"You canβt enjoy art or books in a hurry."
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"You canβt enjoy art or books in a hurry."
"He bombarded me with words, of all things, apparently clueless to the fact that the predawn hours rendered me incapable of coherent thought."
"His heavy-lidded gaze reflected a languor that had nothing to do with having just awakened, and there was no doubt what was on his mind. But this is no safe cherry picker, Gwen thought, growing more concerned by the moment. This man looks like a cherry tree chopper-downer."
"I hated that the soldier doll had my name. I mean, please. I didn't play with him much. He was another Christmas present from my clueless grandparents. One time when they were visiting, my grandpa asked me if G. I. Joe had been in any wars lately. I said, "No, but he and Ken got married last week." Every Christmas since then, my grandparents have sent me a check."
"Jake wasn't about to be seduced like some schoolgirl. Not by a man who went by the unlikely name of Tornado, not by anyone. He stood as firmly as he could in the mud and tore his mouth from the kiss, staring into too dark eyes. As his hands made their way into Tor's wet jeans he said, "This doesn't mean I like you, you know."
"Yesterday, the president met with a group he calls the coalition of the willing. Or, as the rest of the world calls them, Britain and Spain"
"Paperwork wouldnβt be so bad if it werenβt for all the paper. And the work."
"He would have shaved the centaurs, dipped them in honey, covered them with feathers, and hung them up like a bunch of pinatas. I'm just saying." - Warren"
"SHUT UP. Both of you. You're coming with me." To me he said, "Put some pant"
"After climbing off his bike, I smacked his shoulder. βDid you forget I was with you? Are you trying to get me killed?ββItβs hard to forget youβre behind me when your thighs are squeezing the life out of me.β A smirk came with his next thought. βI couldnβt think of a better way to die, actually.ββThere is something very wrong with you."
"I'm way hot," he muttered. "But I don't feel sick. Just β way hot."Fang"
"But Amy," Elder says. "Space suits!"
"So,β sneered Fudge, recovering himself, βyou intend to take on Dawlish, Shacklebolt, Dolores, and myself single-handed, do you, Dumbledore?ββMerlinβs beard, no,β said Dumbledore, smiling. βNot unless you are foolish enough to force me to.ββHe will not be single-handed!β said Professor Mc Gonagall loudly, plunging her hand inside her robes.βOh yes he will, Minerva!β said Dumbledore sharply. βHogwarts needs you!"
"Stick your dick inβ?β I asked, my brows probably touching. βDid you actually just say that?β βMake love. I meant make love β¦ of course. I would never just stick my dick in you. I would make mad, passionate love to this sweet, sweet body of yours for days, no, weeks. It would be beautiful, pumpkin. Thereβd be little angels, and birdies, and you know β¦ all just hanging around, watching. Perverts."
"When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.ββMussolini?β Leo frowned. βWasnβt he like BFFs with Hitler?"
"Will sat where he was, gazing at the silver bowl in front of him; a white rose was floating in it, and he seemed prepared to stare at it until it went under. In the Kitchen Bridget was still singing one of her awful sad songs; the lyrics drifted in through the door: "Twas on an evening fair I went to take the air, I heard a maid making her moan; Said, 'Saw ye my father? Or ye my mother? Or saw ye my brother John? Or saw ye the lad that I love best, And his name it is Sweet William" I may murder her, Tessa thought. Let her make a song about that."
"I sat on the bed. Neither of us said anything. I wasn't slick and sophisticated enough for this. What do you say to boyfriend A when he finds you naked in the bed of boyfriend B? Especially if boyfriend A turned into a monster the night before and ate someone. I bet Miss Manners didn't cover this at all."
"The queen's eyes smouldered. "I know my own kind when I see them, and right now there is one in these city walls." She pointed a finger toward the balcony."I want her found and brought to me."Right," said Kai,"that'll be no problem in a city of two and a half million people. Let me just go dig out my special Lunar detector, and I'll get right on that."
"Weβve all got weaknesses. Me, for instance. Iβm tragically funny and good-looking."
"Let me ask you something, in all the years that you have...undressed in front of a gentleman has he ever asked you to leave? Has he ever walked out and left? No? It's because he doesn't care! He's in a room with a naked girl, he just won the lottery. I am so tired of saying no, waking up in the morning and recalling every single thing I ate the day before, counting every calorie I consumed so I know just how much self loathing to take into the shower. I'm going for it. I have no interest in being obese, I'm just through with the guilt. So this is what I'm going to do, I'm going to finish this pizza, and then we are going to go watch the soccer game, and tomorrow we are going to go on a little date and buy ourselves some bigger jeans."
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