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41 " We were arguing, but we were still a team. "
― Penny Reid , Happily Ever Ninja (Knitting in the City, #5)
42 " People with children are only ever early by accident. "
43 " Jonathan Swift’s infamous satire, A Modest Proposal. "
44 " When people are overwhelmed, they can’t see past their own campfire. "
45 " Her. There. She. You. Stunning. Are. Woman. Want. I lost my train of thought. I lost my words. "
46 " Meanwhile, I was holding on to my composure by sheer force of will. But when we ended the call I was likely going to dismember Greg’s favorite boxer briefs and hide his cell phone charger. "
47 " How is your nose?” I asked, anxious and feeling guilty that I might have caused my friend harm.“Fine. It’s not broken. Thank God for that. It would be the fourth time, and I really like the job the last guy did resetting it. "
48 " Yes?” “My heart keeps discovering new ways to love you,” he whispered, like it was a secret. A magnificent, beautiful, perfect secret. "
49 " Art exists because situations exist wherein all words are underwhelming. "
50 " Scooter Libby/Valerie Plame debacle—wherein Valerie Plame, aka Valerie Wilson, was outed as a CIA operative by the State Department—covered that morning’s front page of The New York Times. "
51 " Love was never enough, not without mutual respect and a great deal of drudgery and effort. And even then, it wasn’t enough. Wanting each other, being open to change, pushing each other to improve and grow—for the better "
52 " My heart keeps discovering new ways to love you,” he whispered, like it was a secret. A magnificent, beautiful, perfect secret. "
53 " And, by the way, thank you for drugging me with Ketamine in Nigeria. He now thinks I’m a recreational drug user.” “You’re . . . welcome? "
54 " Nihilism "
55 " I’d spent fourteen years as a we. An us. And becoming a me at this point was entirely out of the question "
56 " I’ve been arrested lots of times.” Alex shrugged. “It’s not so bad, once you get used to it. "
57 " I’m fine.” “You’re not fine. You’re crying. Crying is the opposite of fine. "
58 " As Buddha said, “Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. "
59 " You’re ridiculous.” And I loved that he replied as expected. “It’s pronounced remarkable, darling. "
60 " Any decision founded solely in fear, with no regard for evidence or common sense, is ultimately destructive. "