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1 " Smiled. The type of smile that men drive all night in a blinding rainstorm on their bike to see. The type of smile that keep men fighting brutal wars for years in the vain of hope of seeing it again. The type of smile that made me come to my feet, because if i didn't, I'd fall to my knees. "
― Katie McGarry , Long Way Home (Thunder Road, #3)
2 " It wouldn't be fair to Chevy, and it wouldn't be fair to me. The love I had for him was consuming and powerful and raw. I briefly close my eyes as memories of Chevy's hands on my body and his lips on mine cause warmth to curl in my bloodstream...Even when we fought, we never had problems with attraction. "
3 " Violet moves, a readjustment, and I expect her to pull away. But instead, she leans further into me, her head on my shoulder, and her sweet scent becomes a warm blanket. No other place I'd rather be in the world right now. No place at all. "
4 " In the police’s defense, the Riot aren’t wearing their cuts, but I’m disappointed. The Riot watching the store are big names and we know them by face and road name in order to stay safe. I’d think the police would have done their homework, especially with Violet’s life on the line. "
5 " Sometimes people choose the harder path just to prove they can do it. "
6 " I love you,” I whisper. “I can’t remember a time when I haven’t loved you. "
7 " Pigpen got excited because he made me grin when he told me that he thought PTSD stood for Probably There's Something wrong but Dunno what. "
8 " How can you fully hate someone who does all the stupid things because that's the way he loves? "
9 " I am not your property, I am not a dog … I am your equal, and I deserve the love and respect that comes with that because that’s what a real man does when he loves a woman. "
10 " As much as you want to, you can’t take all our pain away. Hurting, it’s a part of life, and if you try to stop any of us from being in pain, that means you’re not allowing us to actually live. "
11 " Some people, like me and Violent, aren’t supposed to break up. Some people like me and Violet, don’t know how to be near each other when we do part ways. "
12 " The suck part about falling is that eventual crash landing. "
13 " The blonde checks out the legs of the car like Pigpen checks out the legs of my English teacher--like a dog in heat. "
14 " Pigpen's been tearing through the cabin, the yard, the clubhouse like a toddler on the warpath. "
15 " Her spirit is hurting, weak and in need, and so is mine. I don’t know much either. I’m confused and blinded by the fog we’ve stumbled into, but Violet is real and warm and a fortress by which I fall to my knees whenever I come into contact. I need her, she needs me and tonight we just need to hold each other. "
16 " Pigpen passes the pan of lasagna in Chevy's direction and he takes two squares for himself, the deposits the corner piece on my plate. I smirk at Pigpen and he scowls back at me. "
17 " Which is great, since my English teacher hates late students like I hate riding my motorcycle in forty-degree weather while it rains. "
18 " We reach the end of the hallway and Pigpen winks at me as he opens a door. "
19 " Besides me, Pigpen is the youngest guy in here and then there's Eli. "
20 " To the left, Pigpen, Man O'War and Dust are laughing in a booth with my brother, Brandon. "