All right, my hope—but I am not saying the rest of it—I have something you need to feel.” She feigned the sound of outrage. “But we barely know each other, sir!” He laughed softly. “But you must hold it in your hand and feel it change,” he urged, in her ear. “I insist. I can wait no longer.” She knew they were on a serious subject, but the flutter of his breath on her skin, the low drawl of his words—heat raced along all her nerve endings. “Will I like it?” “Well, I do have to apologize for its size. It is rather small.” And with that, he pressed something rather small into her hand.
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IRWIN THOMAS People refer to me as 'that 'Love Boat' man.' IRWIN THOMAS I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get... IRWIN THOMAS I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it. IRWIN THOMAS Because I'm shy and a bit quiet, I think people assume I'm an elegant person. IRWIN THOMAS My grandfather was from Aberdare. He was a coal miner who emigrated and then continued mining in Pen... IRWIN THOMAS When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thi... IRWIN THOMAS I believe in the players and what I've put together and we'll make it work. ISAIAH THOMAS Larry Brown thought Steve Francis was a Larry Brown type of player. ISAIAH THOMAS All of those things had been talked about, suggested, rumored, as a manager and as a member of the K... ISAIAH THOMAS I'll continue to try to make changes to better improve the team. ISAIAH THOMAS We decided to go the way of trading and getting younger players. ISAIAH THOMAS We were going to have to experiment, and we needed to develop our younger players. And a lot of the ... ISAIAH THOMAS It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into... ISAIAH THOMAS My thought has always been completion. Maybe you have to rebound better, shoot better, hit free thro... ISAIAH THOMAS The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run t... ISAIAH THOMAS It wasn't about the X's and the O's and the strategy; it was more about keeping 12 guys ... ISAIAH THOMAS Everybody wants to be perfect. ISAIAH THOMAS You're always at war with the guy on the other bench. You pick up their patterns. That's wha... ISAIAH THOMAS I love what I'm doing. ISAIAH THOMAS You have to develop your whole game to completion. ISAIAH THOMAS It was important to me to believe, because if I don't believe, how can I expect them to believe? ISAIAH THOMAS It's hard to get people to overcome the thought that they have to take care of themselves first.... ISAIAH THOMAS My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball. ISAIAH THOMAS Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title. THOMAS PAINE Capitalism knows only one color: that color is green; all else is necessarily subservient to it, hen... THOMAS SOWELL A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit. THOMAS JEFFERSON There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. THOMAS AQUINAS I always get more applause than votes. NORMAN THOMAS To us Americans much has been given; of us much is required. With all our faults and mistakes, it is... NORMAN THOMAS Kennedy said that if we had nuclear war we'd kill 300 million people in the first hour. McNamara... NORMAN THOMAS If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it. NORMAN THOMAS