“Graham had this sinking feeling in his stomach. It felt like Paris all over again. If Lanie died this whole affair would blow up in his face. Hollywood would want a scapegoat, and he fit the bill to a T. His having tried to help wouldn’t matter. The star machine would crucify him.”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“Burke impatiently motioned for Graham to come and help get Lanie into”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“Graham got a feel for how paramedics were pumped for information as they delivered their charges to the ER.”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“Burke continued: “We need to get Lanie out of here before the paparazzi start camping on the doorstep. I’ve called for a medical van to pick her up and take her back to her house.” “What’s going”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“wished the Citroën were an automatic. He could have put it in drive and let it commit suicide on its own. The stick meant he had to push it over the edge.”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“needed to get shit-faced and forget everything that had happened.”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“Croc was furiously signaling for him to pull over. Lady Godiva’s hand was over her mouth. She looked terrified.”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“Just before the tunnel’s entrance, the Peugeot smashed the Citroën’s left taillight, shattering glass.”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“Graham sniffed the air. There was an acrid, familiar smell, the heavy smoke of marijuana. Had they gone down below to smoke grass?”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“smashing into the wreck, mere inches separating him from the accident.”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“When Lady Godiva took her famous ride, the townspeople of Coventry all agreed they wouldn’t watch as she passed by. But supposedly there was one fellow, a tailor named Tom, who violated their agreement by peeping at her through an open shutter. Peeping Tom paid for his lecherous ways.”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“They drove for almost a quarter of an hour before”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“The world was amoral. To be idealistic was to ask to be blindsided,”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“There was no better time to intimidate than when waking someone from a deep sleep.”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“an actor friend of mine calls the ‘John Wayne status.’ ” “What’s that?” The question brought a small smile to her face. “Wayne never performed until he finished his morning’s business. Usually, he was regular. But every so often, he was stymied. Sometimes there would be hundreds of people on the set milling about for hours, waiting for one man to have a bowel movement.”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
“brought back memories of that night. Truth serum. His captors”
― Alan Russell, quote from Exposure
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“That's a poweful ability you've got there. Seriously, I was Contemplating killing Cody so we could be a couple.'
She snorted, but she never stopped smiling. 'We'd never make it romantically. You're too demanding in bed. "Harder, Rome. Now, Rome. Tie me up, Rome."'
'Bitch,' I muttered good-naturedley. It was nice to have my friend back. 'You know you wouldn't be able to get enough of me.'
'I like where this conversation is headed,' a male voice said from the doorway.
I looked past Sherridan and spotted Rome in the doorway.
'Hey, baby,' he said.
'Cat Man.' A more welcome sight I'd never beheld. My heart even picked up speed, my monitor announcing it for all the world to hear..
He stalked to me and unceremoniously shoved me aside on the bed where he plopped down and cuddled me close. 'Mad?'
As if. 'I'm grateful. I was walking toward Sherridan with every intention of making out with her, so you did me a favor. She would have fallen in love with me, and then where would we have been?'
'Now I'm mad at /myself/ for stopping you,' he grumbled, and we all laughed. Men!”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Twice as Hot
“Maybe you're going insane."
"Maybe," agreed Kernel.
"I was joking."
"I wasn't.”
― Darren Shan, quote from Wolf Island
“Let's never try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will hurt
ourselves far more than we hurt them. Let's do as General Eisenhower does: let's never
waste a minute thinking about people we don't like.”
― Dale Carnegie, quote from How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
“Thinking about drinking now was like fantasizing about the perfect crime. How he would do it—if he were going to do it.”
― Chuck Hogan, quote from Prince of Thieves
“If you’re not a criminal, then what are you doing stealing all these swords and things?” For a moment he was silent. Then he rubbed his chin and said, “There’s no name for it in English.” “Oh, is there not? ‘Burglary’ seems descriptive enough.” “Kyojitsu.” He looked levelly into her eyes, not wavering. “False-true.”
― Laura Kinsale, quote from The Shadow and the Star
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