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If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible warning." -Gwen Goodnight
Everybody's crooked. The trick is to find out how they're bent.
If you can't be a good example, then be a terrible warning.
Dempseys are never in trouble. We just have stretches of life that are more interesting than others.
When Eve ate the apple her knowledge increased. But God liked dumb women so Paradise ceased. Gwen Goodnight. Her Work.
You've lived in America for twenty years. Eat badly, damn it.
This is making me crazy. I hate relying on other people to save me, I hate being clingy, I hate it, and every time you show up, I lean on you. - Matilda Scarlet Veronica Betty Vilma Goodnight
Very few people mate for life with the people they fall for at twelve. Doesn't mean is isn't real, doesn't mean it doesn't hurt, doesn't mean it doesn't matter, but basically, we're talking a practice swing in the big game of love.
Once you know the truth, it's always obvious
Davy's kiss tasted like vodka and disaster, and even while she kissed him back, Tilda thought, I'm never going into a closet with this man again. He slipped his hand under her T-shirt, and she said, "You know," as his hand slid up to her breast, but the only thing left to say was, I'm not that kind of girl, and of course she was.
have you ever met a woman you wanted to give everything to? just turn over everything you had? -Davy Dempsey-
He was not looking forward to breaking the law. He was straight now. He'd matured. Crime no longer excited him. What?' Ronald said. I didn't say anything.' You're breathing heavy.
If you can't be a good example, settle for being a horrible warning
Mason was leaving her for a fifty-four-year-old woman who didn't moisturize
I'm an open Minded Man. How about a threesom? You, me and the machine?
If you can’t be a good example, you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.

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