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21 " I’m not driving you anymore,” Lula said to me. “Every time I take you somewhere, people shoot at us.” “Not every time. "
― Janet Evanovich , Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, #20)
22 " propped up on cinderblocks. An electric "
23 " tinted windows rounded the corner, obviously chasing Kevin. It blew past us, screeching to a "
24 " Glad to hear it,” Randy said. “There should be meat with every meal. Without meat there’s no meal, am I right?” “I like this boy,” my father said. “He’s got a good head on his shoulders. "
25 " He's a Stone Dead gang member. He'll be hanging with the other Deads, and the Deads own the fifth block of Stark. Their color is purple. Their name is significant. These losers are dead inside. They've grown up with so much violence it's normal to them. They're like zombies. They feel no remorse. You do not want to go up against one of them. If you find this guy I want you to call me, and I'll send out the SWAT team.. "
26 " don’t carry one of your trackers?” “I’ll call you on your cellphone. "
27 " My goodness,” my mother said, reading the label. “It’s a tenderloin.” “I just got it in,” Randy said. “It’s corn-fed, and it’s got real good marbling. I know everybody’s always talking about grass-fed beef, but if you ask me it’s shoe leather. Give me a cow that’s been shoved into a pen with a thousand other cows and forced to eat grain, and I’ll show you a darn good pot roast. "
28 " It was M-m-moe and Shorty,” I said. “Damn, I can’t stopshaking.”“Adrenaline burn-off,” Ranger said. “It’s normal.”“Why aren’t you sh-sh-shaking?”“I’m not normal. "
29 " I went to the beauty salon today and got spruced up," Grandma said. "Ever since Mildred Frick called me a slut my phone hasn't stopped ringing. I got two dates for the weekend." "It might not be such a good thing to have men calling you because they think you're a slut," I said. "They're only going to be after one thing." "I hope that's true. I don't want to find out I went blond and bought all them thongs for nothing. "
30 " Eleanor Krautz pushed her way through the crowd and stage-whispered to Grandma, "Who's the hottie with your granddaughter?""That's Ranger," Grandma stage-whispered back at Eleanor. "I don't think Stephanie knows what to do with him.""I'd know what to do with him," Eleanor said."Jeez Louise," I said. "We can hear this conversation."Ranger looked down at me. "I could make suggestions if you're really in the dark. "