Captive Romance Quotes & Sayings

In the case of our fair maiden, we have overlooked two very crucial aspects to that myth. On the one hand, none of us ever really believed the sorcerer was real. We thought we could have the maiden without a fight. Honestly, most of us guys thought our biggest battle was asking her out. And second, we have not understood the tower and its relationship to her wound; the damsel is in distress. If masculinity has come under assault, femininity has been brutalized. Eve is the crown of creation, remember? She embodies the exquisite beauty and the exotic mystery of God in a way that nothing else in all creation even comes close to. And so she is the special target of the Evil One; he turns his most vicious malice against her. If he can destroy her or keep her captive, he can ruin the story. — John Eldredge

He lifted his head, staring into her eyes as if searching for something. Voice ragged, he said, "I told you I'm a possessive man, Eleri. I want to keep you, mount you, fill you, but even as I hold you like this... I am still your captive. Have mercy and tell me you'll have me. — Sandra Jones

I was sorry to lose it, and if you make me another one, I promise not to get taken captive by bandits and have to use it to save my life. — Shannon Hale

Their bodies were in exquisite harmony with one another. A hunger inched through her veins, rousing her to the peak of desire. She wanted to yield to the burning sweetness that was captive within her.
The passion of his ardor mounted, and she finally abandoned herself to the whirl of sensations. Love flowed into her like warm molten honey, shattering her into a million glowing stars. — Victoria Roberts

You take my heart with you, my loving captor."
"Nay, Madelyne. I am your captive in body and soul. — Julie Garwood

It is against the will of God that the East should be Christianized. — Herman Melville

All right. Give me some coin. I want to play that man at cards.'
Laurent rose, leaning his weight against the table. Damen reached for the purse, then paused.
'Aren't you supposed to earn gifts with service?'
Laurent said, 'Is there something you want?'
His voice was sinuous with promise; his gaze was steady as a cat's. — C.S. Pacat

The roar of the crowd began to grow. He heard them harmoniously stomping their feet in a rhythm that cried out for battle. Gabe glanced across the arena to several cages that were shielded by large cloaks. Whatever was inside was clearly becoming agitated by the noise of the crowd. The captive creatures began beating against the bars. Random secret shrieks and growls came from their general area. — Wendy Owens

She had simply shed the mantle of slavery as easily as she had worn it, making him realize that she had never really worn it at all. — Johanna Lindsey

May the angels protect you from any harm. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I believe that life always has a way of surprising you, for better or for worse," he looks at me once more, his eyes holding mine captive in its strong hold. "And that you always have a choice as to how the story ends... — Mara Joaquin

Since the very beginning of culture, what we seem to be are animals which take in raw material and excrete it imprinted with ideas. — Terence McKenna

He'd mesmerized her, held her soul captive. And she couldn't move.
"Unless you want more than a dream," he said.
She did.
"Will you stay?" he whispered. "Or will you go?"
She stayed. Heaven help her, she stayed.
And Michael showed her just how romantic a library could be. — Julia Quinn

You should go update your Match profile with that information. The ladies will be lining up outside, because nothing screams romance like being held captive in a cage. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

Our technology forces us to live mythically — Marshall McLuhan

War in heaven makes no peace on earth. — Toba Beta

Since it's now fashionable to laugh at the conservative French Academy, I have remained a rebel by joining it. — Jean Cocteau

She stretched beneath him, bare and aching, held captive by an entirely new form of magic, one she'd thought existed only in books and movies. — Christine Warren

The way to attain the virtue of mercy lies in our constant awareness of being encompassed by mercy. — Dietrich Von Hildebrand

We can no longer expect an Intelligence Community that is mostly male and mostly white to be able to monitor and infiltrate suspicious organizations or terrorist groups. — Jane Harman

He's brought me breakfast. In bed. And
he's done it shirtless. Women of America, be jealous. — Jasinda Wilder

I got my first real bass guitar in my hands when I was 14 - a 1957 Fender Precision, which is still hanging on the wall in my front room. I loved the heaviness of it and the feel of the wood. I still do. — Suzi Quatro

C, it was like my breath was stolen. My heart seemed to merge with yours. When you came into my life, all I wanted was you. All I thought about was you. Your smile, your laugh, your lips, and your eyes seemed to hold me captive."


~Tru~ — J.L. Clayton

Even the most egregious captive state, bound and gagged on her damp bunk, felt eerily familiar to her. With nothing to do but lie there and think of things, she reflected that captivity took many different forms. A woman under the domination of her father or husband was as much a prisoner as a hostage on a boat. She had merely traded one form of servitude for another. — Susan Wiggs

2. The Book of Revelation. Does the book of Revelation give us a blueprint of coming world turmoil (the futurist position)? Or have some of the events in Revelation already taken place throughout church history, with some still to come (the historicist or historical approach)? Or does Revelation report events that were current at the time of writing but are now completed (the preterist view)? Or does Revelation speak in a timeless, symbolic way of the life of the church between the comings of Christ (the symbolic or idealist view)? Or is some combination — Robert L. Plummer