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21 " It's nice to see you. Aimee calls you Bigfoot, by the way." "Bigfoot?" "Yeah, you know, like a mythical creature that people say they've seen in the wild but no one knows for sure if it's real. That's you... "
― Tracy Brogan , Love Me Sweet (Bell Harbor, #3)
22 " Could be a cold night so I guess I'll start a fire." "A fire? Have you got wood?" A curve played at the corner of his mouth. "Oh, yeah. I got wood." The door slammed before she realized what she'd said. "
23 " Turns out you can’t outswim a shark so your best bet is just to punch it right in the nose.” The "
24 " So, let me get this straight," she said. "You're not afraid to scale Mount McKinley or swim in shark-infested waters, but you're scared of getting another scolding from your mother? "
25 " whatever life hands you, deal with it. You can’t hide. Whoever you are, whatever you’ve done, whatever the circumstances, own it. Be yourself, don’t try to hide, don’t try to be someone or something you’re not. "
26 " sugar, you can’t control what people think or what they do. You can only control how you react to it. Bottom line is you need to decide who it is you’re living this life for. You or them? "
27 " Oh, Lord. Why was he asking her that? He knew better than to ask a woman what was wrong—because somehow it would end up being his fault. Even if every aspect of her mood was beyond his knowledge or control, it would still end up being his fault—because he had testicles. Whenever a woman was annoyed, somehow it always came around to the Y chromosome. "