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1 " So you aren’t completely stupid,” he said, “just mostly stupid. "
― Shay Savage , Released (Caged, #3)
2 " I was never one to beg, but when there’s nothing left to lose, everything’s left to gain. "
3 " We’re going to try a little eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment as well.” “Are you going to start speaking English at some point? "
4 " No one could make a guarantee like that. There were buses just waiting to run over people. "
5 " I thought the whole prep thing was ridiculous. She was going to eat, sleep and shit. What did you need besides diapers, a crib, and Tria’s boobs? "
6 " Not that I was complaining. Complaining would likely get me killed. "
7 " It’s all about sacrifice,” I whispered. “Right? It’s not what we want anymore but what she needs. "
8 " You’re going to spoil her,” a matronly nurse scolded me. I managed to withhold actually speaking the words fuck you but tried to at least say them with my eyes. She squared her shoulders and stomped off. "
9 " She looked like she had been in a fight with me in the cage, but I wasn’t about to tell her that. I liked my balls attached. "
10 " Don’t swear,” I replied with a smile. "
11 " Did I want to be in a pissant shop with mullet-boy on second shift, or did I want to be more than that? "
12 " I didn’t have to hide behind the bars of a cage any longer. "
13 " Don’t say something that isn’t true just because you think you are going to get what you want. Ask for what you want and the real reason why; "