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1 " Hate was such a waste of human resources. So little was accomplished with hate, so much more with love. "
― Haley Walsh , Foxe Tail (Skyler Foxe Mystery, #1)
2 " He had absolutely no plan beyond opening his mouth and planting his foot in it. "
3 " Skyler often thought that the Seneca quotation Poe included was a dig at Dupin-or perhaps Poe himself: Nil sapientiae odiosius acumine nimio. "Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than excessive cleverness." "That's for sure," said Skyler aloud. "Or more succintly put, 'No one likes a smart ass'. "
4 " Well, it turns out he is gay."Jamie squealed again."And just how did we find this out, Mr.Foxe?""We found this out when he shoved his talented tongue down our throat. "
5 " Skyler, this is a murder investigation. Murder. You don't mess with that. You leave it to the professionals. Now if someone made a grammatical error, they'll call you. "
6 " Do you think my car is gay?""I don't know, You'd have to ask another car. "
7 " Julius Caesar. His murder is a pivot point for the rest of the action to take place. Other examples?""Othello," said Amber."Murder for jealousy. Others?""Hamlet," offered Heather."Murder for power. Others?""The Sopranos," said Rick. Everyone laughed."Murder of the English language," Skyler quipped, gathering another smattering of laughter. "
8 " Um...are you busy tonight?""Why?" His voice dropped to a seductive base, accent thickening. "You want to break a Fuck Club rule?""No! I just have to do this thing and I don't want to do it by myself.""Sounds like breaking a rule to me," he purred. "
9 " Oh, don't get me wrong. You were great, but boyfriend material? No."He planted a fist at his hip. "Why not?""Too anal.""Ordinarily that's not a problem. But I'm talking about outside of the bedroom. "
10 " Skyler was busy looking around the room at all the guys. There seemed to be an overabundance of twinks. What is this? he wondered. Buy one twink get the second one free night? "
11 " He didn't like rough men, just men who liked it rough. "
12 " Bless you, my son." She sank onto the cushy chair, legs splayed."So ladylike. No wonder your ring finger is lonely.""How about this finger?" and she gave him the appropriate salute."That one gets a lot of use. "
13 " Well I'm not doing you.""You haven't got the right equipment. "
14 " Rodolfo's voice was definitely on the wrong side of the door. "
15 " It was difficult being cordial to someone who might have bashed his car and threatened his life. "
