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“Miami drivers have long ago take the simple chore of going from one place to another and turned it into a kind of high-speed, heavily armed game of high-stakes bumper cars.” quote by Jeff Lindsay — Download Open image

““Miami drivers have long ago take the simple chore of going from one place to another and turned it into a kind of high-speed, heavily armed game of high-stakes bumper cars.””

Jeff Lindsay

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I had killed our careful relationship by driving my tongue through its heart and pushing it off a cliff.

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“Deborah led me away from it and over to the far end of the room. “Dexter,” she said, “promise me you didn’t kill this…

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Detective, I don't know where the boyfriend is, really," I said. And it was true, considering tide, current, and the habits of marine scavengers. -Dexter

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Women will forgive anything. Otherwise, the race would have died out long ago.

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