There are no dead ends, just detours.

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I'm not going anywhere.” Gently, he stroked her back, cradled her head. Was there anything more astounding or more frightening to a man, he wondered, than a strong woman in tears? “I've been right here all along. I love you, Eve, almost more than I can stand.” “I need you. I can't help it. I don't want to.” “I know. He eased back, tucking a hand under her chin to lift her face to his. “We’re going to have to deal with it.” He kissed one wet cheek, then the other. “I really can’t do without you.

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Wouldn't it be nice if everything balanced in the world? If right came out on top and wrong was punished. It sure would be simple.

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Life has very little even ground.

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The very young and the very old often saw what others could not. Or would not.

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If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

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Sometimes a wind comes up, blows you off course. You’re not ready for it, but if you’re lucky, you end up in a more interesting place than you’d planned.

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When you find nothing... it means you're eliminating what surrounds the something.

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We make destiny with every turn, every choice.

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I don't like the idea of you shivering unless I cause it. Stay warm." ----Roarke, Naked In Death

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