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81 " People lie for many reasons: to save themselves, to get out of trouble, to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. Manipulators lie to get what they want. Narcissists lie to make themselves seem grand to others and themselves. Recovering alcoholics lie to safeguard their tattered reputations. And those who love us most lie to us most of all, because life is a bumpy ride and they want to smooth it out as much as possible. John "
― Ilona Andrews , Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)
82 " You have to let your people take pride in a job well accomplished and recognize them for it. You will get better results. "
83 " Yes, I’m sure, Augustine,” Mad Rogan said into the phone. “He didn’t caress my cheek softly with his calloused fingers, but I saw a male hand. "
84 " Cat got your tongue, Nevada? "
85 " You know what? No: if he ever fell in love, it wouldn’t be great romantic devotion. It would be an exercise in frustration and lust, and at the end of it his significant other would strangle him. "
86 " Does ice float? "
87 " I sniffed. “What?” “The fragrance of a genuine compliment from Mad Rogan. So rare and sweet. "
88 " It was one thing to be attracted to bad boys, something I usually didn’t suffer from. It was another to be attracted to bad men. Mad Rogan was a really bad, bad man. "
89 " Phone calls, TV broadcasts, and Skype sessions don’t, so there has to be some physical proximity. It works better if I can see you and hear you at the same time. Direct eye contact works best.” He "
90 " He felt like an addict who, after abusing a narcotic for years, somehow found himself sober, "
91 " He pulled me like a magnet. Every female instinct I had went into overdrive. "
92 " He owned their souls. They thought he was God. “When "
93 " The top bag popped, and a metric ton of old lasagna spilled onto my pants. The stench of soured spaghetti sauce washed over me. Ew. Of all the trash from this whole giant building, I had to step on a bag from the food court. Damn it. "
94 " And those who love us most lie to us most of all, because life is a bumpy ride and they want to smooth it out as much as possible. "
95 " So far my best plan would be to build a mountain of gasoline cans and explosives, stick a Property of US Government sign on it, and throw a T-shirt over Pierce’s head when he showed up to explode it. Yes, this would totally work. "
96 " Men like you enjoy being flattered. "
97 " Because my telekinetic magic doesn’t work on living things. I can throw something metal fast enough to slice an opponent to pieces. I can hurl a board at him, because cut wood is dead. I can choke him with his own clothes if they are loose enough. But I can’t simply throw a body.” Oh. “So the best way to fight you is to strip naked and attack?” His eyes flashed with a wicked light. “Yes. You should try it and see what happens.” Well, I did walk right into that one. "
98 " Can you turn so you’re not pressed against me?” “I could,” he said, his voice amused. “But then you would have to lie on top of me.” My brain said, “NO.” My body went, “Wheee! "
99 " My wrists and ankles were bleeding. My knees too—I must’ve scraped myself trying to draw the circle. So far today I’d seen a woman almost die, I’d shot a person, I’d killed another person with my shockers, I’d been strung up on wires and almost crushed by a car, and now I was bleeding all over the place. If I could, I would punch today right in the face. "
100 " Mad Rogan: "Resistance is futile."Nevada: "You are not assimilating me! "