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After spending all of her girlhood fervently wishing she could run away from home— she’d actually done it.

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One more minute of this, and she’d be a certifiable simpleton.
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I'm infatuated with you, I cannot deny it. Physically speaking, you're a very attractive man. But I don't like you, the vast majority of the time. So far as I can gather, you behave abominably in public and are only marginally better in private. I only find you remotely tolerable when you're kissing me.
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Your breasts are alabaster orbs.' What? Rufus objected. That's stupid. I'm not saying that. Do you have some better suggestion? Why can't you just say she's got a fair set of titties?
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Oh no. Oh God. I couldn't possibly be so stupid. Don't limit yourself. You can be anything you wish.
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Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it.
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Colin stared at the officer. “Thorne, you scare me. I’m not ashamed to say it.
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He laughed. A strained, ha, ha, ha, I may die of this laugh.
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Kate realized she had a grave problem. She was infatuated. Or mildly insane. Possibly both.
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The Blushing Pansy, his cousin read aloud, in a tone of abject horror. Tea shop and confectionery. Bram swore. This was going to be ugly.
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Mr. Sand, do you think it's possible to fall in love in the space of a single day? He smiled. I wouldn't know. I only fall in love at night. Never lasts beyond breakfast, though.
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You’re like a gift,” he said, his voice rough. “All wrapped up for someone else. A man can’t look at you, but think of loosing those bows, one by one.
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I know how mirrors work. They're all in league with the cosmetics trade. They tell a woman lies. Drawing her gaze from one imagined flaw to another, until all she sees is a constellation of imperfections. If you could get outside yourself, borrow my eyes for just an instant... There is only beauty.
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I'm male. You rubbed your...femaleness all over me. I didn't think. I reacted.
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He was right. They could have a whole conversation without exchanging a word. And the conversation they had right now went like this: Colin, shut it. I don’t think I will, M. Then I’ll make you. Really? How?I’m not certain, but it will be slow and painful. And I won’t leave any evidence.
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You are a sweet man. -God, there it is. He flopped back on the bed, as if shot through the heart. Repeat that to anyone, and I will have you brought up on charges of slander. I wouldn't dream of telling a soul.
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What on earth are you wearing? Did you take orders in a convent since we spoke last? Little Sisters of the Drab and Homely.
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What is the world coming to, with these modern women? A man can't tell them what to do.
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He kissed her. Without warning, without permission. Without even deciding to do it, but simply because he couldn't have done anything else. He needed that breath she was holding. It belonged to him, and he wanted it back.
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