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21 " There was something about a guy in a uniform most women found irresistible. Ceelie and Sonia had pondered this peculiar phenomenon over late-night glasses of moscato back in Nashville. They'd decided it had to be the belt and all the equipment that dangled from it when the guys walked, which not only was phallic but probably released extra sex pheromones into the air and turned women into nectar-seeking honeybees. "
― Susannah Sandlin , Wild Man's Curse
22 " You forget your feet when the shoes are comfortable. You forget your waist when the belt is comfortable. Understanding forgets right and wrong when the mind is comfortable. There is no change in what is inside, no following what is outside, when the adjustment to events is comfortable. You begin with what is comfortable and never experience what is uncomfortable when you know the comfort of forgetting what is comfortable. "
― Zhuangzi , The Book of Chuang Tzu
23 " Shut up. Take down your pants. I'm going to mark you as mine." Nick squeaked and held onto his belt, fighting Damian for possession of it. " Here? Everyone will hear. They'll know!" " I want them to know," Damian said, winning the wrestling match for the belt as was inevitable that he would." London!" Nick gasped. " London!" Damian stopped, his eyes clearing as he noticed how terrified Nick looked. After a long minute, he pulled him into a hug. " I'm sorry, baby. I didn't mean to scare you. I thought you'd like it. "
