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― Jana Deleon , Fortune Hunter (Miss Fortune Mystery #8)
2 " If our mothers are rolling over every time we do something on their list of things a lady shouldn’t do, they’ve been flopping like flounder since they were buried. "
3 " Exactly,” Gertie said. “This hot young stud claiming to be a marine stationed in the Middle East friended her on Facebook. Apparently, he sent her long letters and poetry and even a nude photo.” “Doesn’t sound like anything worth putting a bra on for,” Ida Belle said. “Well,” Gertie said, “in all fairness, that photo is probably the closest Beulah will ever get to male plumbing.” “Are you kidding?” I said. “The Internet is full of male plumbing. It’s like the Walmart of man parts. "
4 " According to the local gossip,” Gertie said, “Beulah was over the moon for this guy. She even mailed him a pair of her underwear.” “If he was really a marine,” Ida Belle said, “he could have used them as a parachute. "
5 " Sometimes playing it safe can be just as bad as taking risks. "
6 " As much as choice could sometimes be a burden, not having one was far worse. "
7 " A hooker, a truck driver, and a nun walk into a hotel,” Ida Belle said. “There’s the start of a bad joke. "
8 " Oh, I resented her at first. The whole ‘in sickness and in health’ thing, but I eventually came to realize it was for the best. If someone stays for any reason other than they want to be there, it will only lead to resentment. And then what do you have?” “Two miserable people,” Ida Belle said. “Exactly,” Nolan agreed. "
9 " Gertie frowned. “Why do you always have to be Debbie Downer?” Ida Belle shook her head. “I’m Reality Rita. "