G. Howard, Splintered
“Friends and family argue and fight, but it means nothing. It's human nature. Love isn't perfectly patient or kind or sunny. Love is volatile and tempestuous and forgiving.” ― Alyssa Day, Atlantis Redeemed
“One thing more: Wonderland and I are the same. You love one of us, you love the other. You are Wonderland, too. Which means we are the perfect fit, in more ways than you can even imagine. On our day together, I’ll take great pleasure in showing you all of them.” ― A.G. Howard, Unhinged
“Right. Of course. So many of us would voluntarily turn ourselves over to a...What was it? A vampire? No, wait, a vampire goddess. To save the lives of other people. Yeah, you're right. That's not noble. I do that every day before breakfast. Twice on Fridays.” ― Alyssa Day, Atlantis Unleashed
“Women helped each other in ways small and large every day, without thinking, and that was what kept them going even when the world came up with new and exciting ways to crush them.” ― Alyssa Cole, Let Us Dream
“Shh." I squeeze his hand. His palm feels clammy. "We have to try to keep it down, okay? We don't want my dad coming in."He grits his teeth against more shivers. "Always knew I'd end up in your bed...and hear you say those words one day." He manages a smirk.” ― A.G. Howard
“Dropped down the Rabbit Hole, with hot models gone wild..."- Riley Dawson” ― Alyssa Day, Atlantis Rising
“Quinn to Alaric"“No way, buddy. Don’t touch me until we figure this out. You might electrocute me, which would totally ruin my day. Or, worse, it would send some kind of energy beam through me like when you, um, healed me earlier, and I’m not going to try making love to a glowing light stick just yet.” Day, Alyssa. “Heart Of Atlantis.” ― Alyssa Day, Heart of Atlantis
“It doesn't matter who came to talk to me,' he said (Barack Obama). He went on to say that I needed to realize the power of my words. I could not send emails like that because they - I am paraphrasing - freak everyone out.Developing self-awareness is a lifelong process; you don't just wake up one day and have all you need. So even though I'd spend the last few months demonstrating that I was cable and knew what I was doing, this was something of a revelation. When the president of the United States tells you your words are powerful, it can be pretty shocking. I honestly didn't think anyone would give a shit if I sent a snippy email.It was good advice, specifically to me at the time but generally as it relates to any kind of replying-all in life: Think about how what you say could affect people, from the top down. It was also a wake-up call for me about my state of mind: I didn't know why (yet) - though I'm sure I did, deep down - but my temper was getting worse, and my fuse shorter and shorter.” ― Alyssa Mastromonaco, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House
“What we talk about less often, because it is harder to explain, is the way a perfume can give breath and body to the phantom selves that waft about us as we go through our days -- not just the showgirl, the femme fatale, and the ingenue, but all the memories and dreams of the taller, meaner, sharper, sweeter, softer people we have been or long to be.” ― Alyssa Harad, Coming to My Senses: A Story of Perfume, Pleasure, and an Unlikely Bride
“My neck and chest go hot in a flash and I look away. I should just start building my cabin alongside Fuckboy Creek because obviously it’s where I intend to spend the rest of my days.” ― Alyssa Cole, When No One Is Watching
“You know better than that the only thing about you that scares me isyour absence, Alaric” ― Alyssa Day, Vampire in Atlantis
“He'd saved her life and killed her trust. He'd thought it a fair trade, at the time.” ― Alyssa Day, Vampire in Atlantis
“Wishes have voices sometimes.” ― Alyssa Day, Atlantis Redeemed
“Lucky for you, since you’re the most dangerous man I’ve ever met. Asane woman would run away from you, not toward you.” ― Alyssa Day, Heart of Atlantis
“Instead, Malcolm walked over to her and took the rag from her hands. She’d done enough scrubbing that day.” ― Alyssa Cole, An Extraordinary Union
“No matter what it takes. Make at least part of him live, and I can find the rest of him somehow. Someday.” ― Alyssa Day, Vampire in Atlantis
“Shh." I squeeze his hand. His palm feels clammy. "We have to keep it down, okay? We don't want my dad coming in."He grits his teeth against more shivers. "Always knew I'd end up in your bed . . . and hear you say those words one day." He manages a smirk.Jeb snarls. "Unbelievable. Even when he's at death's door he's a tool." He arranges a pillow beneath Morpheus's neck. "Why don't you keep your mouth shut while we help you."Morpheus laughs weakly, his skin flashing with blue light. "What say Alyssa"--his breath rattles--"give my mouth something else to do?” ― A.G. Howard, Unhinged
“Morpheus reaches out to catch a teardrop on his fingertip. He holds it up in the pale glow that radiates from the few remaining sprites above us. A curious frown curves his lips. “You cry for him yet bled for me. One must wonder which is more powerful. More binding. I suppose we shall one day know.” ― A.G. Howard, Splintered
“Friends and family argue and fight, but it means nothing. It's human nature. Love isn't perfectly patient or kind or sunny. Love is volatile and tempestuous and forgiving.” ― Alyssa Day, Atlantis Redeemed
“One thing more: Wonderland and I are the same. You love one of us, you love the other. You are Wonderland, too. Which means we are the perfect fit, in more ways than you can even imagine. On our day together, I’ll take great pleasure in showing you all of them.” ― A.G. Howard, Unhinged
“Right. Of course. So many of us would voluntarily turn ourselves over to a...What was it? A vampire? No, wait, a vampire goddess. To save the lives of other people. Yeah, you're right. That's not noble. I do that every day before breakfast. Twice on Fridays.” ― Alyssa Day, Atlantis Unleashed
“Women helped each other in ways small and large every day, without thinking, and that was what kept them going even when the world came up with new and exciting ways to crush them.” ― Alyssa Cole, Let Us Dream
“Shh." I squeeze his hand. His palm feels clammy. "We have to try to keep it down, okay? We don't want my dad coming in."He grits his teeth against more shivers. "Always knew I'd end up in your bed...and hear you say those words one day." He manages a smirk.” ― A.G. Howard
“Dropped down the Rabbit Hole, with hot models gone wild..."- Riley Dawson” ― Alyssa Day, Atlantis Rising
“Quinn to Alaric"“No way, buddy. Don’t touch me until we figure this out. You might electrocute me, which would totally ruin my day. Or, worse, it would send some kind of energy beam through me like when you, um, healed me earlier, and I’m not going to try making love to a glowing light stick just yet.” Day, Alyssa. “Heart Of Atlantis.” ― Alyssa Day, Heart of Atlantis
“It doesn't matter who came to talk to me,' he said (Barack Obama). He went on to say that I needed to realize the power of my words. I could not send emails like that because they - I am paraphrasing - freak everyone out.Developing self-awareness is a lifelong process; you don't just wake up one day and have all you need. So even though I'd spend the last few months demonstrating that I was cable and knew what I was doing, this was something of a revelation. When the president of the United States tells you your words are powerful, it can be pretty shocking. I honestly didn't think anyone would give a shit if I sent a snippy email.It was good advice, specifically to me at the time but generally as it relates to any kind of replying-all in life: Think about how what you say could affect people, from the top down. It was also a wake-up call for me about my state of mind: I didn't know why (yet) - though I'm sure I did, deep down - but my temper was getting worse, and my fuse shorter and shorter.” ― Alyssa Mastromonaco, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House
“What we talk about less often, because it is harder to explain, is the way a perfume can give breath and body to the phantom selves that waft about us as we go through our days -- not just the showgirl, the femme fatale, and the ingenue, but all the memories and dreams of the taller, meaner, sharper, sweeter, softer people we have been or long to be.” ― Alyssa Harad, Coming to My Senses: A Story of Perfume, Pleasure, and an Unlikely Bride
“My neck and chest go hot in a flash and I look away. I should just start building my cabin alongside Fuckboy Creek because obviously it’s where I intend to spend the rest of my days.” ― Alyssa Cole, When No One Is Watching
“You know better than that the only thing about you that scares me isyour absence, Alaric” ― Alyssa Day, Vampire in Atlantis
“He'd saved her life and killed her trust. He'd thought it a fair trade, at the time.” ― Alyssa Day, Vampire in Atlantis
“Wishes have voices sometimes.” ― Alyssa Day, Atlantis Redeemed
“Lucky for you, since you’re the most dangerous man I’ve ever met. Asane woman would run away from you, not toward you.” ― Alyssa Day, Heart of Atlantis
“Instead, Malcolm walked over to her and took the rag from her hands. She’d done enough scrubbing that day.” ― Alyssa Cole, An Extraordinary Union
“No matter what it takes. Make at least part of him live, and I can find the rest of him somehow. Someday.” ― Alyssa Day, Vampire in Atlantis
