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“The dog looked up in entreaty. Liquid brown eyes begged: Take me with you. Ill be good. Oh, the lies that dogs told.”
“I assumed I would be better off telling you about this, rather than waiting for the entire thing to blow up in my face.”
“I fear that one day I will no longer understand desperation, and with that, I will slowly stop listening to what others have to say.”
“He wasn't good with this sort of thing - with the back-and-forth dance between man and woman. He wasn't even sure if they were dancing, or if she was merely being polite.”
“Miranda shook her head slowly. 'Good heavens. That's quite an act you put on.'He drew himself up haughtily. 'I beg your pardon.''An act,' Miranda repeated. 'Stand as tall as you like, and frown at ...”
“I'm not broken,' he repeated. 'Although at the moment . . . ' This was what came of violating the sentimentality quota. Everything he kept bottled inside him came out. He shut his eyes and pinched ...”
