Donna Lynn Hope Quotes

I'm impressed when men go the distance to show they give a damn. That says nothing about the woman and everything about the man.

I'd rather know a man's sincerity than his love. Whereas I have never needed the latter, one can always count on the former.

He was on her mind but she doesn't let anyone stay for too long.

I didn't sleep well last night because one of my ghosts came back, haunting with his presence, and when I woke up, the others weren't here, haunting with their memory.

The air is cold and dusk has descended. In the distance lightning flickers and a far away rumble of thunder awakens my thoughts and makes me remember.

Of course she wants him to forget her. The last place she wants to reside is in his thoughts. What an unpleasant place to be.

Someone once said that love is the closest thing to magic that this world has, but magic enchants, deceives and casts a spell.

Life is for the loved, not the lonely." She lamented. "Although it's the lonely who try to make the world and its inhabitants less so.

Dark hair on a white pillow, an ache inside, his face a reflection in her eye.

She doesn't give directions but there is a pot of gold at the end of her rainbow...Find it. If you can.

When other girls were dreaming about love, she dreamt of love too, but in an entirely different context - the ones they took for granted.

As long as you write, you'll never be lonely.

Leaving the familiar for unknown terrain is like a death - and feeling this level of finality should snap one back to life for life has greater meaning in the face of death.

I shall not be defined by what I have suffered but how I have endured them.

Suffer" he commanded seductively. "With me...or because of me.

If someone calls you a failure it's more than likely they feel like one.

Known for leaving, she asked me who I would consider sticking around for. I said, "The one who asked me to and meant it.

A burdened heart doesn't equate to a lack of faith. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob can heal with a simple command. The burden comes from wondering if that's His will and may it be done.

Nocturnal with a love for night, I'd stay up to see sunlight...

Some writers are born. Others learn. I was born a writer but have a lot to learn.

Three kinds of people get talked about: The fascinating, the freaks and the nefarious.

Fighting is easier than loving, just as giving in to anger is easier than self-control.

When someone attempts to insult you know that they are inadvertently giving away what would insult them.

Is it me you're describing, or yourself?

Intense feelings of any kind keep people with you. Some you may want, others you won't. To forget people, and you never really forget, feel indifference.

The worst feeling when speaking with someone or receiving a gift from them is knowing they feel obligated to.

Emotions have cycles whereas love endures. Some people confuse emotions, which are ever-changing, with love's durability.

Emotions enthrall, but change, and as such have the ability to disrupt and destroy.

Why do people assume? If I hate you, I'll tell you. In this case, it's not hate. It's hurt. I'll lick my wounds, which only oozed because I gave a damn, and be over it before the sun rises.

I am sick of old ghosts and I just want to feel safe again without the haunts of old vulnerabilities.

In our lives are special moments that live as their own, the rest is movement with the passage of time.

Fortuitous, unexpected beauty is the best beauty because it is unique, and what is unique is remembered.

When you stand next to beauty and know you’re not, you either feel inferior or you’re thankful for the ones who saw you and loved you anyway.

Straightforwardness intimidates people. They prefer the veneer, despite what they claim.

Can I be trusted? Can you? I can be trusted with some things, but not all things, just like you.

I don't make people comfortable but that's what couches are for.

Lovers are easy to find and easy to forget but finding an authentic connection is exceptional and limited. It rarely happens, which is why there are so many unhappy people out there.

Don't allow someone not worth it to have the power to occupy your thoughts. If they don't find you worth the effort or the time, why should you waste yours?

Oh yes, even I cry. Just not over you. Who is "you?" The one who has to ask or the one who doesn't?

If I blink she'll disappear, " he told her. She looked at him and said, "Maybe that is the best thing for you.

I'd rather meander through a pit of vipers than love one more person, but since I'm on the subject of snakes, we all know one, or are one.

Has it tortured you as much as it's tortured me?" He asked. "Don't call it torture when it's self-inflicted. You always have a choice.

What was I to you?" he asked. She didn't answer but turned and walked away. That's when he knew: Nothing or everything.

Why do you think you deserve happily ever after? You were offered it before and tossed it away.

Just following orders' is no excuse unless you're in the bedroom.

I’m thinking of the protector who wants to be protected and a fighter who loves the right battle but will lay down her arms to go on a quest.

Some things you sentence yourself to life for.

You can never let your compassion stand in the way of justice because when you do, other people get hurt.

It's easy to be a saint when all you've known is the good.

She didn't care about anything, or maybe she cared too much.