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0cec664
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In the bad old days, men kept women from choosing to work. In the bad new days, women keep women from choosing to stay home.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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On the very outside chance that we might play again, you should know that pool is the closest thing I have to a religion. Don't ever throw a game with me again.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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c69f127
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Trying to seduce Alec at all was a waste of time; he came preseduced anyway. Like a microwave entree. You pressed his buttons, and he got hot.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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After you die, you're going to hell for being a dishonest bastard, and you'll burn for eternity." The guy snatched his hand back. "I don't believe in Hell." "Most people don't until they get there." Mab smiled at him. "Of course, if you stop lying and cheating, you can probably redeem yourself. If not, have them put marshmallows in your coffin. There's a bight side to everything, I always say."
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Jennifer Crusie |
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af26ff6
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Wilder watched Armstrong head back to video village under the lights of the set, attacking another apple as she went, and thought, . Not a good history there.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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I was standing in the doorway when he said hi," Amy said. "And from the look on his face, what he has for you is not the key to the city."
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Jennifer Crusie |
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af3300a
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Statistics show that men are interested in three things: careers, sports, and sex. That's why they love professional cheerleaders.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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bb775e7
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That furniture cost me a fortune! It's designer furniture." "Designed by whom ? Darth Vader ? The Hitler Youth ?"
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Jennifer Crusie |
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I have a date this afternoon." "Oh, Lord." Jake closed his eyes. "Who are you going to destroy now?" "I beg your pardon?" "The hotel would appreciate it if you'd just throw back the men you don't like without maiming them." "I haven't maimed anyone." "You almost drowned Lance, you scared Peter into heart palpitations, you stabbed Donald with a fork, and you hit Brad over the head with a bottle." Jake shook his head. "And they still ask you..
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humor
men-and-women
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Jennifer Crusie |
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b3e3e42
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nfatuation lasts anywhere from six months to three years, and you can't know you've found the right person until you're worked your way through it.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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Don't even think about it." "Well, when I walk by myself?" "When you get your driver's license." "You always, always say that." Dillie scowled at him. "That's when happens." "It's going to be a busy day," Phin agreed."
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parenting
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Jennifer Crusie |
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It's just that you don't respect me enough to respect what I want. I have to want what you want or it doesn't count or its's no good. Well, I don't want what you want. And I don't see why I have to. I mean, as long as I respect what you want and let you live your life, why do you care?
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Jennifer Crusie |
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fddc89e
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Stephen Sondheim said : " If you know where you're going, you've gone. Move on."
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Jennifer Crusie |
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cf9ceef
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We're going to need a bigger dock
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Jennifer Crusie |
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17434fd
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That woman needs protecting like Rambo needs a bodyguard.
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men-and-women
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Jennifer Crusie |
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2b69da7
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I believe things will work out for us if we just believe in ourselves.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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556956b
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Zach had brought her a dog.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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a7f228c
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You're not by any chance my stepmother are you?" Min said to her mother's reflection. "Because that would explain so much." --
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mothers-and-daughters
stepmother
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Jennifer Crusie |
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0fc5c3a
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I have to give birth to be a good Ameican? No. There are more than four million babies born in this country every year. The American Way is covered. If it worries you, you can have extra to make up for mine.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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d4873f6
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If you can't be a good example, settle for being a horrible warning
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Jennifer Crusie |
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ad3c19e
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Everything will be fine. Nothing but good times ahead.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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I have to see him and Trevor Ogilvie on Monday. Both senior partners at once." "Good for you. I hope Jack's in trouble up to his neck." "They're being blackmailed." "Blackmail?" Riley said, his voice full of disbelief. "Jack? There's stuff out there that's even worse than the stuff everybody knows about him?"
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Jennifer Crusie |
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She glared at him. "Who the fuck do you think you are?" "I think I'm the fuck you want," Nick said, and when she swung on him, he ducked under her arm and caught her to him, taking her mouth with his so completely that she stopped swinging to enjoy the heat and shudder he kissed into her, so relieved to finally have his arms around her."
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Jennifer Crusie |
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Infatuation is the fun part of falling in love. Infatuation triggers a chemical in the brain called PEA, your heart races, and you get breathless and dizzy, you tremble, and you can't think. It's what most people think of when they think of falling in love, and everybody goes through it.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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ab572d9
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You could forgive a lot if somebody was there to take care of things until you grew up.
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grow-up
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Jennifer Crusie |
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Of course it hurt you neanderthal! See that? Thats blood. If theres blood, theres pain. Its like smoke and fire.
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pain
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Jennifer Crusie |
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King scratched at the door to be let out." Charlie snorted. "King obviously has a lot of stamina. I'd have been clawing at the door a lot sooner if I was trapped in a booth with Mark." "But Mark ignored him, so King... uh, pooped." Charlie grinned. "And then?" "Mark yelled at him and scared him." Harry fought back a grin. "So King pooped again." Charlie's grin widened. "Mark is an idiot." "So then Mark waved the script at him, and King--" "..
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Jennifer Crusie |
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No carbs" her mother called after her as she went into the dressing room "And no butter" "I know you stole me from my real parents" Min called back. "They'd let me eat butter"
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Jennifer Crusie |
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Nothing matters except what it takes to survive. You remember this, Madeline: You're born alone and you die alone. In between, you make deals.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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There never were any women who liked to cook for men everyday. There were only women who cooked for survival and pretended to like it. And now there are men who cook for survival. Like you. Think of this as survivalist training. Very macho.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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I'll never forget my first time with you. The earth moved, and then mom asked dad who he was going down on during lunch.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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I had you pictured dead in a pool of blood in front of the fireplace. And now you show up alive, and I want to kill you myself. (Zack)
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Jennifer Crusie |
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She gave Rachel her usual obsessively loving smile, including Phin in it, too, as her future son-in-law. , her smile said. Phin's answering smile said, , while Rachel gazed at Justice and Mercy, pretending she'd never heard of pornography or sex, or Phin, for that matter.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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Would she hit a dog to get great sex?
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Jennifer Crusie |
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But I'm not calm. It's all a lie." Quinn held Katie closer, breathing faster. "It's just that when everybody else is screaming, somebody has to be mature and unemotional, so I have these brain-dead moments where I don't react the way any sane human being would. I stay completely calm and ignore my feelings and compromise and make everything work again. And I'm not going to do that anymore. From now on, I'm going to be Zoe. Screw calm. Someb..
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Jennifer Crusie |
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Teach me something new, she said, and he bent her back onto the bed and she shivered as his body slid against hers. - Okay, Phin said. But pay attention, Julie Ann, there'll be a quiz.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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cbcddd2
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Kate picked up her coffee cup, frowning when she saw it was empty. "Did you drink my coffee?" "Yes. I was feeling aggressive."
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friendship
humor
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Jennifer Crusie |
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bb6a541
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Mason was leaving her for a fifty-four-year-old woman who didn't moisturize
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Jennifer Crusie |
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f90933c
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They stared at each other for a moment, perplexed by their newfound siblinghood. 'So we're the Luke and Leia of hell,' Mab said.
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demon
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Jennifer Crusie |
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0d78993
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I'm an open Minded Man. How about a threesom? You, me and the machine?
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Jennifer Crusie |
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Gabe turned his head to look up at her. The moon came through the skylight and backlit Chloe's short blonde curls, making her look angelically lovely. Too bad she was insane.
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Jennifer Crusie |
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She was setting out china cups in their saucers, her long pale hands almost the same color as the cream china. "How do you take yours?" "Four creams, two sugars," Riley said, still mesmerized by her. She stopped with a small waxed carton in her hand. "Really?" "He's very young," Gabe said. "I take mine black." "He's very boring," Riley said. "Is that real cream?"
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Jennifer Crusie |
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Exciting wasn't turning out obe as easy as she'd thought it would be, but it was definitely worth pursuing.
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Jennifer Crusie |