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1 " don’t think this means that we like you, Barnes,’ said Trea. ‘I would be horrified if you did,’ said Friday. "
― R.A. Spratt , Danger Ahead (Friday Barnes, #6)
2 " I could kiss you,’ said Ian. ‘Please do,’ said Melanie. ‘This is all very grim, and some romance would cheer me up. "
3 " Ian interrupted her. ‘Forget it, Barnes. You’re terrible at this stuff.’ Friday then entirely forgot whatever thoughts she had, because Ian took her by surprise when he wrapped her in a big hug. For one long second she felt warm and squeezed. He smelled of boy, which wasn’t as repellent as she had thought. Then he let go. Melanie was crying. ‘This is better than any Mexican soap opera our housekeeper Marta ever forced me to watch.’ The "
4 " You don’t want to cut your nose off to spite your face. "
5 " How about you don’t correct the semantics of the angry man with the frying pan?’ suggested Ian. "
6 " Just say the first thing that comes into your head,’ said Melanie. ‘Unless the first thing is “I’m a serial killer”, in which case say something different. "
7 " You hit your head on a rock when you fainted,’ said Ian. ‘It was my fault. If I’d been more on the ball, I would have realised that was how you would react to the sight of blood and caught you. "
8 " Gluteus maximus,’ said Friday. She didn’t normally like to swear, but when circumstances made it impossible to avoid she preferred to do it in Latin. "
9 " could kiss you,’ said Ian. ‘Please do,’ said Melanie. ‘This is all very grim, and some romance would cheer me up. "