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The dancers finished thier set, and one immediately strolled over to our table and straddled Ranger. Want a private party?" she asked. Not tonight," Ranger… — Janet Evanovich
Pick a man, any man. Every guy I fall for becomes Jesus Christ within the first twenty-four hours of our relationship. I know that this… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
In the first place, Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses above a certain rent are women. If a married… — Elizabeth Gaskell
She would always feel this wild girl was the truest of any of the people she had already been: adored daughter, bourgeois priss, rebel, runaway,… — Lauren Groff
She is one of those ladies who is more beautiful at sixty than she could possibly have been at twenty. (how I hope someone says… — Mary Ann Shaffer
So here I am. Twenty-eight years old, with thirty looming on the horizon. Drunk. Fat. Alone. Unloved. And, worst of all, a cliche, Ally McBeal… — Jennifer Weiner
I know of nobody that is coming, I am sure, unless Charlotte Lucas should happen to call in- and I am sure my dinners are… — Seth Grahame-Smith
Ever bike? Now that's something that makes life worth living!...Oh, to just grip your handlebars and lay down to it, and go ripping and tearing… — Jack London
Give me two hours a day of activity, and I'll take the other twenty-two in dreams. — Salvador Dali
It really is the year 2007. Which means I must be... Oh my God. I'm twenty-eight. I'm old. — Sophie Kinsella
You just gotta tell her, man,’ I said. ‘You just gotta say, “Angela, I really like you, but there’s something you need to know: when… — John Green
When do you learn that the world, like any diner worth its salt, is open twenty-four hours a day? — Daniel Handler
And you've actually watched it yourself?' I asked. 'Willingly?' Sure. I had to see it, you know? Besides we should be safe. Only one in… — Scott Westerfeld
If one believed in angels one would feel that they must love us best when we are asleep and cannot hurt each other; and what… — Elizabeth von Arnim
That mirror, that's one I hate to let go, he said. That was my daughter's the whole time she was growing up. It probably seen… — David Wroblewski
She whirled when the monster was almost on top of her. I thought the thing in her hands was an umbrella until she cranked the… — Rick Riordan
But I saw Blake earlier and he said he and Nate were taking off for an overnight business thing. So..." "... you're just going to… — Sarah Dessen
Now that I am alone, I don't have to hide it; I don't have to hide anything any longer. I can let my face go… — Roald Dahl
Each day is a miracle that intoxicates me. I want more. I greet every morning like a new pleasure. And yet I am keenly aware… — Malika Oufkir
What can you say about a twenty-five year old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. The… — Erich Segal
For me, stripping was an unusual kind of escape. I had nothing to escape but privilege, but I claimed asylum anyway. At twenty-four, it was… — Diablo Cody
The intense horror of nightmare came over me: I tried to draw back my arm, but the hand clung to it, and a most melancholy… — Emily Bronte
I am twenty years old. To a world-wise adult, I am little more than a child. To any child, however, I am old enough to… — Dean Koontz
You've a pretty good nerve," said Ratchett. "Will twenty thousand dollars tempt you?" It will not." If you're holding out for more, you won't get… — Agatha Christie
If I've learned anything in twenty-nine years, it's that every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking… — Douglas Coupland

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