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“This pride of yours, its admirable as all get-out, but there has to come a point in your life where you admit you need a hand. Pain might be necessary, but suffering is optional. Are you going to l...”
“Gripping her wrists, he pinned her tight to the vanity. That sex as a weapon thing can only get you so far, Tess.Wanna bet? Im not damaged, cowboy. I dont have hang-ups about my body, I dont use se...”
“Ive done things Im not proud of and Im trying really hard to make up for those things by being a decent guy. And decent guys dont act the way Ive been acting around you, so Im going to stop.”
“Sweetheart, Ive been there with you through all of it. I was the one who camped out with you in that old tree house for days on end and held you after your mom died. It was me who sat with you whil...”
“Is that a baton in your pocket, officer, or are you just happy to see me?”
“Tonight isnt for the baby. This is just you and me.”
“You know, she stammered, resenting the way her body reacted to his touch with fireworks and songbirds, I kind of hate you sometimes.If thats code for I want to fuck you until I cant walk straight, ...”
“She shouldnt be this close to Cole, not alone, not even when she was pissed beyond belief. It was too dangerous, since she had yet to find a cure for I-hate-you-but-I-want-to-fuck-your-brains-out-i...”
“You're gonna have to hold on tight, because this rodeo is just getting started.”
“I must say, cowboy, I'm impressed. I was worried you could only handle eight seconds at a time.”
“Type A Ellie liked to know the rules, like knowing what to expect. Flying blind made her nervous. He prepared to make her all kinds of nervous.”
“Not everything worth learning is summarized in book. Sometimes you've got to rely on instincts.”
“You want a wild ride, J.J.? I'll give it to you, hard and slow until you scream my name.”
“Sometimes the journey to love involves some bumpy detours, as any girl with an - ex-fiance will tell you. But I've learned a smooth trip isn't particularly important. Getting there is what matters.”
“He almost didnt want to start. Hed been fantasizing about this for so long. What if it was a disappointment? What if he couldnt make her come? In his fantasies, shed come for him hard and frequentl...”
“Is this another fantasy? she asked.His gaze lifted to her face. His expression was serious, his usual amusement absent. No. This is real. This is you and me. Just once, and afterwards Ill leave you...”
“I could just as easily have taken the train.He shut his eyes, just long enough for a movie of a Tess-induced train riot to screen on the backs of his eyelids. Fists flying, teeth broken, friendship...”
“This is laid down with a groove funkier and blacker than anything Prince of Michael Jackson--or any other black artist of the recent years for that matter--has come up with.”
“You want something, you go after it, and you hang on to it”
“Love is a risk. It always is. None of us is guaranteed a long life. But love takes courage.”
