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61 " A man’s any man at all, the first woman he hurts, he learns not to do that shit again "
― Kristen Ashley , The Will (Magdalene, #1)
62 " She’d long since tried to teach me that we should embrace who we were, even, or maybe especially, what she called the “special things, buttercup, the things no one else has, but you. "
63 " Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.—Muhammad Ali "
64 " Way you took care of my crew tonight, owe you another dinner at The Eaves.” I’d eat a picnic in Hades with him. "
65 " You can never be a fool. You’re total class from top to toe. You’re also a klutz. Own that, baby, because it’s cute and because it’s you. If you learn to accept yourself just as you are, learn to laugh at your quirks instead of hating them, show the world all that’s you without tryin’ to hide things that are not even a little unattractive, that makes you more attractive. What you got is a fuckuva lot. You own all of it and let it all hang out, you’ll go off-the-charts. "
66 " And it was on this thought the point of the toe on my shoe caught on the thick pile of the overlarge rug that covered the office carpet (for some odd reason) and I stumbled. "
67 " My heart swelled, my belly dipped and my head revolted. It was my head that knew how to react but his had happened with Henry too. When the pain of not having what I so very much wanted escalated before I settled into the knowledge that what I had was better than not having anything at all. "
68 " Sucks what happened with that Henry guy, though,” she continued. “I mean, I’m sad for both of you, all that unrequited love for years. It’s like one of those messed up art house movies that you think is going to be this epic love story but ends with no one getting what they wanted and makes you want to go straight to the bar after the movie and down a dozen shots of vodka to forget you saw that shit. "
69 " I shouldn’t have asked you about where we’re goin’ from here because I don’t give a fuck about where you think we’re goin’. "
70 " You eat donuts before you work out?” I queried. “Not every time, but do it occasionally to remind myself why I’m workin’ out,” he responded. This was absurd but I had to admit, it also made an absurd kind of sense. "
71 " A Shirley Temple,” I ordered. He blinked. I ignored that and went on, “And I’d like for someone to tell Mr. Spear I’m here, if that’s possible. You can tell him it’s Josephine Malone.” He stared at me for a moment then asked, “You want a Shirley Temple?” “Yes, please,” I confirmed. “And for Mr. Spear to be told I’m here, if you don’t mind. "
72 " If I were to have a man, he would need to be very gentle and understanding, patient and kind, thoughtful, softhearted, and yes, maybe dashing and refined, definitely intelligent and successful. "
73 " You got one choice, you either suck me or I eat you. After that, I take over. "
74 " I couldn’t see me but I still would argue his look was better. "
75 " You goin’ out with Mick tomorrow night?” Jake growled, his eyes burning into me, his fury saturating the room. “Not anymore,” I whispered immediately. “Good fuckin’ answer, Slick,” he rapped out, each word hitting me like a blow at the same time they felt like a caress. "
76 " He knew by the way it felt she wasn’t moving in her sleep but instead moving in a way she was trying not to wake him so he knew she was awake. "
77 " His eyes caught mine in the moonlight. “Babe, I was pissed at you but lookin’ back at it, not pissed and havin’ seen that look now more than once, you walked into that room lookin’ turned way the fuck on.” Oh dear. “I was,” I whispered. “So you came in there to get yourself some.” Did I? Oh God. I did. "