James Russell Lowell Poet, Essayist “Some day the soft Ideal that we wooed confronts us fiercely, foe-beset, pursued, and cries reproachful: Was it then my praise, and not myself was loved? Prove now thy truth; I claim of thee the promise of thy youth.” Love Promise Youth ♥ 3
Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher, Writer “The way to transmute your iron duty into gold in everyone's eyes is this: always deliver more than you promise.” Eye Promise Iron ♥ 3
KH Kim Harrison Author “You can trust me to keep my word. I always keep my word, promises or threats.” Promise Threat ♥ 3
Jane Welsh Carlyle Essayist, Writer “I rely on the promise, God is kind to women, fools, and drunk people.” People Promise ♥ 3
Mark Twain Writer, Humorist “Great enterprises usually promise vastly more than they perform.” Promise Enterprise ♥ 3
Friedrich Schiller Playwright, Poet “Courage, ne'er by sorrow broken! Aid where tears of virtue flow; Faith to keep each promise spoken! Truth alike to friend and foe!” Broken Promise Sorrow ♥ 3
Mark Twain Writer, Humorist “A jay hasnt got any more principle than a Congressman. A jay will lie, a jay will steal, a jay will deceive, a jay will betray; and four times out of five, a jay will go back on his solemnest promise.” Lying Principles Promise ♥ 3
Jane Austen Novelist “She mediated, by turns, on broken promises and broken arches, phaetons and false hangings, Tilneys and trap-doors.” Doors Broken Promise ♥ 3
Jeaniene Frost Author “...But the one thing that I would never, ever recover from would be losing you. You made me promise before to go on if that happened, but Bones, I wouldn't want to. - Cat from This Side of the Grave” Would Be Cat Promise ♥ 3
Jeaniene Frost Author “Kitten, you need to make a decision. Either we stay here and behave or we leave now and I promise you”—his voice dipped lower and the words fell against my lips—“if we leave, I won’t behave.” Voice Decision Promise ♥ 3
Jeaniene Frost Author “Deep, bone-melting pleasure surged through Kira’s subconscious as he thrust forward again, almost causing her to shout at the crash of rapture filling her. “That is what I feel when I’m inside you.” His voice was low, eyes lit up with blinding green. “And you will feel every measure of the same, I promise.” Eye Voice Promise ♥ 3
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poet, Playwright, Novelist “I can promise to be upright, but not to be without bias. [Ger., Aufrichtig zu sein kann ich versprechen; unparteiisch zu sein aber nicht.]” Character Promise Bias ♥ 3
