I may not be the most patient woman in the world, or the most glamorous, or the most athletic, but I'm right up there at the top of the line when it comes to resiliency.
I looked down at my bloody shirt and jeans. My face hurts all over, I said to Ranger. Where’s all the blood coming from? You’re getting a bruise on your cheek. You have a small cut on your lower lip....
I heaved a large sigh of resignation and pushed off on my three-mile route, mapped out with great care to avoid hills and bakeries.
I got out of the tub and had to squelch a scream when I saw my reflection in the vanity mirror. My hair looked like it had taken 2000 volts and been spray starched
I don't want a new man.I'll be dead someday, my mother said. And then what? You'll wish you had someone.I have a hamster.
I always listen, Ranger said. I don’t always agree. I have a problem right now that I can’t seem to solve by myself. I need you to help me find my daughter. And there’s an even bigger problem involved...
How did you know about the fire? I asked Morelli. Dispatch called me. They always call me when your car explodes or goes up in flames.
He’s sort of a homeless horse, I said.I’m leaving for the airport in two seconds, and I won’t be back for a couple days. You can put the horse in the garage, but I don’t want that horse in my apartmen...
He rooted for the Mets, he wore Foot of the Loom underwear, and he drove a Buick. His loyalties were carved in stone and he wasn't about to be impressed with some upstart of a toaster salesman who dro...
He pulled me toward him, lowered his mouth to mine, and kissed me. The kiss was slow and deep. His hands were firm on my back. I grasped his shirt and leaned into him. And I felt his body respond.
Diesel was smiling at Grandma. You blew through almost two hundred thousand and you were playing dollar slots? That’s impressive. Especially since some of that time I was winning, Grandma said. Twelve...
Diesel is back, Ranger said.Yes. How did you know?I woke up with a migraine this morning. Ranger said.
Diesel grinned. You have a choice. You can be the stupid inferior female or the stupid powerful female. How about if I’m just myself? Diesel glanced at Ranger. I’m not going to touch that one. Ranger...
Damn, piss, shit, fuck!
Cupcake , you've been breaking my heart for as long as I've known you
Cooking wasn’t so bad, I thought. In fact, it was a lot like sex. Sometimes it didn’t seem like such a good idea in the beginning, but then after you got into it …
And let’s be honest, I was excited about going to New York with Ranger. Plus I know this is shallow, but I was in his megabucks Porsche, feeling like I was in a James Bond movie.
And Larry Burlew was a slug. She’d join the Foreign Legion before she’d marry Larry Burlew.
Altogether, there are eight types of illusions. Magic, a dream, a bubble, a rainbow, lightning, the moon reflected in water, a mirage, and a city of celestial musicians. Vernon
A complete stranger--a giant pancake, no less--has just appeared in their home, Boyd said. Why isn't anyone reacting to this? Wouldn't they be screaming in terror?They love pancakes, Stan said.What wo...