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61 " I was paving the highway to hell in beet bottles and kisses. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner Mystery, #1)
62 " He splashed his face over and over in a desperate attempt to wash away the sight of Megan’s grandmother’s full womanhood staring him in the face. He groaned and washed faster. “Josh?” Megan asked, standing in the doorway, her voice husky with sleep. He continued to douse his face. “I just saw the most horrifying thing I can even imagine.” She stiffened. “What?” “Your grandmother. In a downward dog yoga position. In the nude.” Megan chuckled. “Oh, dear. Mom had mentioned that Gram was going through a nudist phase, but I didn’t know she’d combined it with yoga. "
― Denise Grover Swank , The Substitute (The Wedding Pact, #1)
63 " Girls can drive trucks if they want to. They can do pretty much anything a boy can do.” “They can’t pee standing up. I tried it, and Mommy got really mad because I made a huge mess. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Thirty and a Half Excuses (Rose Gardner Mystery, #3)
64 " Trust was a tricky thing. Usually the perosn asking for the trust had to prove they were worthy to receive it. "
65 " It’s a sad day when you miss your old boss, despite the fact she tried to kill you. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons (Rose Gardner Mystery, #2)
66 " Say what you like, Ellie, but the minute I joined my soul with yours, I became yours. Completely. "
― Denise Grover Swank , The Curse Breakers (The Curse Keepers #2)
67 " The last time we saw each other, he begged for my understanding. I'd told him to go to hell. They were wasted words. He was going there anyway. "
68 " That’s why you’re so good as president of the busybody club, uh, I mean the neighborhood watch. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments (Rose Gardner Mystery, #7)
69 " I stand outside the doorway of my Western civilization class caught in a dilemma. Either go in and have thirty pairs of eyes stare at me, or leave—which means missing my test. The decision is already made. I only need to open the door and walk in. "
― Denise Grover Swank , After Math (Off the Subject, #1)
70 " I find myself thinking about her all the time. But I hurt her. I didn’t mean to hurt her. I’d do anything to take back the pain I caused, but I don’t think she’ll listen to me. So the only thing I know to do is start over, then maybe she’ll give me another chance. "
71 " Logically, I knew I’d get over this. People broke up with each other every day and you didn’t see them falling down and dying of unhappiness. But unhappiness didn’t kill you that way. It was a slow malignancy that stole your hope. You didn’t fall over dead, you faded away into nothingness. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Falling to Pieces (Rose Gardner, #3.5)
72 " While I admitted I should have handled things differently, I wasn’t sorry I tried to help. "
73 " he wasn’t who I thought he was. "
74 " could search to the ends of the earth and never find another woman like you. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Thirty-One and a Half Regrets (Rose Gardner Mystery, #4)
75 " What time do we start?” I resisted the urge to grin. “Show up at the New Living Hope Revival Church at ten tomorrow morning.” His eyes flew open. “Ten? That early?” “Half the world’s awake by ten, and the other half is sleeping in China. "
76 " He was Darth Vader, and I was Jar Jar Binks. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies (Rose Gardner Mystery, #8)
77 " But life is meant to be messy, Scarlett. You need to live a little.” “You can’t live a little or a lot, Caroline. You simply live. "
78 " It all started when I saw myself dead. "
79 " You’re my responsibility more than you know. More than I knew when I walked into the New Moon less than a week ago. One day, when you hate me for coming into your life, let alone letting you seal your soul to mine, when hearing my name fills your heart with pain, and you never want to see my face again… even then, you will be my responsibility.” My breath caught in "
― Denise Grover Swank , The Curse Keepers (The Curse Keepers #1)
80 " He accepts me as I am and no longer looks for the girl he loved. "
― Denise Grover Swank , There (On the Otherside, #2)