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Here," Myrnin said, his voice still gentle and low. "Amelie said you had to work. No one said you had to work alone." He picked… — Rachel Caine
In the classics section, she had picked up a copy of The Magic Mountain and recalled the summer between her junior and senior years of… — Elizabeth Berg
He picked the wrong profession. Should've stayed a prostitute. He'd have made millions. - Cat — Jeaniene Frost
Who was the greatest business man ever. . . The greatest salesman? Advertiser? Who? . . . It was Jesus. . . Jesus was the… — Paul Harding
The place is changed now, and many familiar faces are gone, but the greatest change is myself. I was a child then, I had no… — Beatrix Potter
She slid out from under his arm, and picked up his shirt from the floor. When she put it on, it failed to meet in… — Jennifer Crusie
When the kid began to flag, Riley picked her up, swung her onto his back, and kept running. The leopard in Mercy growled in approval… — Nalini Singh
They had picked up Julie's scent hit wolfsbane lost her and found her trail again at the crumbling Highway 23 except it was two hours… — Ilona Andrews
Despite my dad's assurances I was strangely nervous my stomach tight ever since we'd hung up. Maybe Deb had picked up on this and it… — Sarah Dessen
It will be hard James but you come from sturdy peasant stock men who picked cotton and dammed rivers and built railroads and in the… — James A. Baldwin
They did not submit to the obvious alternative, which was simply to close the eyes and fall. So easy, really. Go limp and tumble to… — Tim O'Brien
He was breathing, which is always a good sign. As gently as I could I picked him up, placed him on the towel, wrapped it… — Josh Lanyon
Then I picked my book back up again and stroked her hair and read to the soundtrack of her breaths. — Maggie Stiefvater
ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out… — Aeschylus
Where did love begin?What human being looked at another and saw in their face the forests and the sea? Was there a day, exhausted and… — Jeanette Winterson
The place didn't look the same but it felt the same; sensations clutched and transformed me. I stood outside some concrete and plate-glass tower-block, picked… — Penelope Lively
A framed photo on a dusty bookshelf caught his attention; he moved closer and picked it up silently. A small girl with long blond hair… — L.A. Weatherly
But give me more credit than that. Someone else may have dealt the hand, but I picked it up off the table, I played every… — Tana French
The phone rang, picked up, and the same male voice announced, “Chris Powers." "Hey there, Chris. Are you aware it's a felony to make threats… — Josh Lanyon
Mom, you're the one who said to never stop in case I get raped or picked up by a democrat. — Maggie Stiefvater
My mother had been slicing up the chicken. She took a drumstick and dropped it on the floor. She kicked it around a little, picked… — Janet Evanovich
I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword. — Napoleon Bonaparte
What are you listening to?" "I picked up a DVD for Luke while I was out. Something with Mozart and sock puppets." A grin rose… — Lisa Kleypas
I don't know why she picked me, but she did and I'm not letting go. — Susan Mallery
What shop did this book come from? she asked. Her father was looking worried at the cooker. He always got rice wrong. I don't know,… — Ali Smith

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