win

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7183fdc	I love you, he thought, looking at Win. I love every part of you, every thought and word... the entire complex, fascinating bundle of all the things you are. I want you with ten different kinds of need at once. I love all the seasons of you, the way you are now, the thought of how much more beautiful you'll be in the decades to come. I love you for being the answer to every question my heart could ask. And it seemed so easy, once he capitulated. It seemed natural and right. Kev wasn't certain if he was surrendering to Win or to his own passion for her. Only that there was no more holding back. He would take her. And he would give her everything he had, every part of his soul, even the broken pieces.	longing love merripen passion soulmates win	Lisa Kleypas
cc2b5e8	The fight isn't over until you win.	victory win	Robin Hobb
daa0949	"All the fires of hell could burn for a thousand years and it wouldn't equal what I feel for you in one minute of the day. I love you so much there is no pleasure in it. Nothing but torment. Because if I could dilute what I feel for you to the millionth part, it would still be enough to kill you. And even if it drives me mad, I would rather see you live in the arms of that cold, soulless bastard than die in mine," Merripen said to Win."	merripen museum win	Lisa Kleypas
27e9e44	"I'm not good enough for you. But no one is. And most men, good or bad, have limits to what they would do, even for someone they love. I have none. No God, no moral code, no faith in anything. Except you. You're my religion. I would do anything you asked. I would fight, steal, kill for you." -Kev to Win"	kev love obsession win	Lisa Kleypas
ab0b129	"War." Gorgon spits the word. "That is what they call it to give the illusion of honor and law. It is chaos. Madness and blood and the hunger to win. It has always been thus and shall always be so."	forever gorgon honor law war win	Libba Bray
5f9383d	REMEMBER YOUR GREATNES	achieve affirmation attitude beauty big birth born competition confidence courage egg existence eye fears giant great greatness human inspirational life living-achievement loser losing loss obstacles odds pains poem poetry race small sperm strength struggles success successful suffering survivor suzy-kassem victory warrior win winner winners winning wisdom	Suzy Kassem
6b8bd78	A weak but steady throb lay beneath Kev's searching fingertips. Win's heartbeat...the pulse that sustained his universe.	illness kev love merripen soulmates win	Lisa Kleypas
0cce164	The point of a fight is not to have a good fight, it's to win.	win	Holly Black
aef4a9a	But I still feel like I lost. We all have the potential to fall in love a thousand times in our lifetime. It's easy. The first girl I ever loved was someone I knew in the sixth grade. Her name was Missy; we talked about horses. The last girl I love will be someone I haven't even met yet. probably. They all count. But there are certain people you love who do something else; they define how you classify what love is supposed to feel like. These are the most important people in your life, and you'll meet maybe four or five of these people over the span of 80 years. But there's still one more tier to all this; there is always one person you love who becomes that definition. It usually happens retrospectively, but it always happens eventually. This is the person who unknowingly sets the template for what you will always love about other people, even if some of those lovable qualities are self-destructive and unreasonable. You will remember having conversations with this person that never actually happened. You will recall sexual trysts with this person that never technically occurred. This is because the individual who embodies your personal definition of love does not really exist. The person is real, and the feelings are real-but you create the context. And context is everything. The person who defines your understanding of love is not inherently different than anyone else, and they're often just the person you happen to meet first time you really, really want to love someone. But that person still wins. They win, and you lose. Because for the rest of your life, they will control how you feel about everyone else.	love reality truth win	Chuck Klosterman
dbb9c8c	A battle is won by the side that is absolutely determined to win. Why did we lose the battle of Austerlitz? Our casualties were about the same as those of the French, but we had told ourselves early in the day that the battle was lost, so it was lost.	defeat defeatism victory war win	Leo Tolstoy
ca44a85	We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace...	war win	Stephen E. Ambrose
018933f	Assassins take no pride in fighting fairly. We take pride in winning.	bite brawl fair fight killer lawless lose murderer no-holds-barred poisoner pride rule ruthless skirmish strike win	Robin Hobb
e61cd45	... because a fight's worth nothing if you know from the start that you're going to win it. It's the ones in between that test you. They're the ones that bring questions with them.	questions test win worth-nothing	Markus Zusak
cf26b0d	Lieutenant Welsh remembered walking around among the sleeping men, and thinking to himself that 'they had looked at and smelled death all around them all day but never even dreamed of applying the term to themselves. They hadn't come here to fear. They hadn't come to die. They had come to win.	death win	Stephen E. Ambrose
df7e5d8	"Try more strategy and less force. Passion never wins any game, never mind what they say." He said something similar now: "Excuses don't win a game. You should try strategy."	strategy win	Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
96a7828	Take a pinch of snuff, doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example.	sherlock snuff win	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
07ed0a8	"Because," he said in an even voice, "you're used to winning, so you don't even think about how, every time there's a game, both sides get that 'rah, rah, team' speech from their coaches both sides hear 'you're the best!' 'You've got to win!' 'You're the greatest!' But half of the people playing that game are going to walk away losers. Half!"	loser team teams win winner	Margaret Peterson Haddix
5102d2d	Or perhaps it is because it is so NECESSARY for you to win. It is like a drowning man catching at a straw. You yourself will agree that, unless he were drowning he would not mistake a straw for the trunk of a tree.	dying win	Fyodor Dostoyevsky
9cbb070	A friendliness, as of dwarfs shaking hands, was in the air...	unintentional-humor win	Forster E.M.
168de9f	I never advise friends to put money in anything,. said Danny. 'It's a no-win situation - if they make a profit they forget that it was you who recommended it, and if they make a loss they never stop reminding you. My only advise would be not to gamble what you can't afford, and never to risk an amount that might cause you to lose a night's sleep	afford friends gamble investment loss money recommend risk sleep win	Jeffrey Archer
f96e43a	As a collaborative leader, you support people in their work--you remove roadblocks and help them win.	leader roadblocks support win	Kenneth H. Blanchard
a89c56f	The fight isn't over until you win it...That's all you have to remember. No matter what the other man thinks.	lose over strive win	Robin Hobb
aee99b5	"Mr. Rohan," she heard Beatrix ask, "are you going to marry my sister?" Amelia choked on her tea and set the cup down. She sputtered and coughed into her napkin. "Hush, Beatrix," Win murmured. "But she's wearing his ring--" Poppy clamped her hand over Beatrix's mouth. " " "I might," Cam replied. His eyes sparkled with mischief as he continued. "I find your sister a bit lacking in humor. And she doesn't seem particularly obedient. On the other hand--" One set of French doors flew open, accompanied by the sound of breaking glass. Everyone on the back terrace looked up in startlement, the men rising from their chairs. " ," came Win's soft cry. Merripen stood there, having dragged himself from his sickbed. He was bandaged and disheveled, but he looked far from helpless. He looked like a maddened bull, his dark head lowered, his hands clenched into massive fists. And his stare, promising death, was firmly fixed on Cam. There was no mistaking the bloodlust of a Roma whose kinswoman had been dishonored. "Oh, God," Amelia muttered. Cam, who stood beside her chair, glanced down at her questioningly. "Did you say something to him?" Amelia turned red as she recalled her blood-spotted nightgown and the maid's expression. "It must have been servants' talk." Cam stared at the enraged giant with resignation. "You may be in luck," he said to Amelia. "It looks as if our betrothal is going to end prematurely." She made to stand beside him, but he pressed her back into the chair. "Stay out of this. I don't want you hurt in the fray." "He won't hurt me," Amelia said curtly. "It's he wants to slaughter." Holding Merripen's gaze, Cam moved slowly away from the table. "Is there something you'd like to discuss, ?" he asked with admirable self-possession. Merripen replied in Romany. Although no one save Cam understood what he said, it was clearly not encouraging. "I'm going to marry her," Cam said, as if to pacify him. "That's even worse!" Merripen moved forward, murder in his eyes. Lord St. Vincent swiftly interceded, stepping between the pair. Like Cam, he'd had his share of putting down fights at the gambling club. He lifted his hands in a staying gesture and spoke smoothly. "Easy, large fellow. I'm sure you can find a way to resolve your differences in a reasonable fashion." "Get out of my way," Merripen growled, putting an end to the notion of civilized discourse. St. Vincent's pleasant expression didn't change. "You have a point. There's nothing so tiresome as being reasonable. I myself avoid it whenever possible. Still, I'm afraid you can't brawl when there are ladies present. It might give them ideas."	beatrix cam cant-brawl-in-front-of-ladies merripen poppy st-vincent win	Lisa Kleypas
5481dcd	(...)entre todas las razas del mundo, nuestra sed, o mejor dicho, nuestra avidez, de tesoros, de oro, de especias y de dominio, !oh, si!, sobre todo del dulce dominio, !es la mas aguda, la mas insaciable, la mas carente de todo escrupulo! Es esta avidez la que alimenta nuestro progreso, no se si con fines diabolicos o divinos. Ni usted tampoco lo sabe, senor. Ni yo tengo el menor interes en saberlo. Simplemente, me alegro de que el Creador me arrojase del lado de los vencedores.	diabólico divine divino español progreso progress spanish vencer win winner	David Mitchell
7d013da	Know that we win the war when we pray in power because prayer is the battle.	focus god prayer victory win	Stormie Omartian
9bb3522	"Believe that you can do something and half the battle is won before you start." -Bill Arkwright"	self-esteem win	Joseph Delaney
3312fd7	"You have games on there?" he asks. "Yeah," I answer for her. "She's become a checkers fanatic. Shelley, show him how it works." While Shelley slowly taps the screen with her knuckles, Alex watches, seemingly fascinated. When the checkers screen comes up, Shelley nudges Alex's hand. "You go first," he says. She shakes her head. "She wants you to go first," I tell him. "Cool." He taps the screen. I watch, getting all mushy inside, as this tough guy plays quietly with my big sister. "Do you mind if I make a snack for her?" I say, desperate to leave the room. "Nah, go ahead," he says, his concentration on the game. "You don't have to let her win," I say before leaving. "She can hold her own in checkers." "Uh, thanks for the vote of confidence, but I am tryin' to win," Alex says. He has a genuine grin on his face, without trying to act cocky or cool."	brittany-ellis checkers game shelley-ellis smile win	Simone Elkeles
b334148	"Shelley," I say. "You should've let him win. You know, to be polite." Shelley's response is a shake of her head. Applesauce drips on her chin. "That's the way it's going to be, huh?" I say, hoping the scene doesn't gross Alex out. Maybe I'm testing him, to see if he can handle a glimpse of my home life. If so, he's passing. "Wait until Alex leaves. I'll show you who the checkers champion is." My sister smiles that sweet, crooked smile of hers. It's like a thousand words put into one expression. For a moment I forget Alex is still watching me. It's so weird having him inside my life and my house. He doesn't belong, yet he doesn't seem to mind being here."	brittany-ellis glimpse shelley-ellis smile win	Simone Elkeles
c13a9fe	"All you need to know, boy," Finan growled, "is that Lord Uhtred's side is the one that wins."	finan know need side uhtred win	Bernard Cornwell
f1f15d6	Why, Mr. Anderson?, Why, why?. Why do you do it? Why, why get up?. Why keep fighting?. Do you believe you're fighting...for something?. For more than your survival?. Can you tell me what it is?. Do you even know?; Is it freedom?, Or truth?. Perhaps peace?. Could it be for love? Illusions, Mr. Anderson. Vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose. And all of them as artificial as the Matrix itself, although... only a human mind could invent something as insipid as love. You must be able to see it, Mr. Anderson. You must know it by now, You can't win. It's pointless to keep fighting. Why, Mr. Anderson?. Why?, Why do you persist?. Agent Smith ( Matrix Revolutions Movie, 2003 ).	existence fight freedom human-beings illusions love matrix passion perception persistence survival survival-instinct truth why why-we-live win	William Irwin
6e05e7b	"A wrestling match.. Yes, you could describe life that way." So which side wins, I ask? He smiles at me, the crinkled eyes, the crooked teeth. "Love wins. Love always wins."	life live love tug-of-war win wrestle	Mitch Albom

7183fdc

I love you, he thought, looking at Win. I love every part of you, every thought and word... the entire complex, fascinating bundle of all the things you are. I want you with ten different kinds of need at once. I love all the seasons of you, the way you are now, the thought of how much more beautiful you'll be in the decades to come. I love you for being the answer to every question my heart could ask. And it seemed so easy, once he capitulated. It seemed natural and right. Kev wasn't certain if he was surrendering to Win or to his own passion for her. Only that there was no more holding back. He would take her. And he would give her everything he had, every part of his soul, even the broken pieces.

longing love merripen passion soulmates win

Lisa Kleypas

cc2b5e8

The fight isn't over until you win.

victory win

Robin Hobb

daa0949

"All the fires of hell could burn for a thousand years and it wouldn't equal what I feel for you in one minute of the day. I love you so much there is no pleasure in it. Nothing but torment. Because if I could dilute what I feel for you to the millionth part, it would still be enough to kill you. And even if it drives me mad, I would rather see you live in the arms of that cold, soulless bastard than die in mine," Merripen said to Win."

merripen museum win

Lisa Kleypas

27e9e44

"I'm not good enough for you. But no one is. And most men, good or bad, have limits to what they would do, even for someone they love. I have none. No God, no moral code, no faith in anything. Except you. You're my religion. I would do anything you asked. I would fight, steal, kill for you." -Kev to Win"

kev love obsession win

Lisa Kleypas

ab0b129

"War." Gorgon spits the word. "That is what they call it to give the illusion of honor and law. It is chaos. Madness and blood and the hunger to win. It has always been thus and shall always be so."

forever gorgon honor law war win

Libba Bray

5f9383d

REMEMBER YOUR GREATNES

achieve affirmation attitude beauty big birth born competition confidence courage egg existence eye fears giant great greatness human inspirational life living-achievement loser losing loss obstacles odds pains poem poetry race small sperm strength struggles success successful suffering survivor suzy-kassem victory warrior win winner winners winning wisdom

Suzy Kassem

6b8bd78

A weak but steady throb lay beneath Kev's searching fingertips. Win's heartbeat...the pulse that sustained his universe.

illness kev love merripen soulmates win

Lisa Kleypas

0cce164

The point of a fight is not to have a good fight, it's to win.

win

Holly Black

aef4a9a

But I still feel like I lost. We all have the potential to fall in love a thousand times in our lifetime. It's easy. The first girl I ever loved was someone I knew in the sixth grade. Her name was Missy; we talked about horses. The last girl I love will be someone I haven't even met yet. probably. They all count. But there are certain people you love who do something else; they define how you classify what love is supposed to feel like. These are the most important people in your life, and you'll meet maybe four or five of these people over the span of 80 years. But there's still one more tier to all this; there is always one person you love who becomes that definition. It usually happens retrospectively, but it always happens eventually. This is the person who unknowingly sets the template for what you will always love about other people, even if some of those lovable qualities are self-destructive and unreasonable. You will remember having conversations with this person that never actually happened. You will recall sexual trysts with this person that never technically occurred. This is because the individual who embodies your personal definition of love does not really exist. The person is real, and the feelings are real-but you create the context. And context is everything. The person who defines your understanding of love is not inherently different than anyone else, and they're often just the person you happen to meet first time you really, really want to love someone. But that person still wins. They win, and you lose. Because for the rest of your life, they will control how you feel about everyone else.

love reality truth win

Chuck Klosterman

dbb9c8c

A battle is won by the side that is absolutely determined to win. Why did we lose the battle of Austerlitz? Our casualties were about the same as those of the French, but we had told ourselves early in the day that the battle was lost, so it was lost.

defeat defeatism victory war win

Leo Tolstoy

ca44a85

We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace...

war win

Stephen E. Ambrose

018933f

Assassins take no pride in fighting fairly. We take pride in winning.

bite brawl fair fight killer lawless lose murderer no-holds-barred poisoner pride rule ruthless skirmish strike win

Robin Hobb

e61cd45

... because a fight's worth nothing if you know from the start that you're going to win it. It's the ones in between that test you. They're the ones that bring questions with them.

questions test win worth-nothing

Markus Zusak

cf26b0d

Lieutenant Welsh remembered walking around among the sleeping men, and thinking to himself that 'they had looked at and smelled death all around them all day but never even dreamed of applying the term to themselves. They hadn't come here to fear. They hadn't come to die. They had come to win.

death win

Stephen E. Ambrose

df7e5d8

"Try more strategy and less force. Passion never wins any game, never mind what they say." He said something similar now: "Excuses don't win a game. You should try strategy."

strategy win

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

96a7828

Take a pinch of snuff, doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example.

sherlock snuff win

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

07ed0a8

"Because," he said in an even voice, "you're used to winning, so you don't even think about how, every time there's a game, both sides get that 'rah, rah, team' speech from their coaches both sides hear 'you're the best!' 'You've got to win!' 'You're the greatest!' But half of the people playing that game are going to walk away losers. Half!"

loser team teams win winner

Margaret Peterson Haddix

5102d2d

Or perhaps it is because it is so NECESSARY for you to win. It is like a drowning man catching at a straw. You yourself will agree that, unless he were drowning he would not mistake a straw for the trunk of a tree.

dying win

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

9cbb070

A friendliness, as of dwarfs shaking hands, was in the air...

unintentional-humor win

Forster E.M.

168de9f

I never advise friends to put money in anything,. said Danny. 'It's a no-win situation - if they make a profit they forget that it was you who recommended it, and if they make a loss they never stop reminding you. My only advise would be not to gamble what you can't afford, and never to risk an amount that might cause you to lose a night's sleep

afford friends gamble investment loss money recommend risk sleep win

Jeffrey Archer

f96e43a

As a collaborative leader, you support people in their work--you remove roadblocks and help them win.

leader roadblocks support win

Kenneth H. Blanchard

a89c56f

The fight isn't over until you win it...That's all you have to remember. No matter what the other man thinks.

lose over strive win

Robin Hobb

aee99b5

"Mr. Rohan," she heard Beatrix ask, "are you going to marry my sister?" Amelia choked on her tea and set the cup down. She sputtered and coughed into her napkin. "Hush, Beatrix," Win murmured. "But she's wearing his ring--" Poppy clamped her hand over Beatrix's mouth. " " "I might," Cam replied. His eyes sparkled with mischief as he continued. "I find your sister a bit lacking in humor. And she doesn't seem particularly obedient. On the other hand--" One set of French doors flew open, accompanied by the sound of breaking glass. Everyone on the back terrace looked up in startlement, the men rising from their chairs. " ," came Win's soft cry. Merripen stood there, having dragged himself from his sickbed. He was bandaged and disheveled, but he looked far from helpless. He looked like a maddened bull, his dark head lowered, his hands clenched into massive fists. And his stare, promising death, was firmly fixed on Cam. There was no mistaking the bloodlust of a Roma whose kinswoman had been dishonored. "Oh, God," Amelia muttered. Cam, who stood beside her chair, glanced down at her questioningly. "Did you say something to him?" Amelia turned red as she recalled her blood-spotted nightgown and the maid's expression. "It must have been servants' talk." Cam stared at the enraged giant with resignation. "You may be in luck," he said to Amelia. "It looks as if our betrothal is going to end prematurely." She made to stand beside him, but he pressed her back into the chair. "Stay out of this. I don't want you hurt in the fray." "He won't hurt me," Amelia said curtly. "It's he wants to slaughter." Holding Merripen's gaze, Cam moved slowly away from the table. "Is there something you'd like to discuss, ?" he asked with admirable self-possession. Merripen replied in Romany. Although no one save Cam understood what he said, it was clearly not encouraging. "I'm going to marry her," Cam said, as if to pacify him. "That's even worse!" Merripen moved forward, murder in his eyes. Lord St. Vincent swiftly interceded, stepping between the pair. Like Cam, he'd had his share of putting down fights at the gambling club. He lifted his hands in a staying gesture and spoke smoothly. "Easy, large fellow. I'm sure you can find a way to resolve your differences in a reasonable fashion." "Get out of my way," Merripen growled, putting an end to the notion of civilized discourse. St. Vincent's pleasant expression didn't change. "You have a point. There's nothing so tiresome as being reasonable. I myself avoid it whenever possible. Still, I'm afraid you can't brawl when there are ladies present. It might give them ideas."

beatrix cam cant-brawl-in-front-of-ladies merripen poppy st-vincent win

Lisa Kleypas

5481dcd

(...)entre todas las razas del mundo, nuestra sed, o mejor dicho, nuestra avidez, de tesoros, de oro, de especias y de dominio, !oh, si!, sobre todo del dulce dominio, !es la mas aguda, la mas insaciable, la mas carente de todo escrupulo! Es esta avidez la que alimenta nuestro progreso, no se si con fines diabolicos o divinos. Ni usted tampoco lo sabe, senor. Ni yo tengo el menor interes en saberlo. Simplemente, me alegro de que el Creador me arrojase del lado de los vencedores.

diabólico divine divino español progreso progress spanish vencer win winner

David Mitchell

7d013da

Know that we win the war when we pray in power because prayer is the battle.

focus god prayer victory win

Stormie Omartian

9bb3522

"Believe that you can do something and half the battle is won before you start." -Bill Arkwright"

self-esteem win

Joseph Delaney

3312fd7

"You have games on there?" he asks. "Yeah," I answer for her. "She's become a checkers fanatic. Shelley, show him how it works." While Shelley slowly taps the screen with her knuckles, Alex watches, seemingly fascinated. When the checkers screen comes up, Shelley nudges Alex's hand. "You go first," he says. She shakes her head. "She wants you to go first," I tell him. "Cool." He taps the screen. I watch, getting all mushy inside, as this tough guy plays quietly with my big sister. "Do you mind if I make a snack for her?" I say, desperate to leave the room. "Nah, go ahead," he says, his concentration on the game. "You don't have to let her win," I say before leaving. "She can hold her own in checkers." "Uh, thanks for the vote of confidence, but I am tryin' to win," Alex says. He has a genuine grin on his face, without trying to act cocky or cool."

brittany-ellis checkers game shelley-ellis smile win

Simone Elkeles

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"Shelley," I say. "You should've let him win. You know, to be polite." Shelley's response is a shake of her head. Applesauce drips on her chin. "That's the way it's going to be, huh?" I say, hoping the scene doesn't gross Alex out. Maybe I'm testing him, to see if he can handle a glimpse of my home life. If so, he's passing. "Wait until Alex leaves. I'll show you who the checkers champion is." My sister smiles that sweet, crooked smile of hers. It's like a thousand words put into one expression. For a moment I forget Alex is still watching me. It's so weird having him inside my life and my house. He doesn't belong, yet he doesn't seem to mind being here."

brittany-ellis glimpse shelley-ellis smile win

Simone Elkeles

c13a9fe

"All you need to know, boy," Finan growled, "is that Lord Uhtred's side is the one that wins."

finan know need side uhtred win

Bernard Cornwell

f1f15d6

Why, Mr. Anderson?, Why, why?. Why do you do it? Why, why get up?. Why keep fighting?. Do you believe you're fighting...for something?. For more than your survival?. Can you tell me what it is?. Do you even know?; Is it freedom?, Or truth?. Perhaps peace?. Could it be for love? Illusions, Mr. Anderson. Vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose. And all of them as artificial as the Matrix itself, although... only a human mind could invent something as insipid as love. You must be able to see it, Mr. Anderson. You must know it by now, You can't win. It's pointless to keep fighting. Why, Mr. Anderson?. Why?, Why do you persist?. Agent Smith ( Matrix Revolutions Movie, 2003 ).

existence fight freedom human-beings illusions love matrix passion perception persistence survival survival-instinct truth why why-we-live win

William Irwin

6e05e7b

"A wrestling match.. Yes, you could describe life that way." So which side wins, I ask? He smiles at me, the crinkled eyes, the crooked teeth. "Love wins. Love always wins."

life live love tug-of-war win wrestle

Mitch Albom