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21 " That’s parenting. We’re all doing our best. We’re exhausted, confused, and feeling like we’re constantly being judged by everyone else who looks like they’ve got it all figured out. But no one does. We’re all just making it up as we go. "
― Lucy Score , Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1)
22 " I don’t think my heart is safe around you. "
23 " He shrugged. “Chivalry. Humble beginnings. You talk like you read the dictionary for fun. "
24 " Mistakes were meant to be learned from, overcome. They weren’t meant to destroy. "
25 " The first time he met me, he called me trash.” “That bitch.” “Well, technically he thought I was Tina when he was yelling at me in front of an entire cafe full of strangers.” “That vision-impaired bitch. "
26 " You can have anything you want. A big church wedding. A backyard barbecue. A five-figure wedding dress. But I have one demand.”Of course it was a demand and not a request. “What’s that?”“I want daisies in your hair. "
27 " Heard you and Knox got into screaming matches at the cafe and Honky Tonk, and then he apologized, but you broke a chair over his head, and he needed six stitches. "
28 " From here on out, if anyone says they have a right to decide what to do with your body, kid, you kick ’em in the ass, then come find me,” Knox told her. "
29 " Shut it,” he said and whipped out his credit card. "
30 " Cause she left him at the altar,” the girl added knowledgeably. “Yesterday.” “Waylay, I told you that in confidence,” Naomi hissed. Her cheeks turned a bright shade of scarlet. “You’re the one being interrogated for grand theft auto. "
31 " Things I didn’t want to dissect because it felt good, and I didn’t want to waste time wondering how it was going to go bad. "
32 " Sometimes when you don’t know what’s possible, you can’t hope for it yourself. "
33 " Naomi’s ex showed up at Honky Tonk tonight. Put his hands on her. Scared her.” “Jesus. Where did you put the body?” Lucian smiled slyly. “You don’t want to know. "
34 " No shit,” Knox grumbled. “Sure are,” Nash said, "
35 " So is setting an example for your niece about how she doesn’t need to turn herself inside out to be loved. How she doesn’t need to set herself on fire to keep someone else warm. "
36 " into the tip jar. “Thank you for being nice to me on the worst day of "
37 " You want me to leave, gonna have to make me.” “I’m sorry. He’s been like this all morning,” I explained to Nash. “Honey, he’s been like this his entire life,” the chief countered. It didn’t hit me until they turned identical glares on each other. “You’re brothers, aren’t you?” “No shit,” Knox grumbled. "
38 " You just want to put your hands on something fine and mess it up, don’t you? "
39 " Don’t ever let a man you don’t like make decisions for you. "
40 " I liked my women the way I liked my relationships—fast, dirty, and casual. "