89 Quotes & Sayings By Virginia Alison

Virginia Alison is an award-winning author of nonfiction for children and adults. Her books include biographies, historical novels, and books for young readers about the subject of her lifelong passion, science. Her bestselling titles include the Newbery Honor Book The Secret Garden; the Newbery Honor book The Lighthouse; two books in the Secret Seven series; and three books in the Amelia Bedelia series. She is also the author of several other bestsellers including A Heart for Juliet (a Golden Kite Honor Book), I Will Find You (a Golden Kite Honor Book), The Storyteller (Winner of a Blue Hen Award), and The Secret Keeper (a Golden Kite Honor Book).

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What am I searching for? Maybe its the beliefs I had as a child, that the world is a nice place, that people are genuinely who they say they are, that life is not simply what it is, where the sun shines and the stars glitter for me. Where am I going? I do not know but maybe I am just searching for those beliefs that lead to a happy ending... Virginia Alison
Monogamy is faith in the faithless
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Monogamy is faith in the faithless Virginia Alison
All women are lifelong members of the Secret Service...So, if...
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All women are lifelong members of the Secret Service...So, if you must lie, better make sure you cover your tracks because there is no such thing as a 'dumb blonde'... Virginia Alison
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Storms are relentless and unforgiving. You know it's there, you feel it surrounding you, threatening to consume you should you dare to look, dare to behold the captivating wonder... Yet, fear grips. For although you know that it could swallow you whole and rip you to shreds, if you do not, eventually, the storm will dissipate, leaving you trembling and empty... We storms know this... Virginia Alison
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The night it falls The stars shine through The inky black That is the cue For plot demands That dreams be sown The fantasies I have alone The words come fast They flow like wine I am the midnight writer... Virginia Alison
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Spreading its wings, her love stretched out and touching his tangled, frozen soul and from the first word, became ensnared in its icy grip where it remained, intrinsically entwined within an alternating web of dreams and nightmares. Forever lost, forever lost... Virginia Alison
Brushing the clouds away from my eyes, I see clarity...
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Brushing the clouds away from my eyes, I see clarity in the raindrop and beauty in the first ray of morning sun... Life is strange and wondrous... Virginia Alison
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Love does not broadcast its arrival, it just creeps up and envelops your soul when you least expect it. It is up to you whether you welcome or fight it, but one thing is for sure... It will get you in the end... Virginia Alison
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She had nothing to lose when she looked into those dark limpid pools of desire... Apart from her soul, and even that she would relinquish for one night undulating on his rigid fervour. But to what end? A moment of exquisite bliss? No, she demanded an encore; even her soul had a price... Virginia Alison
You are the oxygen that inflames the lust in my...
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You are the oxygen that inflames the lust in my soul... Virginia Alison
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Maybe you are just a liquid dream. Seeping into my soul in the dead of night when everything sleeps apart from my memories from another life, another electric, terrifying, lasciviously greedy time, when your lips touched my body, while mapping the skincape unfolding beneath your breath leaving a ripple of mesmerising carnal pleasures, lingering in my veins... Or maybe you are not... Virginia Alison
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We were decadent in our intimacy. Leaving no inch of skin untouched lest a moment of rapture slip through our grasp. Thrusting and plunging, in dazed euphoria, the exquisite cravings for those carnal delights ravaged our souls until shamelessly, gasping lust tainted air, we discovered insatiability... Virginia Alison
Passion drove her deeper, into the abyss beneath his skin...
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Passion drove her deeper, into the abyss beneath his skin where she mapped his soul to the dance of his heartbeat... Virginia Alison
A timeless energy encircles the world, drawing humanity into its...
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A timeless energy encircles the world, drawing humanity into its grasp, eternally swirling, pulling souls together, tearing them apart in the eternal struggle of love, life and loss... Virginia Alison
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Passion is life and delights await those whose soul lusts for new experiences. Every breath should stir deep, simmering desire for those who incite torrid urges and send blood coursing through fevered veins. Throw each shiver hard against unyielding rock, salaciously invade the soft pleasures whose ripe lips hunger for satisfaction, demanding the flame be fanned and thirst be quenched… Demand no less, take no prisoners… . Virginia Alison
The silence of a wounded soul roars louder than any...
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The silence of a wounded soul roars louder than any tempest... Virginia Alison
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Some souls are just ...There.They are a constant in your world. You know, no matter what, they will remain. Intrinsically woven into the fabric of your life, inexplicably connected, you are drawn to their intoxicating essence and it is there you will find your reflection staring back at you. Such is love between soul mates... Virginia Alison
Within the eye, mysteries of the soul burn deeply beneath...
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Within the eye, mysteries of the soul burn deeply beneath the fiery chasms of love and patiently wait for an awakening ... Virginia Alison
A time when sky blue love bids farewell to the...
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A time when sky blue love bids farewell to the day and before dusk falls, the sunset ignites the smouldering embers of the moonlit soul... Virginia Alison
Every damaged soul deserves the chance to love again.
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Every damaged soul deserves the chance to love again. Virginia Alison
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Knowing when you should weigh up your options, remain calm and not take everything at face value has certain benefits Ending the day with with a peaceful soul is one... Virginia Alison
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A woman's strength comes from finding solace in peace and earning respect in silence... Virginia Alison
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Silence is a time of reflection to bring peace and meaning to your life, and to those around you. This deafening quiescence will mean different things to different people but if they listen carefully, they will understand... Virginia Alison
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Fly high... Where the only chill that cuts through you is the wind. Where your heart pounds from exhilaration not disappointment and after ascending through cloudy wisps, brushing your wings, there is only the clear blue horizon beckoning you forth.... Virginia Alison
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When destiny deals, you will find yourself staring at four cards. Inevitably, your hand will not change. Time passes and eventually you face three upturned aces, leaving one unknown. Deep down, you know what the fourth holds. Do you have the courage to flip one last time knowing there is no going back? Fate knows no bounds... Virginia Alison
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Loving passionately, loving fiercely, loving and taking both good and bad, and at times, the damn near impossible, provides sweet chaos, fueling the pitter patter of the heart... Virginia Alison
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Souls do not break neither do hearts. Ravaged by time, they continue living within us and it is our choice whether to remove the walls of self preservation that we build as protection or to hide behind them and remain hardened within our comfort zone. Life is precious, giving it your all is preferable to withering and dying even before you fall off this mortal coil. Virginia Alison
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There is a waterfall in every dream. Cool and crystal clear, it falls gently on the sleeper, cleansing the mind and soothing the soul. Virginia Alison
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Ignore the world when it forgets to tell you that you are beautiful... A goddess needs no reminding... Virginia Alison
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From the flames she rises, a bold, resplendent warrior ready to bring the world to its knees and cast away those who do not revere their Goddess. Enrapturing all those whom she favours there is no escaping her beguiling sensuality. Enfolding him to her breast, she enslaves his tumescence within her warm embrace and he is lost, within her passion, for eternity... Virginia Alison
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Do no drown me with mediocrity, give me passion, desire, make me inhale breaths of lust and love in the dark hours that tingle down my spine... Virginia Alison
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He walks the soft grass, wet with fresh rain, jeans slung low on his hips and shirt hanging open, still dripping from the fevered maelstrom that set fire to the night sky. Fury in his step and passion furrowing his brow... He is my perfect storm... Virginia Alison
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Woman cannot survive on droplets, she requires waves to regularly crash over her shores as the moon gives way to the sun... Virginia Alison
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So black is my heart for it is buried in the fiery chasm of untameable passion. It beats in the dark recesses of unquenchable thirst for love and desire from which there is no return... Virginia Alison
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Do not fear the fire within you, burning brighter than any star it attracts only those whose flame feeds off the very air that you breathe. Let passion be the inferno that engulfs your soul. Virginia Alison
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My storm is my own... Enter if you dare. However, bear in mind that the tempest of desire is fraught with unpredictability from the highest peaks to the depths of the abyss. Do not expect a smooth ride, but expect a true and passionate one... Virginia Alison
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Her steel blue eyes captivated him at first glance and along with the alluring scent of jasmine surrounding her presence, he lost all sense of time and rhythm, and barely remembered the ensuing conversation. Thinking he had died and gone to heaven, the only thing that stuck in his memory, as they found themselves pressed urgently against the wall of her hotel room, was her name; Ginny. Virginia Alison
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Even the moon cannot escape your intoxicating charms... Virginia Alison
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It was at that point Ginny felt a presence and turning to look into his eyes she knew destiny was waiting, just around the corner, over the hill. His dark limpid pools, full of hope and wonder, gazed longingly at her and slowly, as his stare captured her heart, a hush descended. All that surrounded them slipped away into darkness until she could see only him. What happened next was a blur. Virginia Alison
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Where dreams may take you fathoms deep within the soul of the forest. Mists close in around your feathered visions, floating phantoms of days gone by, and days to come, their twirling tendrils tempting your thoughts blossom with the unbound less love and passion you hide within..... Virginia Alison
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He could not remember a time when she had not been in his life. Their first meeting seemed like an eternity away. 'Love at first sight' everyone said, and she often teased him about his inability to form coherent words when he gazed into her eyes, so profound was his love. They had never spent a day apart, and there had never been a day when he forgot to tell her how much she meant to him.. Today was no exception.. Virginia Alison
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It is when I find my soul is lost and lustfully wandering betwixt heaven and hell, and in that moment of spiritual bliss when the chances of recovering from falling into the sexual abyss are zero... I find the odds extremely appealing.... Virginia Alison
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The journey may be fraught with challenges, yet it continues, for even the smallest leaf must embrace destiny... Persistence is the key... Virginia Alison
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If life's journey was intended to be easy, we would have been given directions. However, since we have no road map, we must climb the highest mountain and forge the deepest streams with love in our souls, in the hope that our own journey will give us peace within... Virginia Alison
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Even the dry and dusty arid desert air could not get her sweet perfume out of his nostrils. That one night was all it took. She stole his heart; he could do nothing about it, but accept his fate. Virginia Alison
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Only fate would decree how it reached its destiny, which always waited just around the corner, over the hill... Virginia Alison
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Insanity, thy name is woman Virginia Alison
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Love is waiting, just around the corner, over the hill... Virginia Alison
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In this delicate and unpredictable life, the future is unwritten. Do not take someone for granted today, for once tomorrow dawns upon the indigo night the only remaining trace will be tracks in the sand... Virginia Alison
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When silence greets you, listen for those powerful words lost within the void of reason... Virginia Alison
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Surprises are one of the secrets of a good relationship. Find someone who, out of the blue, will grab you, and a blanket, take you to a secluded spot and canoodle as the sun rises... Virginia Alison
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She blows kisses to the one who danced through her dreams and leaves a trail of moon dust on her heart... Virginia Alison
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You are important to this earth. If you were meant to journey alone, you would not have friends... Virginia Alison
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We, as women, have this slight flaw. Yes, admitting it, we are flawed with a faultless memory in regards to the good and bad in men... Stored within our memory banks is every loving gesture and sugar coated word, thoughtful moments, places, arguments, indiscretions, lies all catalogued, timed and dated... The list, for us, is endless... It is not our fault... You give us so much to remember... Virginia Alison
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I have had you in my life for so long, I want to know when the dream ends and the fairy-tale begins... Virginia Alison
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Solitude, a time for memories, a time to dream, a time for passions to simmer quietly in the dark recesses of the mind, eager to fly yet merely reflections in the minds eye... Virginia Alison
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...and the day will come... Maybe not tomorrow maybe not next week but it will come nevertheless, when you awaken and realise, it just a foolishly beautiful dream... Virginia Alison
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I want your scent to intoxicate my passions to the point where lust is merely a word, dancing upon our flames of desire... Virginia Alison
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Life is what it is... And even without having everything you desire... It is still gloriously beautiful... Virginia Alison
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And somewhere amidst the storm raging inside, between the twilight of lust and desire, entwined within the whirlwind of swirling emotions, it happened. In one lightning strike, the illusion crumbled. For I realised the naked truth... Virginia Alison
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I am wild, untameable, the storm and the eye within An unpredictable gypsy, with passion beyond your wildest dreamsand unquenchable desiresfor you and you alone... Persistent and fiercely loyal, today I choose to be all of theseand more… Will you still be here tomorrow? Virginia Alison
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Beneath the moons' shadowscape, wisdom, women, whiskey and you are a dangerous and provocative combination... Virginia Alison
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Her endless, futile attempts to make her feelings known fell on stony ground. Slowly she retreated into the darkness where her dreams became reality and reality faded into the deep recesses of her soul.... Virginia Alison
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Basically, writers write because they have something to say... Everyone has a story in them, writers merely decide to share it with the world... Virginia Alison
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Her capacity for love overshadows the stars, lightening crackles malevolently in the wake of her wrath and for all the tangled mess woman brings to man, in her glory, she is the divine Goddess. Virginia Alison
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There is nothing so cunning as tangled deception. If you wish to seek out the truth, first uncover the lies that surround the illusion... Virginia Alison
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It's not the lies he tells, it's the seductive way in which he persuades you they are not true. Virginia Alison
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Silence is where my demons lurk, taunting me endlessly day after day until the end of time...yet still I wait, revelling in their company... Virginia Alison
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Savage and unpredictable, a woman, like the sea, takes what she wants and spits the remains back into the boiling cauldron of humanity ... Virginia Alison
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When distrust is so profound that it makes you wary of every word dripping from honeyed lips... It sharpens your instincts... Now for a woman, THAT is a powerful weapon... Virginia Alison
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Gazing out from the mountains, the clouds are whiter, the sky is bluer, the air seeping into your lungs is as clear as the water roaring down from the snow, melting on the high peaks. A place where heaven is a little closer. Virginia Alison
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She looked at the empty page, which remained blank, apart from the small wet dots from her tears, for hours. Her mind was a turmoil of sadness, rage, fear and all those emotions that gave her inspiration. However her heart lacked the will as the empty words enclosed her soul pulling it down towards the frenzied ravenous imps that stalked hells pantry.... Virginia Alison
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My happiness is not free to everyone... Abuse my smile and it will cost you... Virginia Alison
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I will howl with the wolves, soar above the eagles and roam wild with the Mustang. I will breathe life into the sunrise atop a mountain, bathe naked in the streams, dance in the sunset and love beneath the stars, travelling far and wide, seeking new experiences with those who dare to run with the wind, dare to touch the storm that is me... Virginia Alison
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Men are not naturally faithful creatures. They have an ego that is in constant need of stroking and usually anything in a skirt fits that need. I never feel the need to make a man jealous in retribution for his infidelity. I simply pick up the wine and find a new taster... Virginia Alison
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If simply through talking we are this good at sexless foreplay, imagine, if you will, what ecstasy awaits in our first kiss... Virginia Alison
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Within everyone there is a place, hidden deep inside, which yearns for 'that' kiss. You know the one I mean, the one that sends your senses reeling, leaving you breathless and when you break away, and finally regain your senses, you know you will never see the world in the same light... Virginia Alison
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If you are not appetisers, main course and dessert, you are dating the wrong diner... Virginia Alison
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When frustrated and weary take time to accept that there is no such thing as an insurmountable mountain... You merely have to find the right path... Virginia Alison
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Your path is not my path. Should we meet at the crossroads and ye be a friend, tarry a while, drink some wine and let us laugh for a while. If ye be foe, continue on your merry way and may our paths never cross again. Virginia Alison
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Take the road less travelled. Get lost if you must, because only in losing yourself will you find your true path... Virginia Alison
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I will meet you where moon shines down upon our naked, writhing bodies, undulating together in a moment, which brings ecstasy to entwined hearts, beating as one... Virginia Alison
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My preferences range from the gutter-like to the idyllically sublime, ideally with you roaming the range beside me... Virginia Alison
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She did not care where he was or how she was going to find him, all she knew is the reward would be worth it...however, alive, kicking and raring to go would be preferable Virginia Alison
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If I had wanted to be a pawn in a game, I would have taken up chess... Virginia Alison
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A hint of jealously once in a while is not only natural but a compliment therefore, always smile and accept it graciously for it shows they care... Virginia Alison
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Stupidity is not my forté however, there is immense entertainment value in playing the dumb blonde... Virginia Alison
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I earned the right not to compete for a man. He wants me... Or... She is welcome to him... Virginia Alison