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It seemed strange to him that she could say whatever she wanted and he was expected to remain calm, but on the rare occasions when he did respond in anger she was so instantaneously wounded.
“He wouldn’t ever describe himself as a flirt, but he supposed most flirts wouldn’t. He knew how to make people feel that they were the center of the universe, that was all. There was something worth liking in nearly everybody, and it was no hardship to figure out what it was. The trick was to do so while also hinting, in the vaguest of ways, that it might be nice if they were able to continue this charming conversation in the nearest bed.”
― Two Rogues Make a Right
― Two Rogues Make a Right
“I like the sea, but it’s not a creature I want to take liberties with.”
― The Wreck of the Mary Deare
― The Wreck of the Mary Deare
“Jack was unmoved. He is an unflappable sort of person. Which is a fine quality, yet one that makes me inexplicably eager to cause him to flap. Just a little”
― The Clockmaker's Daughter
― The Clockmaker's Daughter
“Anyone who meets me when I’m dressed professionally is surprised to find out I have tattoos, but anyone who knows me from my real life—at concerts, coffee shops, or just around—thinks my professional drag looks out of place.”
― In the Middle of Somewhere
― In the Middle of Somewhere
“He couldn’t shake the feeling that Blake was the sort of man who lived so deeply in denial about so many things, covering that denial with the veneer of a genial man, that he was no longer aware of any sort of truth at all.”
― Just a Little Danger
― Just a Little Danger
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