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Tucker: "But she gave me the perfect gift."
Clara: "What?"
Tucker: "You.


Cynthia Hand

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Clara: What?

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CYNTHIA HAND How did you do that?”
I shrug. “I click my heels three times and say, ‘There’s no plac...
CYNTHIA HAND Tucker: Why would you tell me now if it's against the rules?
Clara: Because I love you.
CYNTHIA HAND Tucker: I'm glad it happened. because then I got to know who you really are.

Clara: Oh ye...
CYNTHIA HAND Tucker: "Today we ran into a mama grizzly with two cubs at the ridge off Colter Bay and Clara sang t...
CYNTHIA HAND Fine.” He smirks at me. “Nice to meet you, Carrots,” he says, looking directly at my hair. “...
CYNTHIA HAND Clara: My heart doesn't belong to me anymore. It belongs to Tucker.
CYNTHIA HAND Your hair smells like wind, did you know that?"

Yep, me and Tucker, smelling each other.
CYNTHIA HAND Tucker strokes my hair. There's something so tender about the gesture. It might as well have been hi...
CYNTHIA HAND Are you any good at it?"
"Pulling idiots out of the snow? I'm the best.
CYNTHIA HAND I can't leave you," he says hoarsely.
"I can't leave you either," I say, shaking my head. "I ca...
CYNTHIA HAND It's been nice knowing you, Clara.'

Huh? My brain still a bit shell-shocked.

'...
CYNTHIA HAND Tucker
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA Tucker," I say. "I'm so glad you're still here."
I throw myself into his arms. He hugs me tight...
CYNTHIA HAND I’m planning to go redneck chic with the wedding,” Maddy announced, looking through the racks of...
BIJOU HUNTER I'm in love with Tucker Avery.
CYNTHIA HAND Hey, Carrots," he says.
CYNTHIA HAND Sofi Tukker is truly Sophie and Tucker.
SOPHIE HAWLEY-WELD You're awake," he said.
"Phresine is not," pointed out the queen.
"Oh?"
"You gave her...
MEGAN WHALEN TURNER If no words come, you can always give him the finger.
SIMONE ELKELES I want to do a Bush Tucker Trial!
SIAN LLOYD Tucker finally parked next to me. We joined Cooper who stared at a hawk flying over the woods.
BIJOU HUNTER Tucker is impressive without his basketball skills because he's one of those guys that makes other p...
BOB KNIGHT Virgin suicide
What was that she cried?
No use in stayin'
On this holocaust ride
JEFFREY EUGENIDES As he took her hand
he gave her
all she had been
waiting for--
a shiver
dow...
ATTICUS POETRY I thought Tucker did a good job. What happened here today was not his fault.
BOB LOCKERBY Gift giving is a true art.

1. You need to understand the person to whom you intend to giv...
VERA NAZARIAN She gave me eyes, she gave me ears;
And humble cares, and delicate fears;
A heart, the fount...
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH What about your
Your 10,000 promises?
That you gave to me (to me, babe)
Your 10,00...
BACKSTREET BOYS Plus I love Tanya Tucker and I love country music.
LITTLE RICHARD Her hand touched me at the wrist. "If I gave you my life, you would drop it. Wouldn't you?"
MICHAEL ONDAATJE Two seconds later, the sound of an alarm filled my ears.
''What did you do?'' I said over the ...
MICHELLE HODKIN The Doctor: I've seen bigger.
Clara: Really?
The Doctor: Are you joking? It's massive!
STEVEN MOFFAT Dallas Simpson came off the bench and played well, as did Austin Tucker.
BRAD STAMPS You rescued me when I thought nobody would. When I thought I wasn't worth the effort. You gave me ev...
CHARLES MARTIN I just want to let Sergeant Tucker know that he's my hero.
APRIL ELKASHEF So what was that all about?"
"I think," Jace said, "that she asked if she could touch my mango....
CASSANDRA CLARE The Uses Of Sorrow

(In my sleep I dreamed this poem)

Someone I loved on...
MARY OLIVER You gave me Christopher Robin, and then
You breathed new life in Pooh.
Whatever of each ...
A.A. MILNE Their guards were kind of passive and really wanted Tucker to take over the game.
MARSHALL STRICKLAND I love you just the way you are
but you don't see you like I do.
You shouldn't try so hard...
BO BURNHAM What did you call her?" she asks but I don't think it's her real question.
"Sunshine," I say, a...
KATJA MILLAY My dog's name is Tucker, and his DNA is unidentifiable and suspect.
BRUCE CAMERON Tucker might be out for another week. It doesn't really seem to be improving.
AL WESTOVER I knew such a woman once,
She gave me everything.
Her love like a soft riot singing,
...
SCOTT HASTIE We've all known a John Tucker. We've either known one, dated one or our best friend has date...
SOPHIA BUSH It's not a problem. There are people out there with much worse problems than mine."-Cynthia
"Do...
JENNIFER CRUSIE When she comes
She pulls you close
She breathes in short bursts
Her eyes close
H...
HENRY ROLLINS Nothing they say or do can ever change the man you are,” Trinity continued. “A man I love with a...
C.A. HARMS The rain battered the cottage. Valkyrie risked a look up at Skulduggery.
“What is it?” she ...
DEREK LANDY Do You think it matters if they're tiny or deep? he asked. Well, if they're not tiny breaths and the...
K.A. TUCKER See that stream over there?" I stretch an arm to point out the small branch coming off the lake. "It...
K.A. TUCKER Okay. Would you rather I looked like Hugh Jackman or George Clooney?”
“Johnny Depp,” she...
COLLEEN HOOVER I will miss you
not because you taught me,
not because you helped me on all steps of educa...
HASIL PAUDYAL Yeah, sometimes life really sucks," she says. "But you know what I'm holding on for?"

I r...
VERONICA ROTH Just Me, Just Me

Sweet Marie, she loves just me
(She also loves Maurice McGhee).
SHEL SILVERSTEIN I have something for you.”
“Yeah? What? Is it shiny?”
They both waited until Indigo ...
NALINI SINGH A mother's hardest to forgive.
Life is the fruit she longs to hand you
Ripe on a plate. An...
PHYLLIS MCGINLEY But what does he do to qualify as a sonovabitch?” Jenny asked.
“Make me”, I replied.
ERICH SEGAL She gave his hand a small squeeze. "Jason, if we're going to try this then I'd like to
take thi...
R.L. MATHEWSON I guess she was a life line
Sewing our family fabric together
From me to dad to her
...
RICHARD L. RATLIFF Your heart beats between the palm of my hand.
Its need to be
One with me
Drips
B...
N'ZURI ZA AUSTIN Your heart beats against the palm of my hand.
Its need to be
One with me
Drips
B...
N'ZURI ZA AUSTIN Tell my I'm clever,
Tell me I'm kind,
Tell me I'm talented,
Tell me I'm cute,
Te...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN The universe never complains.
When you're wrong or right,
She always loves and cares,
DEBASISH MRIDHA What’s going on?”
“Nothing.” She coughed, and released Talaith’s hand. “Except
G.A. AIKEN I read that all dogs have wolf DNA in them, which seemed preposterous because my dog, Tucker, is... ...
BRUCE CAMERON I'd love to, she finally said,"on one condition."
I steadied myself, hoping it wasn't something...
NICHOLAS SPARKS I bet you anything that 10 times out of 10, Nicky, Vinny and Tony will beat the shit out of Todd, Ky...
GEORGE CARLIN Who is your favorite character in the series? Or...if that's too hard, why do you like each one and ...
JULIE KAGAWA He stared at me. "She liked you, boy." The intensity of his voice and eyes made me blink.
"Yes,...
JERRY SPINELLI I think about you much more than any self-respecting man would like to admit, and I'm insanely je...
KODY KEPLINGER She hasn’t got it all figured out...far from it, in fact.
But she loves God and she loves to ...
MANDY HALE MOM

Wholeheartedly,
She loved me-
And inspired me-
With transcending devot...
GIORGE LEEDY My best friend was Aboriginal. She taught me about 'bush tucker' - the food of the land, the...
ISABEL LUCAS I asked for wisdom...
And God gave me problems to solve.
I asked for prosperity...
And God...
ANON. What are you doing?” she asked.

“Getting naked.”

“What the hells for?�...
G.A. AIKEN Basch: So why don't you ask her out?

The Runt: I'm scared she wouldn't like me and say no...
SAMUEL SHEM won't you celebrate with me
what i have shaped into
a kind of life? i had no model.
b...
LUCILLE CLIFTON Inej turned to go. Kaz seized her hand, keeping it on the railing. He didn't look at her. "Stay", he...
LEIGH BARDUGO Tucker is by far one of the top two best players in the league, along with (Illinois guard) Dee Brow...
MIKE DAVIS Wolf, are you asking me to be ... your alpha female?"
He hesitated.
Scarlet couldn't help ...
MARISSA MEYER You're cute when you're worried," she muttered. "Your eyebrows get all scrunched together."
"Y...
RICK RIORDAN We
are Adam and Eve
born out of chaos called
creation
Ribbing me gave you life MEGAN MCCAFFERTY Are you defending Marcie?”

He shook his head. “I don’t need to. She handled herself...
BECCA FITZPATRICK YOU ARE JUST

You are not just for the right or left,
but for what is right over the ...
SUZY KASSEM This," Adrian said grandly, "is Blake Lazar."
"It's nice to meet you," she said.
Blake smi...
RICHELLE MEAD All she captures is a moment and what she calls it is a memory,
Sometimes, it is assumptions th...
NISHIKANT What do you do?' she asks, holding out the vest.
'What do you do?'
'What do you do?' she a...
BRET EASTON ELLIS What really destroyed Tucker Carlson, respected magazine journalist, was TV. TV exposed him as glib,...
ALEX PAREENE This is what it's all been about with you," he said in an even tone. "All the fear, all
the run...
KRESLEY COLE So you'll teach me?" Val asked.

Ravus nodded agin. "I will make you as terrible as you de...
HOLLY BLACK I've tried to start my kids on 'Doctor Who,' but they're just not there yet. Someone...
KRISTIAN BUSH But what are kings, when regiment is gone,
But perfect shadows in a sunshine day?

- ...
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Now he felt temper snapping at the nerves. “If you can’t be comfortable in the house while I’m...
J.D. ROBB 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 I sure do miss that woman. Smart. Funny. Sweet. She never gave me a moment's trouble."

"G...
SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS The Doctor: You betrayed me. You betrayed my trust, you betrayed our friendship, you betrayed everyt...
DARK WATER (SERIES 8) Remind me again-why do you hate me so much?"

I don't hate you."

Could've foole...
RICK RIORDAN Could you just call me Pigeon?” he asked the teacher when she read his name.
“Does your mot...
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so Clara...
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Huh? My brain still a bit shell-shocked.

'...
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"Geez, blunt much?
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Clara: What?

Tucker: I won't get struck by lig...
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Clara: Oh ye...
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CYNTHIA HAND Insert the biggest, most awkward silence in the history of big awkward silences.
CYNTHIA HAND Are you any good at it?"
"Pulling idiots out of the snow? I'm the best.
CYNTHIA HAND Is it okay to kiss you?” he asks.
“What?”
“I won’t get struck by lightning?
CYNTHIA HAND Your hair smells like wind, did you know that?"

Yep, me and Tucker, smelling each other.
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CYNTHIA OZICK In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling works better.
CYNTHIA OZICK I'm not afraid of facts, I welcome facts but a congeries of facts is not equivalent to an idea. This...
CYNTHIA OZICK After a certain number of years our faces become our biographies. We get to be responsible for our f...
CYNTHIA OZICK Never judge someone by who he's in love with; judge him by his friends. People fall in love with the...
CYNTHIA HEIMEL The usefulness of madmen is famous: they demonstrate society's logic flagrantly carried out down to ...
CYNTHIA OZICK Beware of men on airplanes. The minute a man reaches thirty thousand feet, he immediately becomes co...
CYNTHIA HEIMEL Beware of men on airplanes. The minute a man reaches thirty thousand feet, he immediately becomes co...
CYNTHIA HEIMEL In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling works better.
CYNTHIA OZICK Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.
CYNTHIA NELMS I know it does make people happy, but to me it is just like having a cup of tea.
CYNTHIA PAYNE All men are not slimy warthogs. Some men are silly giraffes, some woebegone puppies, some insecure f...
CYNTHIA HEIMEL Abortion is a hard thing for Hollywood to deal with because it is so controversial and you don't...
CYNTHIA NIXON We have gone through some difficult times like everyone else and perhaps our working together and re...
CYNTHIA WEIL Americans are gathering the courage to just say no. We are saying no to addictive consumer lifestyle...
CYNTHIA MCKINNEY An essay is a thing of the imagination. If there is information in an essay, it is by-the-by, and if...
CYNTHIA OZICK To be a Jew is an act of the strenuous mind as it stands before the fakeries and lying seductions of...
CYNTHIA OZICK By the time I started high school, I knew I wanted to be a writer. After graduating from Smith Colle...
CYNTHIA VOIGT After a certain number of years, our faces become our biographies.
CYNTHIA OZICK If you look at the field of robotics today, you can say robots have been in the deepest oceans, they...
CYNTHIA BREAZEAL Motherhood is the only thing in my life that I've really known for sure is something I wanted to...
CYNTHIA NIXON When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliant...
CYNTHIA HEIMEL One of my favourite pieces is 'Antony and Cleopatra' - I'd love to be in that. Or an alt...
CYNTHIA ERIVO Early in the 1990s, I flew alone in a dandelion-yellow, single-engine, 180-horsepower Piper Cherokee...
CYNTHIA OZICK Most child actors, once they hit 18, once they hit 21, that's it. Even teenage kids often don...
CYNTHIA NIXON Unlike me, a lot of child actors are very short, which is why they work. So when they're 15 they...
CYNTHIA NIXON The business today is completely different and it's very producer driven, so that a songwriter n...
CYNTHIA WEIL Carbohydrates, and especially refined ones like sugar, make you produce lots of extra insulin. I'...
CYNTHIA KENYON What I want to see is more mixed casts. We need it. People need to be brave - in the real world, eve...
CYNTHIA ERIVO An article can be timely, topical, engaged in the issues and personalities of the moment; it is like...
CYNTHIA OZICK I think about fanaticism - oblivion awaits, especially for minor writers, so you have to be a fanati...
CYNTHIA OZICK There are days when I'm completely obsessed with Kate Bush, and there are days when I'm comp...
CYNTHIA ERIVO Barry and I were in the middle of building a house, and I was in the midst of having a nervous break...
CYNTHIA WEIL I think a fictional invention grows according to its own development, not the author's. Characte...
CYNTHIA OZICK Your good friend has just taken a piece of cake out of the garbage and eaten it. You will probably n...
CYNTHIA NIXON I was one of those kids who was always seeking the truth, and I first looked for truth by reading no...
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