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21 " Wrong.” She plops down beside me. “I was trying to demonstrate an old Chinese Zen saying. You can’t fit Trace’s love into the love you already possess. It’s supposed to ask the question…” She meets my eyes. “Do you have the right cup full?” “Apparently, I don’t.” With a sigh, I stare at the mug. “So I empty my cup.” “Empty the cup,” she echoes. "
― Pam Godwin , One is a Promise (Tangled Lies, #1)
22 " at some point in the last four months, this man helped me move past a broken promise and gave me a reason to try again. "
23 " You, my tiny dancer, are an erotic dream dipped in the sweetest honey. A man only needs to look at you to become fiercely protective of your smile. "
24 " Except one-night-stands lost their appeal after I discovered what it feels like to be adored, worshiped, and loved by a man who holds my heart. "
25 " I’ve grown addicted to sadness. It’s familiar, reliable, effortless. "
26 " I always wondered what you would look like.” “You wondered what I would look like?” “My forever. "
27 " Shit. "
28 " toss an apologetic smile over my shoulder and return "
29 " exposed. "
30 " How do I know you?” I lift my eyes to the icy blue of "
31 " don’t work at the casino. "
32 " Don’t keep him waiting? "
33 " can take his inflated sense of superiority and shove it up his ass. "
34 " The size of your bank account doesn’t make you classy. It’s the dignity you carry yourself with and the respect you show to others. If you have an ugly attitude and belittle those around you, it doesn’t matter who designs your suits or how posh your penthouse is. None of it matters. "
35 " Love could bring you more agony. Are you willing to risk that again? "
36 " Fucking fuck, that was…just…fuck.” I lean my back against the wall, thankful there aren’t "
37 " This is happening, and I can’t stop it. My past and my future. My first love and my second chance. Two hearts from two separate lives colliding helplessly, cruelly together. "
38 " holy-shit-he’s-sexy. "