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1 " The younger pushed a thumb-sucking baby in a stroller with little animals dangling—including a baby elephant. The kid’s eyes looked glassy with pleasure as it snacked on its own thumb. “What do they get out of that?” Eve wondered as they stepped into the vacated elevator. “How good could your own thumb taste?” “It’s not the taste, it’s the sucking action. Oral satisfaction and comfort.” “So, basically, they’re giving themselves a blow job?” For a couple of seconds, Peabody’s mouth worked silently. “I … I can’t possibly answer that without feeling really dirty and weirded. "
― J.D. Robb , Leverage in Death (In Death, #47)
2 " But, Christ on a tricycle, Roarke, this is going to be a pain in my ass. "
3 " She covered her hands with her face, "
4 " That’s unbelievably cruel.” “Nothing cruel’s unbelievable. "
5 " times. She had them stand by, then took "
6 " What do they get out of that?” Eve wondered as they stepped into the vacated elevator. “How good could your own thumb taste?” “It’s not the taste, it’s the sucking action. Oral satisfaction and comfort.” “So, basically, they’re giving themselves a blow job?” For a couple of seconds, Peabody’s mouth worked silently. “I … I can’t possibly answer that without feeling really dirty and weirded.” With a shrug, Eve rode up to the fourth floor. Decent building, Eve thought, decent security. Solid working class with residents who took enough pride of place "
7 " Maybe it’s all they were after, but gamblers gamble. It worked, as far as they’re concerned. "
8 " Money laundering’s frowned upon.” “A pity, as it comes out so crisp and clean. "
9 " I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection. —Sigmund Freud "
10 " brains of a bag of wet mice, "
11 " I rarely do business with wankers. "
12 " Not only had the nefarious Candy Thief snatched her chocolate, he/she had taken the time and trouble to replace it with the actual item on the freaking menu.She had to respect that. "
13 " Life was easier when all I had to do was think about murder. "
14 " The unrestricted love of a child is a precious gift. "
15 " That was the woman he loved, no matter how much she could--and did--infuriate him. "
16 " The heart and the brain don't always mesh, do they? I know your heart, darling Eve, but your brain still has some mysterious corners. "
17 " The kid’s eyes looked glassy with pleasure as it snacked on its own thumb. “What do they get out of that?” Eve wondered as they stepped into the vacated elevator. “How good could your own thumb taste?” “It’s not the taste, it’s the sucking action. Oral satisfaction and comfort.” “So, basically, they’re giving themselves a blow job?” For a couple of seconds, Peabody’s mouth worked silently. “I … I can’t possibly answer that without feeling really dirty and weirded.” With a shrug, Eve rode up to the fourth floor. "
