5 Quotes & Sayings By Leia Shaw

Leia Shaw was born and raised in the early 80's in New Hampshire. She attended college at SUNY Albany and currently lives in New York City. She is a leading voice on social media and a blogger at the Huffington Post. She is a self-identified feminist, a lover of memes, and a professional quote-maker Read more

Leia is also an aspiring author, having recently published her first book, "Lost In Translation: My Life as a Young Woman on the Move." Leia has been featured as a guest writer for AOL, Fox News, Everyday with Rachael Ray, Huffington Post, Mashable, Thrive Global, Yahoo! Voices, Women's Health Magazine, and many more outlets. You can follow her on Twitter @LeiaShaw

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Luck I get, ” she said when they’d sat in silence once more. “But why brave?” He shifted in his seat then sat forward, his gaze piercing through her. “Because, Natalia, love is a risk. Love from the depths of your soul requires a certain amount of sacrifice. It bids you to give yourself wholly to another. To allow someone to view you like a prism, assessing you at every angle, examining every flaw. You must lay yourself before them, open and bare, and say, ‘here I am. I hold nothing back. I am yours, mind, body, and soul.’ And all you can do is hope they don’t crush you.” He leaned closer. “But the man who truly loves you will tend to your heart like he tends a garden, nurturing it until it grows and blooms under his hand. . Leia Shaw
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He looked like a sexy ninja. Or a tiger ready to pounce on his prey. She just looked like she was sitting sideways on an invisible toilet. Curse the male species for making danger look so good! Leia Shaw
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Thank you for that, boy genius! Where did you graduate from? Hogwarts School for the Mentally Unbalanced? Leia Shaw
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Your lips are so soft and girly. I really must know what you use on them. Leia Shaw