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21 " I wish Fin didn’t have such a fondness for low-cut blouses. “Could you put those things away?” I say crossly, waving a hand at her boobs. “They’re almost in my salsa.” I grab the dish of salsa out from under her hovering breasts, take a tortilla chip from a basket in the center of the table, and dunk the chip into the sauce. Then I pop it into my mouth, enjoying the spicy, satisfying crunch. Fin smiles serenely at me. “I know this is hard for you to understand, B Cups, but the girls need air.” “What they need is scaffolding. "
― J.T. Geissinger , Cruel Paradise (Beautifully Cruel, #2)
22 " How do you always know where to find me?" "The same way a compass knows how to find true north. "
23 " If there’s one thing I’ve learned about women since meeting Tru, it’s that they hate—and I mean hate—to feel controlled. "
24 " I’m not funny. I’m not charming. I’m definitely not self-deprecating. I’m Killian fucking Black. "
25 " I’ve never lived a normal life. I have no intention of starting now. Here’s the bottom line: I want you. You want me. End of story. "
26 " God, I’m an idiot. A pretty face and pretty promises and my legs split open like a hot dog bun. "
27 " No. Do you always talk like you ate a dictionary for breakfast? "
28 " Life is short. You don't get a do-over. Kiss who you need to kiss, love who you need to love, tell anyone who disrespects you to go fuck themselves. Let your heart lead you where it wants to. Don't ever make a decision based on fear. In fact, if it scares you, that's the thing you should run fastest toward, because that's where real life is. In the scary parts. In the messy parts. In the parts that aren't so pretty. Dive in and take a swim in all the pain and beauty that life has to offer, so that at the end of it, you don't have any regrets. "
29 " Don’t explain something to her unless she specifically asks for an explanation.” “Like what, for instance?” “Like anything. Economics. Parallel parking. How to correctly load the dishwasher.” “Why is an explanation bad?” “Who knows? It just is. They even have a word for it: mansplaining. It drives them crazy. "
30 " Tell me you thought about me.” “I did. It reminded me to take out the garbage. "
31 " You make me want to live a different kind of life. You make me want to be a different kind of man. Juliet. Juliet. You are why every love song was ever written. "
32 " Life is short. You don’t get a do-over. Kiss who you need to kiss, love who you need to love, tell anyone who disrespects you to go fuck themselves. Let your heart lead you where it wants to. Don’t ever make a decision based on fear. In fact, if it scares you, that’s the thing you should run fastest toward, because that’s where real life is. In the scary parts. In the messy parts. In the parts that aren’t so pretty. Dive in and take a swim in all the pain and beauty that life has to offer, so that at the end of it, you don’t have any regrets. "
33 " It’s not inexplicable. I like you the way Newton liked gravity.” “I don’t know what you mean.” “Once he found it, everything else in the universe made sense. "