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Most men don't seem to get that telling a pissed-off woman to calm down is like throwing gunpowder on a fire.” ~ Liberty Jones

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Lisa Kleypas
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
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You think I'd cheat on you? I demanded with all the innocent outrage I could muster. With another guy, no. With a cheeseburger . . . in a heartbeat.
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I spent most of my youth hauling sides of beef and pork to my father's shop. Carrying you is far more enjoyable. How sweet, Annabelle mumbled sickly, her eyes closed. Every woman dreams of being told that she's preferable to a dead cow.
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Anyone who had ever read a novel knew that governesses were supposed to be meek and downtrodden.
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You know, I told him on our wedding night, I'm just as much me when I'm with you, as I am without you. And because Hardy understood what I meant, he pulled me into his arms, against his heart.
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Fate is the malevolent little jester sitting up in the heavens and pondering over how ridiculous we humans are and he does his best to make fools out of all of us. And sooner or later he succeeds.
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What kind of wedding would you like? he asked, and stole another kiss before she could reply. The kind that turns you into my husband. She touched the firm line of his mouth with her fingers. What kind would you like? He smiled ruefully. A fast one.
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Well, it may be humorous to you, but it’s a very serious matter to the squirrels.
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...even though you said yes to the wrong man, I hope that won't cause you to say no to the right one.
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Safe men are for marrying. Dangerous men are for pleasure.
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Do you know what a balance wheel is?” She shook her head slightly. “There’s one in every clock or watch. It rotates back and forth without stopping. It’s what makes the ticking sound...what makes the hands move forward to mark the minutes. Without it, the watch wouldn’t work. You’re my balance wheel, Poppy.” -Harry Rutledge
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For thousands of nights I dreamed of making love to you. No man on earth has ever hated sunrise as I do.
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I never lie for the sake of kindness,” he murmured, smiling. “One of my many flaws.
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I think the busiest people are often the loneliest.
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I've needed someone like you for a long time. Now that I have you, no one is going to take you from me. Logan to Madeline
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These impossible women! How they do get around us!
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When you love a child, you forgive her before she can even ask. Basically you've already forgiven her for things she hasn't even done yet.
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If I listened to your advice, I'd be making your mistakes instead of my own.
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Before I write the first page of a novel, I spend a long time creating detailed backgrounds for my characters. I imagine the experiences that have formed them, what makes them happy, angry, fearful, and what they yearn for.
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Can't you just tell me now? No, I need someone to eat with. A slight smile rose to my lips. Am I supposed to believe that I'm your only option? No. But you're my favorite option.
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If your concern is that I may be overcome with manly ardor and ravish you in a moment of weakness… I may. If you ask nicely.
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