““They spoke to each other in strange, strangulated voices, and lost the knack of making each other laugh, jeering at each other instead in a spiteful, mocking tone. Their friendship was like a wilted bunch of flowers that she insisted on topping up with water. Why not let it die instead? It was unrealistic to expect a friendship to last forever, she had lots of other friends: the old college crowd, her friends from school, and Ian of course. But whom to could she confide about Ian? Not Dexter, not anymore””
![“Then it’s a deal, we’re friends.” […] “Can we just make one conditional rule here? That if we get into a situation where we know—absolutely—that we’re going to die, we can have—“ She pulled her hand away. “Don’t say it!” He did. “Sex.” She glared her disbelief. “You are such and asshole!” “I am,”…” quote by Suzanne Brockmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a44/suzanne-brockmann-2175_romantic-suspense_then-it-s-a-deal-we-re-friends-can-we-ju_2037476.jpg)
![“[Kenny] leaned back against the counter and studied the other man. “So Dex, how’s come you’re still alive to tell the tale?” Dexter wiped up a small coffee spill, the sat on the stool next to Torie. “All I’m prepared to say is that your sister and I slept together, and, since I compromised her, I…” quote by Susan Elizabeth Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/335/susan-elizabeth-phillips-815_alive_kenny-leaned-back-against-the-counter-an_3059749.jpg)
![“The two of them froze and stared at each [sic] from across the silent, woolly garden. And Ian, as he always did when he saw Falconbridge, felt a certain amount of shame. They had both shamed each other, on that fateful night, and really, it was hardly conversation kindling. 'Good morning,' Ian…” quote by Julie Anne Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/01f/julie-anne-long-3275_communication_the-two-of-them-froze-and-stared-at-each_2504077.jpg)
![“Thousands of Americans have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq upholding their oaths and defending this nation. Chelsea Manning broke her oath and made it more likely that others would join the ranks of her fallen comrades. Her prison sentence may end in a few months' [time], but her…” quote by John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/788/john-mccain-465_afghanistan_thousands-of-americans-have-given-their_26162.jpg)
