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101 " After a universal silence, Leo was the first to speak. “Did anyone else notice—”
“Yes,” Catherine said. “What do you make of it?”
“I haven’t decided yet.” Leo frowned and took a sip of port. “He’s not someone I would pair Bea with.”
“Whom would you pair her with?”
“Hanged if I know,” Leo said. “Someone with similar interests. The local veterinarian, perhaps?”
“He’s eighty-three years old and deaf,” Catherine said.
“They would never argue,” Leo pointed out. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Love in the Afternoon (The Hathaways, #5)

102 " A witty vicar once said that a good marriage is like a pair of scissors with the couple inseparable joined, often moving in opposite directions, yet always destroying anyone who comes between them. The trick is for the blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other. "

103 " Every bride and groom in the history of civilization has gained weight after their wedding day. It is only a matter of time until archaeologists unearth a married caveman who's wearing a pair of old tux pants that were so tight he couldn't get the zipper closed. "

― , There's a Spouse in My House: A Humorous Journey Through the First Years of Marriage

104 " Terri had already gotten her panties into a bunch just from one little phone call, so he knew coming at her too much too fast would be more trouble than it was worth. He couldn’t exactly beat her into submission, not right away anyway. Although he did enjoy seeing her get all riled up.
Nothing tugged at a man’s heartstrings like a pair of mascara smeared eyes.

Randy from Spring Cleaning-- Coming Summer 2012 "

― Brandi Salazar , Spring Cleaning

105 " Like a pair of old slippers,
I feel comfort and
warmth as I slip into you.
No, that is too crude.

Like the match to the wick,
I ignite when we touch.
My counterpart and
life's purpose.
Yes, as though I've known you my whole life.

Every scar,
every failure
has become an affirmation
of what should be:
You.
Yes, as though I've loved you my whole life. "

― Kamand Kojouri

106 " But even as she was going through with it she knew it was useless, just as it was useless to save a single earring when the other half of the pair was lost "

― Jhumpa Lahiri , The Lowland

107 " I cut our paper dinner with a pair of scissors borrowed from the front desk of the hotel. I cooked with a spice rack box of crayons – sixteen colors. I seasoned the pumpkin pie with orange crayon, and basted the turkey's crisp skin in brown. I was remorseless with my sketchbook abattoir, playing the part of carnivore just as surely as I was play-acting the role of wife. I may as well have been a wax figure in a dollhouse eating the wax-scented food. "

― Jalina Mhyana , Dreaming in Night Vision: A Story in Vignettes

108 " Having an emotional connection with what we wear is at once transformative and talismanic. Why else would Glenda the Good Witch have given Dorothy a pair of ruby slippers? Clicking those heels did more than get Miss Garland back to Kansas "

109 " Amy turned to Nellie. " Can you create a diversion to draw the clerk outside?" The au pair was wary. " What kind of diversion?" " You could pretend to be lost," Dan proposed. " The guy comes out to give you directions, and we slip inside." " That's the most sexist idea I've ever heard," Nellie said harshly. " I'm female, so I have to be clueless. He's male, so he's got a great sense of direc "

110 " I was about 12 years old and I was sitting watching the television and it was some kind of talent show, you know, and on marches this monkey, this ape, in a pair of red-checked trousers with a little matching jacket holding a ukelele and it started jigging around playing it, and it was looking straight into the camera, straight at me, and I remember thinking, that's it, that'll be me, you know, that'll be me. "

― Nick Cave

111 " We couldn't believe how exciting it was to be together, a pair of young Americruisers on a roll. We'd lived for just twenty-five years; we weren't planning to die for fifty more. We danced and drank and went to rock shows. Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten. "

― Rob Sheffield , Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time

112 " One did not need to penetrate David's secret counsels or insinuate a man in his bodyguard. All one needed was a pair of years and access to the royal precincts. Just to eavesdrop upon his singing was to develop an accurate idea of his state of mind. "

― Geraldine Brooks , The Secret Chord

113 " What a pair they were - a Mistborn who felt guilty wasting coins to jump and a nobleman who thought balls were too expensive. "

― Brandon Sanderson , The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)

114 " ...that in spite of living in a mansion an American is not above wearing a pair of secondhand pants, bought for fifty cents. "

― Jhumpa Lahiri , The Namesake

115 " She had on a blue bonnet, and with a pair of lovely eyes of the same colour, has contrived to make me feel devilish odd about the heart. "

116 " The two weary but still talkative wizards sat in a pair of fan-backed chairs and pitched pebbles at the drunken satyr in the fountain. They talked about wars, enchantments, and obscure facts until the sky above the forest began to be fringed with pale blue. "

117 " Zane was pretty sure that worries and bossing were related, like a pair of old aunties. "

― C.J. Milbrandt , Into the Hills: A Zane Johns Adventure

118 " The first sight I beheld when I first awakened was a pair of eyes filled with pure adoration and a joyful grin that shone more brightly than the afternoon sun. Though he hadn’t spoken a single word, I knew exactly who he was. He was my creator … my Lord … my God. "

― Kristen Reed , Out of the Garden

119 " Hey now, wait a second. When will I see you again? You can’t leave a poor lad dangling like that!”

His look of bewilderment made me bite my lip to keep from laughing.

“Why would you w-want to?” The words were out before I could stop them. A rare occurrence for me. And now I seemed pathetically needy. Very attractive.

“Because I love a pair of pretty green eyes.” He grinned. "

― J.A. Ironside

120 " On the corner of Cathedral Road a raven sat in a tree watching him. He knew it was Dorkus for two reasons. Firstly, he'd told Dorkus to stay there to keep an eye on Michael. Secondly, he was wearing a top hat, carrying a cane, and if Corvid's eyes were right, he now had spats over his feet." Cacaw," Dorkus said." Really?" Corvid replied, " we're back to cawing?" " I thought it would be less suspicious in public." " You do know you just said that carrying a cane and wearing a top hat and a pair of spats? "