Whether or not I’m likable or nice or good or a Mary Sue is irrelevant. The fact is, I am boring and unlikable by your standards. That’s never going to change because I don’t subscribe to your standards.
I’m not talking about the girl who wants to have fun and a good time with no strings attached. I’m talking about the girl who’s looking for a free ride after the ride ends.
Yep. His epic good looks without succumbing to the adorable label had made him a man-unicorn in my mind. Or a merman. Or a Loch Ness Monstman. He was a mystical creature.
Drew sighed. “I’m going to need a chart to keep up with y’all. I can’t remember who is related to who these days.
I did not want to dwell on my past. These people typically wished to swap stories. I had no desire for commiseration.
I’d chosen my profession because it meant I could move anywhere; no matter the city, science and math teachers were needed.
What was one more debit of mortification when my balance sheet was already in the red.
Wait for your Pierre, Natasha.
No one makes all good choices, and everyone makes mistakes.
Jennifer Sylvester wasn’t fierce. She was nuttier than a pecan pie. “Right.
There’s a reason we eat popcorn during a movie. If I want to zone out, be brainless and entertained, then I watch TV, go to a movie. If I want a good story, then I read a book.” “Ah.
If I ever cheated on my wife, I think she’d have my balls cut off. If you don’t want to castrate this guy after what he’s done, then he’s not the one for you.
Why do people care about each other? What is attraction? I can’t give you a list of reasons why I react to you like I do. This isn’t an equation to balance. You’re the one I’m always thinking about. It’s you. It just is.” “You.
When people are overwhelmed, they can’t see past their own campfire.
Iwas going to kiss her. But first I was going to strangle her.
I saw an opportunist in banana-cake clothing. Let the record show, I did not roll my eyes. Schooling.
I liked this about Drew: always to the point when talking about business, but always philosophical when talking about life. Attending his birthday party had been a priority since I met him four years ago.
So the man told you the truth, and now you’re surprised to discover he didn’t lie.
For some reason it always irked me when people felt it necessary to draw attention to my height as though I wasn’t aware of my larger than average stature. I once responded: “Yes, and you’re very small.” but that didn’t go over very well, even though in that situation it was true.
So you created firewalls for mob bosses? As an aside, if I started a band, Mob Boss Firewall would be an excellent name.