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1 " out I was going to crash the car into a telephone pole. "
― Janet Evanovich , Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum, #22)
2 " Ranger slung an arm around me and hugged me into him, and I could feel him laughing. “It’s not funny,” I said. “Babe, I haven’t got a lot of funny in my life. Let me enjoy the moment. "
3 " My mother was about three feet from Pooka. She threw herself forward, grabbed hold of his shirt, and they both went down to the ground. They rolled around a little and by the time I reached them, my mother was on top, punching Pooka in the face. “She’s beating the crap out of him,” Lula said. “Way to go, Mrs. P. "
4 " My mother is a good Christian woman who would never refuse someone a seat at her table, but I knew this was a nightmare for her. With Lula and Grandma at the table together, it’s much more likely that my father will try to stab someone with his fork. "
5 " I’ve been under a lot of stress lately.” “You know what I do when I got stress?” Lula said. “I go shoe shopping.” “I knit,” Connie said. “Get out!” Lula said. “I never knew you knit stuff.” “I don’t knit stuff,” Connie said. “I just knit. "
6 " There’s a difference between having maturity and being mature. I’m not ready to be mature. I don’t want to see the AARP magazine in my mailbox. "
7 " Ranger slung an arm around me and hugged me into him, and I could feel him laughing. "
8 " Are you a feminist?” “You bet your ass,” Lula said. “Unless I need something done that’s man’s work. "
9 " Never underestimate maternal rage. "
10 " Porsche Cayenne. It was his personal fleet car. Very luxe but equipped with ankle restraints bolted onto the "
11 " You bet your ass. I take pride in my appearance.” She looked down and made a boob adjustment, hoisting the girls up a couple inches. “You never know when Mr. Good Enough is gonna come along. I like to be ready. "
12 " Grandma has some things in common with the Queen of England. They have the same hairstyle, they each carry their purse in the crook of their arm, and no one tells either of them what to do. Grandma "
13 " I understand why you do your job,” my mother said to me. “There’s a sense of accomplishment when you take down someone bad. It’s like being a police officer or being in the Army or being a mother. You have a responsibility to protect and keep order, and you do whatever it takes to get that done. "
14 " Damn skippy it’s a flea collar. I’m not taking no chances. "
15 " My grandmother likes you. My mother worries that you might be related to Satan. "
16 " Do you believe in God?” I asked Lula. “Fuckin’ A I believe in God. Don’t you believe in God?” “I believe in something. It’s vague. "
17 " I thought your mother liked me.” “My grandmother likes you. My mother worries that you might be related to Satan. "
18 " This was the second time in less than forty-eight hours that a man stopped fondling me because his phone rang. And both times it was because someone had been killed. If I wasn’t a well-adjusted, emotionally healthy person I might be bothered by this. "
19 " my knee, "
20 " You never know when Mr. Good Enough is gonna come along. I like to be ready. "