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1 " How can they be so blind?” she screeched at the top of her lungs. “Because they have been at the top for so long, they don’t think they need to change. Or accept help. Or acknowledge that they might have been doing it wrong, "
― Shannon Mayer , Midlife Zombie Hunter (Forty Proof, #5)
2 " Don’t take this the wrong way, but I really don’t want to ride with you back to the house smelling like that.” Sarge wrinkled up his nose "
3 " For just a moment I didn’t see myself. Not my forty-three-year-old face or body. Not the wrinkles I was earning every damn day or the increasing laxity of my skin. Not the failure I so often saw. Certainly not the girl who wondered if she’d ever get it right. No, I saw someone else. I saw a damn boss bitch ready to take on the day. I saw a woman who had earned her scars. I saw a woman who faced each day with all the energy she had left. I saw a woman who loved with all her heart, even when it hurt her. I saw a woman I liked very much; a woman I’d like to see more of. "
4 " This life . . . we only get one shot at it. There are no do-overs. No second chances. We don’t always know when we are saying goodbye for the last time.” Her eyes opened, glittering with unshed tears. “I learned that the hard way. Follow your heart, my young friend. Follow it and don’t be afraid of change. Don’t be afraid to chase after what makes you happy. "
5 " Love all, trust few, and do wrong to none,” he said. “Will Shakespeare got it close, but maybe it should be love deeply the one you love, trust few, and do wrong only to those who need an ass kicking. "
6 " Pain is just weakness leaving the body. "
7 " For just a moment I didn’t see myself. Not my forty-three-year-old face or body. Not the wrinkles I was earning every damn day or the increasing laxity of my skin. Not the failure I so often saw. Certainly not the girl who wondered if she’d ever get it right. No, I saw someone else. I saw a damn boss bitch ready to take on the day. I saw a woman who had earned her scars. I saw a woman who faced each day with all the energy she had left. I saw a woman who loved with all her heart, even when it hurt her. I saw a woman I liked very much; a woman I’d like to see more of. My jaw trembled, and I clenched my teeth together. No more tears. "