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1 " War, famine, pestilence didn’t stop my relatives from moving forward one foot in front of the other. They were good solid plodders without grandiose expectations. And that’s the legacy they left me. The ability to plod forward, no matter the circumstances. I realize plodding isn’t glamorous, but there are times when it serves a purpose. "
― Janet Evanovich , Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven (Stephanie Plum, #27)
2 " Everyone wants to be a better version of themselves,” he said. “It’s easy for you because you just needed a new jacket. For some other people the job is more complicated. "
3 " This is a bad idea,” Lula said to me. “My nipples are all shrunk up and trying to hide inside my body. It’s like what men’s gonads do when someone comes at them with a butcher knife. Those suckers abandon ship and there’s nothing left but an empty nut sack. Not that I know firsthand. I’m just sayin’ what I hear. "
4 " Ruth, "
5 " My mother looked like she was trying to decide between booze or Xanax. I understood her dilemma. Her thankless job was to be the voice of reason and maturity in a family of oddballs. My father keeps his head down and wills himself to be invisible, occasionally barking for more hot gravy at the dinner table. My sister Valerie is married to a very sweet man who seems to be incompetent at everything other than keeping her pregnant. And then there’s me and Grandma with Superhero Derangement Syndrome. "
6 " Of course, you need protecting. "
7 " We wouldn’t want the shit we do to not be epic,” I said. “Hell no. Ordinary shit is just shit. "
8 " but I’m a Jersey girl. And Jersey girls always get their man. "
9 " Here it is. You think you know someone and then next thing they tell you is that they want a Chihuahua named Chardonnay. "
10 " Beds were unmade in three rooms. The third room had a perfectly made bed. "
11 " I’ll go first,” Grandma said, taking the Maglite and forging ahead. “I’m already too old to die young. "
12 " Order me something without dairy or tomatoes or gluten,” Potts said. “That would be the paper napkins, "
13 " ignore the obvious signs of danger and stumble into something ugly with the potential for disaster. This was one of those times. I was in a tunnel under a strip club, and I was with my coworker, Lula. "
14 " ...I walked Grandma to the front door and gave her a hug.'I love you,' I said to Grandma.'I love you, too,' Grandma said. 'Maybe that's why God gave us death. So, we remember to love what's alive. "
15 " I love you,” I said to Grandma. “I love you, too,” Grandma said. “Maybe that’s why God gave us death. So, we remember to love what’s alive. "
16 " I was getting nowhere fast on all this stuff, but as Yoda says, “Do or do not. There is no try.” So, I was all about the do today. "
17 " Lula backed out after you. I don’t like to speak bad about anyone, but it wasn’t a pretty sight. It was like Winnie the Pooh getting stuck in the rabbit hole, if Winnie the Pooh was wearing a red thong. "
18 " Maybe that’s why God gave us death. So, we remember to love what’s alive. "
19 " my mother made it clear that her love wasn’t dependent on perfection. "
20 " Vinny "