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81 " I raised my eyebrows in surprise. "Are you talking about Agnes Gardner?" I had a sneaking suspicion she was at the wrong visitation. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner Mystery, #1)
82 " Don’t be so dramatic, Magnolia. So you flashed your tits to the world. At least you’re still young and they look good. Just imagine if I showed my drooping bowling balls. I could have started a world war. Or at least instigated a minor economic depression. "
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83 " Rose Gardner was done with letting people make her feel badly about who she was. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Thirty and a Half Excuses (Rose Gardner Mystery, #3)
84 " Sometimes what we see as our purpose hurts us in the end.” Was "
― Denise Grover Swank , One Paris Summer
85 " I want to stand at the altar while you walk down the aisle in a beautiful dress. I’ll take you to Italy on our honeymoon, and then we’ll come home and make love every chance we get until you’re pregnant.” He smiled. “And we’ll fill our house with children—as many as you want—and I will be the most blessed man who ever lived. All because you’re mine. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Thirty-Two and a Half Complications (Rose Gardner Mystery, #5)
86 " But misery is misery, no matter what its cause and we were both drowning in it. I "
87 " I’m going to guess that you hate coconut, so I should probably answer that I make killer margaritas.” She laughed again. “I knew you were smart. "
― Denise Grover Swank , The Substitute (The Wedding Pact, #1)
88 " Hilary glanced up at Joe with a bright smile, which she then turned toward me. I wished I had ten-foot-long legs so I could kick her. "
89 " Kind of like getting married.” I smiled at him. “It’s easy to say I do, but ten times harder to say I don’t. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans (Rose Gardner Mystery, #6)
90 " The next morning, beer and I mutually decided our relationship wasn’t going to work out. I wondered why it decided to turn on me as I clung to the toilet, waiting to puke my guts out. Everything had been going so well the night before. "
91 " But problems are like weeds—pluck one and five more spring up. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Thirty-Six and a Half Motives (Rose Gardner Mystery, #9)
92 " Fear. It’s okay to be frightened trying something new, but don’t let fear stop you from living your life. "
93 " For the first time, I wondered if our expiration date was approaching. I’d always suspected our relationship would end when he got spooked and ran, but now I wondered if I would be the one to end it. I already realized I needed so much more. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Up Shute Creek (Rose Gardner Investigations, #4)
94 " The dam of tears broke again and I cried softly, grateful for the love I didn’t deserve because the gift of me didn’t seem to be enough. "
95 " Then why go through this farce?” “Just like hell has multiple levels, so does disgrace. "
96 " 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)
97 " This here’s war, and sometimes there’s casualties. You hope to God not to be one, but you go in accepting the risk. Especially if something’s worth fighting for. "
98 " He wanted me more than he'd ever wanted anything in his life, but something was holding him back. Something that frightened him. "
― Denise Grover Swank , The Curse Breakers (The Curse Keepers #2)
99 " He gave her a goofy grin. “Not everyone can be hip to the lingo. Don’t be a hater, Blair. "
― Denise Grover Swank , The Player (The Wedding Pact, #2)
100 " No! It’s a giant misunderstanding.” “Misunderstanding? A misunderstanding is when you order French fries and get onion rings. The fact that my parents think a stranger is my fiancé is not a misunderstanding. It’s a disaster. "