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1 " Becca took the opportunity to say good-bye to Derric by touching his hand. The heart monitor raced suddenly. She looked from it to Rhonda.Rhonda’s expression said what her voice did not. Who are you really and why is my son reacting to the touch of your hand? "
― Elizabeth George , The Edge of Nowhere (Whidbey Island Saga, #1)
2 " He pulled to the side and saw, to his chagrin, that Mrs. Prince of the $2,100 bill at the Star Store was just leaving. She waved at him merrily and grinned and Seth waved back gamely. He wondered how Ralph had reacted to the news that his grandson had managed to screw up running the Star Store’s cash register. He could easily imagine Mrs. Prince’s words: “Ralph, I hate to ask, but can that boy even count? "
3 " As they headed across the hospital lobby, undersheriff Mathieson came in the door at a run. Seth thought about hiding. He thought about stuffing Becca next to an artificial plant with large dusty leaves. "
4 " the big lesson about loving someone was coming to understand that when love ended for one person, it ended for both people. "
5 " Knowledge is passed along. But at the other end of the knowledge has to be someone with the talent and skill to make something out of it. "