“There are no dead ends, just detours.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Remember When
“Put all your eggs in one basket... the handle's going to break. Then all you've got is scrambled eggs.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Remember When
“- How is he in bed? Gladiator or poet?
- Hmmm... A poetic gladiator.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Remember When
“You're going to need this," she said, and pulled out a condom.
"At some point, we're also going to need a defibrillator and a fire extinguisher."
"Promises, promises.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Remember When
“-Estou a tentar pensar em qualquer coisa memorável, mas é difícil quando o sangue me saiu todo da cabeça.
-Experimenta.
-Uau.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Remember When
“That which doesn’t kill us just requires a few centuries of therapy. (Caleb)
Yeah, and usually a lot of Tylenol. (Nick)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Infinity
“Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world.”
― Orhan Pamuk, quote from Snow
“The pig winks and rolls in the bog. He kicks his legs up and his trotters clack together. The sun is low over the neighbourhood. There is the smell of oncoming night, of pollen settling, the sounds of kids fighting bath time. Lester comes down, waving his hands.
Don't drown the pig, Fish. We're saving him for Christmas! We're gonna eat him.
No!
I'll drink to that, says the pig.
Lester stands there. He looks at Fish. He looks at the porker. He peeps over the fence. The pig. The flamin' pig. The pig has just spoken. It's no language that he can understand, but there's no doubt. He feels a little crook, like maybe he should go over to that tree and puke.
I like him, Lestah.
He talks?
Yep.
Oh, my gawd.
Lester looks at his retarded son again and once more at the pig.
The pig talks.
I likes him.
Yeah, I bet.
The pig snuffles, lets off a few syllables: aka sembon itwa. It's tongues, that's what it is. A blasted Pentecostal pig.
And you understand him?
Yep. I likes him.
Always the miracles you don't need. It's not a simple world, Fish. It's not.”
― Tim Winton, quote from Cloudstreet
“Who knows what light housework means? One nun’s light could be another nun’s penal servitude.”
― Maeve Binchy, quote from Circle of Friends
“Lindsey patted my arm. “Don’t be embarrassed. It’s about time you two made the beast with two backs.”
I had to work to form words. “There are so many things wrong with that statement, I don’t know where to start.”
― Chloe Neill, quote from Twice Bitten
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