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1 " So are you,” Burton murmured. “An avenging angel, full of justice. But that’s not a bad thing. "
― Amy Lane , Constantly Cotton (The Flophouse, #2)
2 " the SUV didn’t just meet a tree. The subject drove it into a tree, running from a grizzly bear, because the subject was going to take out a half-grown cub with an AK-47 semiauto. "
3 " the full-grown bear took a swipe at him, and he shit his pants—swear to God, it’s on the police report—and jumped into his SUV and proceeded to drive the SUV into a tree, where it bounced into the lake, and our subject drowned with a look on his face like this.” Daniels mimicked pure terror. “Which is probably the most solid proof that God exists that I have ever fucking "
4 " You live. Whether I’m out there or not, you live. Because leaving you is going to be like ripping my arms off, and my lungs, and all the other things, and the only thing keeping me from bleeding out is going to be knowing you’re okay. So you find a purpose, you start school, you fall in love again, but you live! "
5 " Yeah, you gotta stomp down on your emotions until they rise up, grab you by the throat, shake you around a little, and then grind you into the pavement. I’ve done that. "
6 " He was a sin-eater, someone who cleaned up the sins of others, allowed the government to function without the onus of facing what they’d done. "
7 " He could see somebody had thrown Cotton away. Somebody had thrown Jason’s angel away. "
8 " Five guys?” Medina asked, horrified. “Where’d they all fit?” Cotton shrugged. “Well, we all worked in porn, so sometimes up each other’s asses. But once you quit the business, you pay extra rent for that single bed, you know? "
9 " Both of you”—and the incriminating finger made an inclusive little circle—“rest, sleep, confront your demons gently, and fall in love in ways nobody will expect. "
10 " Jesus fuck a rabbit, Ernie, the hell is wrong with you? "
11 " How resilient did someone have to be to have gone through all of that and still have a laugh that rang through the trees like bells, making them holy? "
12 " Me neither,” he whispered. “You take all the lovers you need, but I will never fall in love again. "