My heart swelled until I felt as if it might take over my entire being. I had landed in heaven. This was heaven.
Julianne DonaldsonDo not let anyone else's expectations direct the course of your life. I have discovered happiness in being true to who I am.
Julianne DonaldsonTag: inspirational-life
I hope you do not let anyone else's expectations direct the course of your life.
Julianne DonaldsonTag: expectations edenbrooke
I reread my grandmother's letter and realized with a deep sense of contentment that I had not had to change at all in order to have every hope for happiness in life. I had not had to learn to sing for company or to behave like Cecily or to stop twirling. I could be myself and be loved deeply. I was, in fact, a lot like Meg, who had always been a racehorse, I just hadn't known it.
Julianne DonaldsonDid you need something?' I asked.
'Yes,' he said, reaching out and taking my hand. My heart thumped hard at his touch. I told myself I should pull my hand away, but I couldn't make myself do it.
'What did you need?' My voice was little more than a whisper.
'Your smile. I haven't seen it all day.
I had to be different... so I would not be inferior. We could not occupy the same space together. Like horses in a race, I was tired of jostling for position and losing. I chose a different course so that losing would not be an option.
Julianne DonaldsonIf I leaned toward him, something would happen. I was sure of it. But if I leaned away, nothing would happen. So I stayed perfectly still, balanced between something and nothing, not knowing which way I wanted to fall.
Julianne DonaldsonI felt like I did the first time I had been thrown from a horse, with the reins yanked from my hands and the ground rushing up at me. Then, as now, there was nothing I could do to prevent the pain that was coming.
Julianne DonaldsonI did not want Philip—that handsome, incorrigible, charming tease who stole hearts he had no intention of keeping.
Julianne DonaldsonMr. Beaufort: “Then why do you want to know?”
Philip: “Because I would never make her say the words.
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