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1 " Did you miss me?’“A little bit,” she said with a shrug.“You have tears running down your cheeks,” he said with a grin. “I think you missed me more than a little. "
― Robyn Carr , Wild Man Creek (Virgin River, #12)
2 " Maybe we’ll admit this thing we have is perfect, not worth messing around with. And stay together forever. If you’re interested, that is.”She glanced away. “I could think about that.”He buried his face in her neck. “Think fast "
3 " He tends to go for girls who are-Shelby, honey? Put your hands over your ears for just a sec.” Back into the phone he said, “He likes the real slutty ones. Ow!” he yelled when he received a whop to the back of the head. "
4 " What are you doing here?”All right, he was standing in front of an easel, holding a paint palette and brush. “Taxidermy?” he responded with just a touch of his own sarcasm. "
5 " the best thing you can give a child you love is happy memories and a foundation they can be proud of. "
6 " The hardest part of training a painter is showing him how to introduce emotion into his work, "
7 " You know, Pastor, how we always say God won’t give us more than we can handle?” “Yes, Lydie.” She sighed. “I wish God didn’t have such a high opinion of me.” * "
8 " the best thing you can give a child you love is happy memories and a foundation they can be proud of.” Something "
9 " She had become the answer to prayers he hadn’t known he whispered. "
10 " Why do I have to earn it by being good? Don’t you feel like bragging?”“It’s better when you beg,” he said, his voice low. “It’s always better when you beg. "
11 " Whew,” he said. “You clean up good. You don’t look like the same girl.”She frowned right before she laughed. “Do women usually thank you for saying things like that? "
12 " She shrugged."I always put in long hours. I really wanted a wife."He leaned toward her."Jilliam, honey, The whole world wants a wife. But we're gonna have to make do... "
13 " you know you’re important when an entire board of directors gives you the boot. "
14 " Listen, young man, everyone has their hard knocks and disappointments. Everyone, not just you. I know for you this is a big one, but it might help to wrap your head around what you have, not what’s missing. "
15 " When she was teaching us to garden, cook, read, clean, sew, she said she was preparing us for life. Well, life has changed a lot in the years since she was my age, but somehow the lessons haven’t really changed. They’ve evolved. And I want to be part of that. "
16 " clean-cut. She has freckles! "
17 " want you to find what you need, to feel whole again, to reassure yourself that you haven’t missed anything! That feeling you had of being robbed? You’re not ever going to feel like I was the one to rob you. Think of me as your cheerleader. "
18 " I used to wear heels to work every day. Suits, dresses with jackets, skirts and sweater sets, even dress slacks, but I always wore heels. I liked being as tall as the men. I liked looking them in the eye.” “You liked intimidating them,” he accused. "
19 " I want to say goodbye to you, leave you on your back porch and go. Even though we both know this is how it should be, I don’t expect either one of us is going to like it too much. Especially the morning we say goodbye. "
20 " away. It was to be a busy week in the Brazzi household. Luca’s children, "