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> [“You become a cop and they teach you about protecting people and keeping them safe. But they don’t tell you how it rips your heart out when you realize you can’t do it. You can’t save everybody.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/you-become-a-cop-and-they-teach-you-about-protecting-people-and/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

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## More by Tere Michaels

> [“You broke up with me, and I spend one night with one guy who turns out to be the reason I’m even here, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/you-broke-up-with-me-and-i-spend-one-night-with-one-guy-who-turns-out/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“Griffin Drake and his MacBook were the best of friends, more intimate than lovers. He slept with it. He cared for it with specially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/griffin-drake-and-his-macbook-were-the-best-of-friends-more-intimate/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“he'd been a cop long enough to know what actual perversion looked like and it sure wasn't two guys or two women going out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/he-d-been-a-cop-long-enough-to-know-what-actual-perversion-looked/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“You have to live your life and not count on things being there tomorrow or the next day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/you-have-to-live-your-life-and-not-count-on-things-being-there/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“He gave Evan a glance. “Unless you want to do something else.” “That's a line? Seriously?” “I have to use lines now? We share…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/he-gave-evan-a-glance-unless-you-want-to-do-something-else-that-s-a/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“Shut up, Kathleen.” “Shut up, Miranda.” “God, enough with the shut ups, please,” Evan said, walking down the stairs looking good enough to eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/shut-up-kathleen-shut-up-miranda-god-enough-with-the-shut-ups-please/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“Young love sucked. Old love wasn’t much easier, but at least you had some scar tissue built up around your heart to make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/young-love-sucked-old-love-wasn-t-much-easier-but-at-least-you-had/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“Hey, Terry? Jim. How's it going? So, you and Mimi up for some dinner?” He paused. “No, I didn't hit my head. No, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/hey-terry-jim-how-s-it-going-so-you-and-mimi-up-for-some-dinner-he/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“How are you going to find the right person if you think everyone is just trying to use you?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/how-are-you-going-to-find-the-right-person-if-you-think-everyone-is/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“Evan and Matt where kissing. Passionately, erotically kissing. She saw tongues.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/evan-and-matt-where-kissing-passionately-erotically-kissing-she-saw/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“Dude, nonsense is actually afraid of you, that's how no-nonsense you are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/dude-nonsense-is-actually-afraid-of-you-that-s-how-no-nonsense-you-are/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“Okay, you got me. The screenwriter is a vampire. Now go to your own desk and call Mimi so she can call me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/okay-you-got-me-the-screenwriter-is-a-vampire-now-go-to-your-own-desk/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“You become a cop and they teach you about protecting people and keeping them safe. But they don’t tell you how it rips your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/you-become-a-cop-and-they-teach-you-about-protecting-people-and/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“And as horrible as that felt in this moment, it was almost a relief. Because he didn't need to worry about loss if he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/and-as-horrible-as-that-felt-in-this-moment-it-was-almost-a-relief/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

> [“Straight people are crazy”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tere-michaels/straight-people-are-crazy/)

[Tere Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tere-michaels/)

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