Poor Cindy's heart was torn to shreds. My Prince! She thought. He chops off heads! How could I marry anyone Who does that sort of thing for fun? The Prince cried, "Who's this dirty slut? Off with her nut! Off with her nut!
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ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH I just want to know—are you rooting for me? Are you hoping I pull this off?" Cath's eye... RAINBOW ROWELL The multicolored kitten snuggled between her breasts. Lucky cat. "I thought ma... CANDIS TERRY Lovecraft says he knows about tentacles but that motherfucker never bedded a girl from We... DAVE MATTHES Virgin suicide What was that she cried? No use in stayin' On this holocaust ride JEFFREY EUGENIDES How would you like it if I said to you, 'It kills me to say this, but you're actually a tiny bit bea... MELINA MARCHETTA But now she could not bear the way she sounded. She was not a person anyone could love. .... PETER CAREY I was so blessed. The first person I gave my heart to was an angel who pluck... KAMAND KOJOURI Theo and Sugar dated, just like normal people only slower. He bought her heart-shaped boxes of ... SARAH-KATE LYNCH Katie shook her head in dismay. “I thought being poor was the worst thing that could happen to a g... 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ELIZABETH HOYT Was it ever . . .” She winced, wished she could muffle the need to ask. “Before, with anyone els... J.D. ROBB ~Posters with torn edges hanging from rotten walls~ The doctor told me something once DAVE MATTHES Once upon a time there was a young prince who believed in all things but three. He did not believe i... JOHN FOWLES Put your arms around my neck, sweetheart." "Whatever for?" He grasped her wrists and lifte... CATHERINE ANDERSON She dried her tears, and they did smile To see her cheeks’ returning glow; Nor did disce... EMILY BRONTë When Kai fell silent, she risked a glance at him. He was staring at her hands [which she always hold... MARISSA MEYER Emperor, right." she retacked the curtain "That's weird to say, after eighteen years of listening to... MARISSA MEYER So, what did you think of the Unseelie Court?" A slow, wicked smile spread on his face. "... HOLLY BLACK Edward can do everything, right?" I explained. Jasper snickered and Esme gave Edward a reprovin... STEPHENIE MEYER Eena turned aside, breathing shallowly as her mind raced with questions. She was glad he couldn’t ... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH Not only did I love her, but I could tell the universe loved her, too. More... CHRISTOPHER POINDEXTER I'm not going to pass out—” He cut her off with a kiss. “If you did, I'd catch you... LARISSA IONE Peter?” He couldn’t look at her. Instead, he stared down at his poisoned arm. “... SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT It’s not her shape, her face, or her hair that makes her beautiful. Neither is it t... PIERRE ALEX JEANTY Stick Boy liked Match Girl, He liked her a lot. He liked her cute figure, he thought ... TIM BURTON How does blind ferret out in the dark How is matchless able to ignite a fire\ How is cluel... EVY MICHAELS He yearned for a glimpse of her throughout the day, Only at nights he could see her, Be w... ANONYMOUS She wondered If I had woken up, would I have smelled his sadness, his desperation, and his detachmen... RACHEL THOMPSON She loved all the wolves behind her house, but she loved one of them most of all. And thi... MAGGIE STIEFVATER Scully nodded. Of course. It made sense. Complete sense. No question about it. Mulder was perfectly ... LES MARTIN Why had peace given place so soon to turmoil? To two separate solitudes? Because peace had been with... MARY BALOGH She raised an eyebrow. "You got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?" You'd probably ki... RICK RIORDAN I don't know,' he said irritably. 'Is it meant to improve you?' She swiveled toward him, ... JULIE ANNE LONG Connor; "Push me and you might just find yourself locked in the trunk of a car and on a ferry headed... R.L. MATHEWSON People where you live," the little prince said, "grow five thousand roses in one garden... yet they ... ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY she is no longer the beautiful woman she was. she sends photos of herself sittin... CHARLES BUKOWSKI Why should I blame her that she filled my days With misery, or that she would of late Hav... W.B. YEATS I want you,” she said. “Naked.” His nostrils flared as if he was soaking in the sc... NALINI SINGH Jayden cried out, "Shit, are you pissing on me?" With her eyes wide, she shook her head. ... TONI ALEO I thought it was her wicked stepmother who poisoned her...' '...Turned out the wicked stepmothe... JOHN CONNOLLY The ceiling shattered, and the vacuum created yanked her into the air. Her face grazed a shard of th... G.S. JENNSEN I’m your uncle?” Oh. So that’s what was bothering him. Izzy could have done a lot o... G.A. AIKEN Sweet Grace amazes me The way that she can see Beyond the man I am To the man that I ... JASON GRAY She lends her pen, to thoughts of him, that flow from it, in her solitary. LANG LEAV She died--this was the way she died; And when her breath was done, Took up her simple ward... EMILY DICKINSON And I understand my sisters when they say every woman has a story that's been told a maxim of one so... MARK GONZALES She grew tired of shielding her body, For societal expectation and propriety, Double stand... JACQUELINE SIMON GUNN Now We Think Now we think as we fuck this nut might kill us. There m... ESSEX HEMPHILL Oh, my stars! Think about Prince Kai! You could dance with Prince Kai!” This made Cinder paus... MARISSA MEYER She chuckled, leaned on him as they headed out of the park. “All in all, it was a hell of a party.... J.D. ROBB Faris turned on him. "Why choose to wear black today, of all days? I know why I'm in black. Why are ... CAROLINE STEVERMER As I saw it, all my mother's life, my father held her down, like lead strapped to ... LOUISE GLüCK My name...my name is Mary. I'm here with a friend.' Rhage stopped breathing. His heart skipped ... J.R. WARD Do you think I should be paying my addresses to Mrs. Martin, my dear Miss Fitzhugh?” he whispered.... SHERRY THOMAS As you can see,” Daisy said, “one glass is filled with soap water, one with clear, and one with ... LISA KLEYPAS Another snowball, this time it impacted on my shoulder. I dusted the snow off my coat wi... KARINA HALLE I often think about her. One thing she said stayed with me, a dagger in my heart: "You know for me t... INGRID BETANCOURT You really love her don't you," she said. With all my heart." She looked as sad as I'd eve... NICHOLAS SPARKS Do you think you might be able to love me someday?" He asked and heard her laugh softly. ... JASMINE DUBROFF Yes. Kissing. Overrated." "I could change your mind," Zach said, surprising the hell out ... TRACY SUMNER Duende I can't remember her name. It's not as though I've been in bed with that... JACK GILBERT [T.J.] Without thinking, I held them out to her. She stopped laughing, and looked at me like she was... TRACEY GARVIS-GRAVES STAINS With red clay between my toes, and the sun setting over my head, the ghost of ... BRENDA SUTTON ROSE During the course of my career, I have been shoulder to shoulder with some impressive, powerfu... CHARLES KOPPELMAN
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ARLENE DAHL I considered the years in Hollywood nothing but an interim. What I always wanted was to be was a mus... ARLENE DAHL This class is special in the fact that they were completely dedicated to basketball. They're all I'v... CHRISTINA DAHL It's about righting a wrong. Somewhere along the line, someone screwed up. The feeling about the POW... JOHN DAHL It's a story about American combat in a foreign country, ... and it's a heroic story. Right now, not... JOHN DAHL I remember thinking this can't be happening, this can't be happening. ELIZABETH DAHL He didn't smoke or drink. He had low cholesterol. He worked out and walked a lot -- he didn't really... ELIZABETH DAHL It means a lot to know his memory is as alive for other people as it is for us. ELIZABETH DAHL You're walking around here with a smile on your face, Asher. It's freaking everybody out. VICTORIA DAHL Aw, hell, Tessa. I was in ninth grade. By the time I got to the part where I imagined a girl without... VICTORIA DAHL When we beat North Dakota here in 2001. CRAIG DAHL The atmosphere in here (Friday) was electric. That was my second-favorite game ever. CRAIG DAHL Up here it's a little different because you're not so emotionally involved in the game. You're not a... CRAIG DAHL I have two of them in the morning. I enjoy it for breakfast. It can be a treat. ERIC DAHL It was used and it worked yesterday. ERIC DAHL They basically backed the truck right out of the building. ERIC DAHL Yesterday's fire showed that nobody is immune to fire. ERIC DAHL We give them that emotional and physical assurance. We have a strong camaraderie of residents and st... JAMES DAHL For every day you spend in the hospital, you need two days here. JAMES DAHL We're a skilled nursing rehabilitation facility open to the community. We're staffed by nurses 24 ho... JAMES DAHL A yard for my little Charlie...he's fit right in, he seems like he loves it. LORETTA DAHL I met a man across the street, he's in a wheelchair and he patrols the neighborhood, yeah, and I met... LORETTA DAHL I hadn't ever really planned on owning a house again because I'm on social security. LORETTA DAHL It means...it just means so much that I can have a home and be independent...its just great. LORETTA DAHL One of the things I love about this program, the kids know this is a safe place to fall. For example... JULI DAHL Jerry said if anyone ever found out how much fun we were having, we'd have to pay an entertainment t... JULI DAHL We've used all kinds of resources to furnish this place. JULI DAHL We are right on the bubble as far as postseason play is concerned. PAULA DAHL Do as the Olympians do. Wear a helmet, even if you're not an elite skier or snowboarder especially i... DR. ROALD BAHR Wearing a helmet, if you're a skier or snowboarder, reduces your risk of having a head injury by 60 ... DR. ROALD BAHR Do as the Olympians do. Wear a helmet, even if you're not an elite skier or snowboarder -- especiall... DR. ROALD BAHR Do as the Olympians do. Wear a helmet, even if you're not an elite skier or snowboarder _ especially... DR. ROALD BAHR