The Adjustment Bureau - a movie about love

An adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s short story “The Adjustment Bureau”, the film by the same title is about fate and free will. It is also the ultimate love story, beautifully portrayed by Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.

 

Love Quotes from Books

“Love: a single word, a wispy thing, a word no bigger or longer than an edge. That's what it is: an edge; a razor. It draws up through the center of your life, cutting everything in two. Before and after. The rest of the world falls away on either side.” 
― Lauren Oliver, Delirium


“But if you were Matched," I say softly, "What do you think she'd be like?"
"You," he says, almost before I've finished. "You.” 
― Ally Condie, Matched 

“Everyone has something of beauty about them. But loving let's you look, and look, and look again. You notice the back of a hand, the turn of a head, the way of a walk. When you first love, you look blind and you see it all as the glorious, beloved whole, or a beautiful sum of beautiful parts. But when you see the one you love as pieces, as why's, you can love those parts too, and it's a love at once more complicated and more complete.”
― Ally Condie, Crossed

“Do people look the same when they go to heaven, mommy?"
"I don't know. I don't think so."
"Then how do people recognize each other?"
"I don't know, sweetie. They just feel it. You don't need your eyes to love, right?”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“And what would humans be without love?"
RARE, said Death.
― Terry Pratchett, Sourcery

Romance Writers of New Zealand - Annual Conference 2014

Maleficent

Maleficent - in one word, magnificent.

5 Top Contemporary Romance Writers

Who are your five contemporary romance writers? Here are mine:

• Jennifer Crusie
• Jane Porter
• Nick Hornby (he'd be horrified to be classed as a romance writer, but Hi Fidelity is one of the finest romance books ever)
• Shirley Jump
• Laura Esquivel

The 10pm Question

"The 10pm Question" by New Zealand author Kate De Goldi is probably not considered a romance novel by most of its readers. And yet, as I lived alongside the book's characters, I couldn't help thinking that what the book was chiefly about was first love. First, pre-teen I-don't-even-know-it's-love type of love.

Loved every page.

Champagne

For no reason at all, I feel like writing about champagne.

This one is my very favourite. Tastes of gold and spring and luxury.

My second choice. Tastes how mineral water should have tasted if it wanted to be consumed at the Olympus.

What it lacks in originality, it certainly makes up for in taste. A good, predictable choice. If it's a tad boring, I'll be boring.

You know? I haven't had the pleasure yet. Keen to try it, though.