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1 " I’m not as good with words as you, but I’m good with promises, so my promise is that I will love you until the day I die. Through laughter, through arguments, through snark, grumpiness, and the odd bout of green eye, I will always love you. No matter what happens in the future, I will always be yours. "
― Lily Morton , Short Stack (Mixed Messages; Finding Home)
2 " Kids are cruel. Lord of the Flies sometimes reads more like an instruction manual on child behaviour than fiction. "
3 " You are the Eddie the Eagle of sport. "
4 " It’s pretty here, isn’t it? We’re very lucky to have the run of the Royal Parks.” “In your case you’ve got the stagger of them. "
5 " When I need to move quickly, I don’t often jog. It’s more a full-on sprint. On a good day for being threatened, I’m like Usain Bolt. "
6 " I realised that it was for show. What I really want is you and me and our friends and family, and I want forever to start today. "
7 " Sweetheart, when I close my eyes for the last time, I’ll be a happy man if I’m near you. That’s something we should celebrate, not fear. "
8 " I promise to always look out for you and not let people take advantage of you. I promise to always remember that you’re the best friend I have in the world. The first person I turn to for everything because things just aren’t complete until I’ve shared them with you. "
9 " It’s a bit like going out with Fifty Cent,” he muses as more flashes go off. “More like loose change,” I mutter, thinking of the latest gas "
10 " I’ll go anywhere with you, and it will always be a memory, and if it goes wrong, then it’ll be an excellent funny story. "
11 " What a bloody awful evening. I’d have been questioned less if I worked for Donald Trump. "
12 " My mum always used to say that men move mountains for sex when all they actually need to do is move their arse. "
