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Pet: A Novel
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She didn’t say that everything happens for a reason, and she didn’t say that time heals – I knew it couldn’t, because the more of it that passed, the further away from me my mother slipped.
“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
“he’d never been forced to hide who he really was. Not in the same way. He’d just chosen not to reveal all of himself, because he’d never needed to.”
― Common Goal
― Common Goal
“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
“It’s always been weird to imagine Jacob dating Crash, but now that Red was in the picture, maybe I could see it. We all have our types, and maybe Crash thrived best against a backdrop of self-righteousness.”
― Bitter Pill
― Bitter Pill
“Kitty wore her cynicism well, but Leonard had known her before the war and he could see all the stitches that were holding the costume together.”
― The Clockmaker's Daughter
― The Clockmaker's Daughter
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