Besides the alternate universe offered by a book, the quiet space of a museum was my favorite place to go. My mom said I was an escapist at heart . . . that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one. It’s true that I’ve always been able to yank myself out of this world and plunge myself into another.

Amy Plum

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He ran his finger along my jawline and down my neck. "The wait will be fun, but it's not going to be easy."

lust waiting fun

He leaned forward and opened his door, politely standing aside to let me by before following me in. There are some advantages to dating a guy from another era, I thought. Though I am a big believer in gender equality, chivalry scores high in my book.

doors men book

Life is easier in black and white. It's the ambiguity of a world defined in grays that has stripped me of my confidence and left me powerless.

black-and-white life-is world

Feelings change with time - or at least pain lessens with time; I... by Amy Plum

Feelings change with time - or at least pain lessens with time; I know that from experience.

feelings-change pain feelings

Would you risk your life for love? by Amy Plum

Would you risk your life for love?

eagle-eye risk

Doubt everything [...]. Doubt everything at least once. What you decide to keep, you'll be able to be confident of. And what you decide to ditch, you will replace with what your instincts tell you is true.

instinct able doubt

Um, yeah. I guess lying around reading books all day doesn't do m... by Amy Plum

Um, yeah. I guess lying around reading books all day doesn't do much for physical endurance.

reading book lying

My mom said I was an escapist at heart.... that I preferred imagi... by Amy Plum

My mom said I was an escapist at heart.... that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one

mom real heart

We're all lost souls here. It's a good thing we've got each other... by Amy Plum

We're all lost souls here. It's a good thing we've got each other.

good-things soul lost

I had feared that love would make me vulnerable. Instead I felt e... by Amy Plum

I had feared that love would make me vulnerable. Instead I felt empowered.

empowered felt vulnerable

I have to warn you that my bedroom isn't the best place to stage an assault on me. It's where I'm at my weakest, with my bed a mere twenty feet away.

bed twenties feet

I've always felt that any establishment that doesn't welcome me with open arms doesn't deserve my patronage.

patronage welcome arms