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1 " Toppling sounds like it jumped from a tall building and landed gracefully on is g. "
― Edmond Manning , King Perry (The Lost and Founds, #1)
2 " Men often think submission indicates weakness, that letting someone else take charge betrays a character deficit. But we all submit to strangers who drill into our teeth as long as we can see the parchment on their wall which reads “Dentist. "
3 " Wonder is always difficult until you forgive whoever destroyed your love of surprises. "
4 " Every corner of the sky awkwardly showed up wearing the exact same thing, a moody gray dress accessorized with flat clouds. If North, South, East, and West were drag queens, this would be bad, very bad. "
5 " Duck love is recognizable in any language. "
6 " I think jalapeno sounds like a bunch of letters piling into a beat-up old word to get tacos. "
7 " It's hard to categorize the half expressions, the ones which reside in between. But this morning, I'm calling Perry mad by sadwest. "
8 " To boast wonder takes great courage. Being left speechless with joy is not for the weak. We forget to be surprised by everyday miracles, like toast springing up, the mesmerizing blue in the sky, or even simple friendships. To touch and remember this delicate sense of wonder, we travel. We deliberately let ourselves become tourists to welcome in this unique delight. "
― Edmond Manning
9 " I love hotel soaps. For some reason, I always believe those little soaps will bring me luck. So far, they have only brought me soap. "
10 " He arches his back because when you forgive, the body says, "Thank God. "
11 " I warned you about those sexually graphic descriptions. Now you’ve alienated our only breakfast friend, a homophobic Republican on crack. "
12 " There should be a word for an attitude between snobbish and unconscious, describing someone who doesn't realize how strongly he holds his own opinions. "
13 " Oh good lord, I'm in a three-way with a cello. "
14 " I always love the moment someone begins a journey. "
15 " I wonder sometimes why we don't have more words to express forgiveness. The words we use are so trite, so limited. How do you describe that first melting of a friend's face after a vicious fight, the moment when you suddenly know that eventually, you will survive this. "
16 " Some men want to believe their kingship will make them stronger, more invulnerable to life's sorrows so that hurts do not hurt, pain is laughable. They are surprised to discover the paradox of strength - only the truly vulnerable possess the ability to love powerfully. "
― Edmond Manning , King Mai (The Lost and Founds, #2)
17 " Have you ever done anything so significantly outrageous, so beautiful and insane, that on days when your life feels dull, these shining moments leap out? Do you have an answer to the question 'Did I live? Did I touch the world?'" (Vin) "
18 " I wonder if Perry snores. I'm not going to ask; first dates can be so awkward. Fuck it."Hey, do you snore? I hate to ask, because I know how awkward it is to bring up on the first date."Perry spit-laughs a gob of drool."You're unbelievable.""So, yes?""No, I do not snore.""You look like a snorer. "
19 " It's good to be a bear and not take yourself so damn seriously. "
20 " These tears need to be shed, wept into the earth where there is no hope of consolation. Sometimes a man has to cry alone. "
