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“you think being mean is enough. Being mean and being smart is better.”
I had an odd thought just then, that I should only ever whisper her name, and that she should always be close enough to hear it.
Despite the fact it was near forty degrees, I was not cold. In fact, my skin and my lungs and my belly felt like they were on fire. I guess anger, intense aggravation, and frenetic lust will do that to a person.
“Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground.” Judith Thurman
His smiles were reserved, secretive, like he rationed them.
I was impressed the only thing I did was growl, because what I wanted to do was throw her over my shoulder, take her to the room above the office, handcuff her to the chair, strip her naked, and listen to her moan, cry, and scream my name. It didn’t have to be my name. Also acceptable: Oh God, and Yes please, and Don’t stop, and Harderfastermore. …you get the picture.
being shortsighted can ruin the long game.
“We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak.” Albert Einstein
“And we’d be a couple, a real couple?” A touch of softness entered his expression and his eyes drifted over my face, as though cataloging it. “Yeah, with presents on birthdays, and celebrating Valentine’s Day, and watching chick flicks, and all that other crap.”
Oh, my dear friend, Irony. How I have not missed you…
I’m just saying, if you can’t have an adventure where you are, what makes you think you’ll have an adventure anywhere else?”
“You said you wanted adventure.” “Adventure isn’t the same thing as trying to kill yourself.”
“My momma once told me, you don’t need to be pushed in order to fall.
I supposed everyone had a different idea of what constituted a good time.
“Why would anyone do it, then? If it’s so dangerous?” He shrugged. “Because it isn’t easy, it takes patience and skill. Because it is dangerous and it’s fun to be a little scared sometimes.”
People with no money, desperate to have a working car are worse than patients with no health insurance or access to a doctor.
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
“We’ll go inside and unpack the groceries for tomorrow,” Duane said pointedly, and continued to glare at Beau. “You do that. You go unpack those groceries.” His twin nodded, still looking unrepentant. “You unpack those groceries so hard.”
They couldn’t fathom that I wanted to fill my life with experiences, not with things.
“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.” Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless
“I only risk what I’m willing to live without,”
“You don’t ask someone you love to give up on her dreams!”
“I look at you and I see my future, and it is something great. But I can’t do anything about the fact that our dreams don’t align. And since I do love you, I want you to live yours.”
“You want to go out there and live your dreams, then I’m going to remove myself from the equation. I’m not going to stand in your way. Because I would rather see the sadness in your eyes now than resentment in your eyes months or years from now.
“The point, my dear brother, is that there’s nothing keeping you here other than your own stubbornness.”
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Mark Twain
I’d always thought that if I were open to love, then love would find me. As it turns out, if you’re open to love, then heartbreak finds you and leaves you naked in a cabin with no electricity or indoor plumbing.
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
“You can’t rush a duct tape purchase.” In my rearview mirror I saw Cletus clutching the shopping bag to his chest. “Duct tape is man’s answer to electrons and protons. It’s how we keep matter together.”
“She loves you something fierce. She does. You don’t wait for that kind of love to cool off, believe me. You strike while the iron is hot.”
“And whose fault was that?” “Yours,” I answered immediately. His eyes narrowed, but now the curve of his mouth was a full smile. “That’s right, and don’t let me forget it.”
I talked through my messes and he listened, giving advice if and when I asked. He talked through his frustrations and I listened, giving advice if and when he asked.
"Well, you know what they say.” “What’s that?” “If you can’t keep it in your pants, keep it in the family.”
And I finally realized what kind of hot guy he was. He was the serial-dating hot guy, the most dangerous of all. Because they’re smart, they’re funny, they’re capable, and they’re typically charming. Also, they’re easy to fall for, because who doesn’t want a hot, smart, funny, capable guy?
