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2dabe13 Okay, you're right; she's so hot I could walk on three legs every time I see her." "Now you're talkin'." "I'll break your back and chop off your legs if you call her." "That's my boy!" linda-howard Linda Howard
fcf8e1c I personally don't think a woman should ever live with a man unless they're married. I guess there are some really great guys out there who wouldn't take advantage of having a live-in cook and maid, but guess how those arrangements usually turn out? Linda Howard
868bf4d Pleasure was a siren, luring her to experience more Linda Howard
d13e261 Olivia had changed so much since then. She had changed in ways she would never have been able to anticipate. She had become the kind of person who was barely able to get out of bed in the morning without buckling beneath the tidal pull of the planets. difficulty Kevin Brockmeier
4bec109 Abraham Lincoln, a predecessor of Barack Obama in both the White House and the Illinois state legislature, had eighteen months of formal education and became a soldier, surveyor, postmaster, rail-splitter, tavern keeper, and self-taught prairie lawyer. Obama went to Occidental College, Columbia University, and Harvard Law School, and became a "community organizer." I'm not sure that's progress--and it's certainly not "sustainable." Mark Steyn
e4a2c3f Freedom is messy. In free societies, people will fall through the cracks--drink too much, eat too much, buy unaffordable homes, fail to make prudent provision for health care, and much else. But the price of being relieved of all those tiresome choices by a benign paternal government is far too high. Big Government is the small option: it's the guarantee of smaller freedom, smaller homes, smaller cars, smaller opportunities, smaller lives. Mark Steyn
9c20972 May I ask you if you've noticed, May I ask you if you've seen. My minnow Minnie Who was swimmin' In you Ovaltine? For you've gone and drunk it up, dear, And she isn't in the cup, dear. And she's nowhere to be found, dear. Do you think that she has drowned, dear? Shel Silverstein
267dc9b Although I cannot see your face As you flip these poems awhile, Shel Silverstein
6e86a60 Ickle me, pickle me, tickle me too never returned to the world they knew Shel Silverstein
11ecb2e I suppose I should say something negative about vampires living in sin," Father Markus said, "but that seems to be the least of your problems." MaryJanice Davidson
1f8bc0d Zombieland reference," Jon said, nodding. "How do you know that? That's a thousand-year-old reference!" I looked at laura. "I can't think of a single movie from a thousand years ago." "Uh...Betsy..." "Don't say it." You know how you don't know how stupid something is until you hear yourself say it? That happened to me a lot." MaryJanice Davidson
4a08643 Delk shifted in his chair, the arrow point never wavering. "What do you want?" "Oh, the usual.World peace, a pair of Christian Louboton heels, a perfect wedding." inspirational motivating MaryJanice Davidson
d14adcf Interesting shade #23 Lush Golden Blonde highlights. Heyyyyyy.... The woman in the awful suit was me! The woman in the cheap shoes was me! MaryJanice Davidson
0201e11 Back off, boys. You don't want to mess with an out-of-work secretary. We're real testy. MaryJanice Davidson
aac4791 What would this have been, if it had more power to give?" "This may come as a surprise to you," he replied dryly, "But I am not an Ancient. Nor am I, human philosophy aside, a living construct." "Which means you don't know." "Which means, as you so succinctly put it, I do not know." - Kaylin & Tiamaris" -- kaylin-neya magic tiamaris Michelle Sagara West
e316960 Can you hold off on the whole war thing until after I'm dead? Michelle Sagara West
04e6b3d Teela turned to Severn. "I'm having trouble remembering why I haven't strangled her yet." Severn shrugged. "I have that problem myself some days. At the moment, though, the only betting pool in the office seems to be on the Sergeant." "Ha-ha." Kaylin said with a distinct lack of cheer. And then, because she was a fiefling, "What odds?" He cuffed the top of her head." Michelle Sagara West
e0b21bb When you have all eternity, the word hurry is relative." "And the guards, being mortal, have less of it, and their version of slugglish doesn't approach your version of fast?" "Something very like that." sanabalis Michelle Sagara West
a8da00c HAPA was like mint. You could rip it up, and six months later, it was back, healthier than ever. Mint smelled better, though, and you could make juleps out of it. I don't know what I could make out of HAPA. Compost, maybe. Kim Harrison
6e41412 You have the right to remain silent, but I doubt you will. You have the right to an attorney, which I imagine Quen will be calling soon. If you can't afford one, hell has frozen over and I'm the princess of Oz, but in that case, one will be appointed to you. You understand your rights that the entire congregation of Cincy's finest has heard me recite? Kim Harrison
e9ccbcd I took a breath, seeing from across the room the rain on his eyelashes. A sudden need to brush them free filled me. I could almost feel the dampness of the rain on my fingers, how soft it would feel. Kim Harrison
ef12ff1 Ford put a hand to his head. "Back up. Back up!" he cried. "You're too close." Heart pounding, I looked at the eight feet between us and pressed into the fridge. "I think he meant for the ghost to back up," Jenks said dryly." Kim Harrison
a45d13e Actually," I said, hesitant to bring it up, "I was thinking along the lines of a curse that can turn you human." "Or witch?" Ivy said, surprising me. There was a soft vulnerability in her and I blinked. "You don't want to be a witch," I said quickly. "Why not? You are." Kim Harrison
16e5b56 Uh, guys?" Jenks said, hovering at the window. "Fountain Square is on fire." "What?" I jumped to my feet and turned in one motion. Al rushed to the window, and we pressed our foreheads to the glass, looking down." Kim Harrison
53f65f3 Where did he go!" he bellowed, gloved hands clenching. "I had him in a snare that would take Alexander the Great a lifetime to untwist, and he did it in a week!" Al took a step, pinwheeling as his booted heel found an ice cube." Kim Harrison
bb03396 I'm telling you, Ivy, this is the best thing to happen to her since that boy band she liked got run over by a pack of migrating deer. Look how relaxed she is. Better than a spa day. Kim Harrison
f83825e Hey!" I exclaimed, seeing the total. "They're charging me retail. Glenn!" I complained. "They can't do that." I shook it at him. "I shouldn't have to pay retail!" "What did you expect? You can keep that. It's your copy." I sat back in a huff and shoved it in my bag with my sticky scarf as he typed his slow, painful way through my report. "Where's this human compassion I keep hearing about?" "That's it, baby doll," he said, voice smoothe.. Kim Harrison
f91d82b Money in hand, I glanced up to find Glenn eyeing a rack of stuffed rats. As the salesman rang up my purchase, Glenn leaned close and, still staring at the rats, whispered, "What are those used for?" "I have no idea." I got my receipt and jammed everything in my bag... Glenn surprised me by opening the car door for me, and as I settled in the seat, he leaned against the frame of the open window. "I'll be right back," he said, and strode insi.. Kim Harrison
349ea61 Oh my God!" I shouted, smacking at myself to get it off. The chanting abruptly stopped as I danced about the interior of the circle, beating the chunky dust off me. It only made things worse, and I began coughing on someone's dead grandmother. My eyes watered, and I finally gave up, glaring at them from around my hair, now all over the place. Damn it, I was covered in strawberries and human remains." Kim Harrison
461a103 Confused, I asked, "The coven's what?" "Plumber," Ivy said, looking pale as she leaned on Glenn. "You know. Stops leaks?" Oh goodie. I'm a leak." Kim Harrison
77dc34a Trust your judgment, baby witch. No one else's. You've got good instincts for someone flakier than my mum's pie crust." (Leprechaun to Rachel)" Kim Harrison
b67e335 No exclusive," I said aloud, watching Al for his opinion and seeing him shake his head and hold his hands out in a "bigger" gesture. He didn't even know how large the offer was, and he thought I could get one bigger." Kim Harrison
f72ebdc A demon was asking me what I wanted. My eyes flicked to Al, and he shrugged. "What do you want?" he said softly." Kim Harrison
14011ec Rynn Cormel had run the world during the Turn, his living charisma somehow crossing the boundaries of death to give his undead existence an uncanny mimicry of life. Every move was a careful study of causality. It was highly unusual for so young an undead vampire to be so good at mimicking having a soul. I figured it was because he was a politician and had had practice way before he died. Kim Harrison
963a7ac Keep your vampire mitts off me. I'm not your friggin' blood toy. rachel Kim Harrison
909c0cd She's not your type. Since when do I have a type? kisten Kim Harrison
0d002d2 I'd say she's get us both fired, but the I.S. doesn't let anyone go. Alive. Kim Harrison
d587c54 Don't hurt her!" I demanded, then shifted my expression to one I hoped looked lascivious enough. "I like untouched skin." Tom flushed. "Ah, we couldn't find a virgin." -- Kim Harrison
7a9df5a Boots and leather jackets were strewn on her bed, and what looked like a new knife set. She'd taken a class last winter and was dying to try them out legally on someone. Kim Harrison
f9805a0 Wayde yelled, and I hit him again, adrenaline pulling a scream of outrage from me. He went quiet, and I held my breath to make sure I could hear him breathing. I suppose I could have used my magic on him, but this was a lot more satisfying. Kim Harrison
493f826 Will your dad freak if I kiss you good-bye?" he asked." dad freak good-bye kiss Kim Harrison
c0df406 But she can't stay here. The woman needs normal, and Rachel? We aren't it. Kim Harrison
c5f2a09 You aren't kidding. But you know, it's likely going to be the only time I'll ever be that skinny and have a fur coat. Kim Harrison
a4b720b Pierce took a step back to put more space between us. "I demanded too much," he said, his sadness at himself, not me. "I see in your heart you found someone who makes you strong who does not hold too tight, who has learned that the pain of losing you to fate is more than the pain of you dying in a cage. Who is he?" pierce rachel-morgan Kim Harrison