19 Quotes About Olivium

Through her work, Olivia Laing has become one of the most influential people in contemporary thought. Her writing, interviews, and TED Talk have helped both scholars and the everyday reader understand modern philosophy. With her new book, The Lonely City , she continues to break down the boundaries between academia and popular culture by sharing her insights about cities, art, and our modern lives.

Love is illogical. You fall into it like a manhole....
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Love is illogical. You fall into it like a manhole. Then you're just stuck. You die in love more than you live in love. Tarryn Fisher
If Peter Pan had been real, he would've gone mad...
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If Peter Pan had been real, he would've gone mad and killed everyone in Neverland. Amanda Hocking
Only five books tonight, Mommy,
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Only five books tonight, Mommy, " she says. No, Olivia, just one." How about four?" Two." Three." Oh, all right, three. But that's it! Ian Falconer
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My foggy brain slid away and– And I was still dressed in only my bra and panties. Well, at least it’s a nice set of bra and panties. Yep, these were the thoughts going through my brain as I looked at a photo of a decapitated head on my bed. Kelley Armstrong
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I wouldn’t call Gabriel Walsh if I was on fire.” She pursed her lips. “No, I might. To sue everyone responsible–from the person who lit the match to those who made my clothes. But I’d wait until the fire was out. Otherwise, he’d just stand there until I was burned enough for a sizable settlement. Kelley Armstrong
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Olivia: What's a drunken man like, fool? Feste: Like a drowned man, a fool, and a madman: one draught above heat makes him a fool; the second mads him; and a third drowns him. William Shakespeare
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Patience is a virtue, " she replies." Why couldn't 'hurry the fuck up' be a virtue? Katelin LaMontagne
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In the meantime, I’ll get a job. I’ll pay my own way.” “A job?” “Mmm, yeah. It’s that thing people do to make money. Kelley Armstrong
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She's elegant, " Olivia stated. "I would kill to have her figure."" Really?"" Of course. I have always wished to look precisely like her. Though obviously, not enough to avoid food, " she added." That's madness. You have everything she doesn't." Olivia opened her mouth, ready to argue. "Everything she hasn't." She frowned at him." Including me. Eloisa James
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I'm fat, " she blurted out. "You are not fat. You're the most beautiful, voluptuous woman I know." His eyes moved down her body, deliberately, slowly, then back up to her face. What she saw in them sent fire squirming through her stomach and lower." I want every inch of you, " he said, growling it. "I want to fall on my knees and worship at your hips." He reach out, shaped her curves from breast to hips with a burning sweep of his hand that a man was allowed to give only his wife. Eloisa James
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Quin reached out, spun her back to him, and pulled her into his arms, held her tight, so tight that she could hardly breathe. "I need you, " he said, low and fierce, into her hair. "Oh, G-d, Olivia, how did I ever live without you?" She reached up, pulled his face down to hers. "I'm yours, for good or ill." There was a little click as the door to the ballroom closed, but Olivia paid no mind. "You're the missing piece of me, " Quin said. "You make me feel. Eloisa James
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...every now and then I watched him beam at Olivia. He obviously adored her. And I realized that meeting her father made me look at Olivia differently. She was somebody's little girl. Mark Peter Hughes
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Demon possession strains the boundaries of credulity, given the sheer number of times it seems to happen. One would really hope demons had better things to do with their time. Kelley Armstrong
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Wrapped up in him, in his bad boy ways and his good guy heart, is my whole world. Somehow, while I wasn’t looking, I fell. And I fell hard. For my soul mate. For the love of my life. For my hero. M. Leighton
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Wen grinned and I felt a warm glow and an odd dizzy sensation. And then I remembered something my dad once wrote me about falling in love. He said the phrase was apt because falling is exactly what it can feel like, as if you've finally allowed yourself to let go of some safety bar you didn't even know you were clinging to, and suddenly you find yourself tumbling towards the exciting unknown. Mark Peter Hughes
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I'd seriously contemplated a real collar - a sparkly green one - if only because I was sure it would offend his dignity. Kelley Armstrong
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Good madonna, give me leave toprove you a fool. William Shakespeare
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Something’s different, ” Carlos continued. “Tonight you came in with no scowling or growling. Why thechange?” Robby shrugged one shoulder. “I’m trying to convince you I’m no’ crazy. If I kept doing the same thing when itwasna working, would that no’ be crazy?”“ Good point.” Carlos rinsed the bowl and placed it in the dishwasher. “So you’re trying a new strategy tonight.” Robby removed the bottled blood from the microwave and filled a glass. “Tonight I saw an angel.” Carlos’s eyes widened. “And you’re still trying to convince me you’re not crazy? . Kerrelyn Sparks