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1 " But as Pene Rogers said, live life as if every day is your last. And that’s just what she was going to do. "
― Susan Stoker , Defending Allye (Mountain Mercenaries, #1)
2 " There was more laughter in that hour of class than any other. I’d love to teach again. Maybe have a class that integrated special-needs kids with regular kids. I think it would do everyone a lot of good. "
3 " His friend turned to him. “Hey, she’s the one who acted like we were at a formal party. Far be it from me to remind her there’s no need to stand on ceremony since we’re floating in the middle of the ocean. "
4 " And just like that, the caveman inside Gray raced to the forefront. He’d been the one to save her. He’d been the one to keep her alive in the ocean. He’d been the one she clung to as he towed her through the waves. Finders keepers and all that. "
5 " What I learned through all of it is to love hard while you have the chance. Love with your whole heart, and give it your all. Make whatever sacrifices you have to in order to make your relationship work. Because, as I said, we only "
6 " Her palms were warm against his cheeks. “The world needs more men like you and your friends. I wish there were more people willing to stand up for what’s right and good than assholes like the two who you killed on that boat. I don’t feel bad for them, because they made their own choices, and died as a result of them. "
7 " It’s just . . . I’m fine. Which makes me almost feel even worse. I mean, I should be having nightmares. I should be having trouble sleeping and eating. But I’m not. It’s as if those two days didn’t actually happen.” “Can I be blunt?” Gray asked. Allye smiled. “Because you haven’t been so far?” He didn’t return her smile. “It’s gonna hit you. When you least expect it. You’ll be going about your day, and boom, you’ll see something that reminds you, and you’ll have a reaction. Or you’ll wake up in the middle of the night and remember. And it’s okay. If I’ve learned nothing else in my life, I’ve learned that it’s okay to freak out or have a bad reaction to something that happened to you. "
8 " It took me three days to completely come out of the stupor that flashback put me in. I’m just saying, shit that happens to you can come back to haunt you out of the blue. "
