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“It’s frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.”

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Jill Shalvis is an American best-selling author known for her romance novels. Born in 1963, she began writing in 1999 and has published numerous works. Shalvis's books are appreciated for their light-hearted style and emotional depth. more

“When we refuse to work with our disappointment, we break the Precepts: rather than experience the disappointment, we resort to anger, greed, gossip, criticism. Yet it's the moment of being that disappointment which is fruitful; and, if we are not willing to do that, at least we should notice that we are not willing. The moment of disappointment in life is an incomparable gift that we receive many times a day if we're alert. This gift is always present in anyone's life, that moment when 'It's not the way I want it!”

Ifs Way Want Should Moments Life Is Break Willing Criticism Greed Disappointment Refuse That Moment Gossip Resorts Incomparable Life Disappointment

Author:Joko Beck

“Once, Turner had himself lashed to the mast of a ship for several hours, during a furious storm, so that he could later paint the storm. Obviously, it was not the storm itself that Turner intended to paint. What he intended to paint was a representation of the storm. One's language is frequently imprecise in that manner, I have discovered.”

Language Hours Paint Storm Ships Representation Furious Turner Masts

Book:Wittgenstein's mistress

Source: Wittgenstein's mistress

“Cutting pain was a different flavor of hurt. It made it easier not to think about having my body and my family and my life stolen, made it easier not to care... -Wintergirls”

Thinking Made Different Body Care Pain Hurt Cutting Easier My Family Made It Flavor Stolen Self Injury Emotional Wounds Wintergirls

Author:Laurie Halse Anderson

“Phin spared a moment of sympathy for Frank until he looked back and saw him at the bar, leaning into Clea’s cleavage. Get a grip, Frank, he thought, and then he looked down Sophie’s dress and thought, Never mind, Frank.”

Mind Moments Saws Dresses Bars Frank Sophie Cleavage

Book:Welcome to Temptation/Bet Me

Source: Welcome to Temptation/Bet Me

“Ah, you coward! Look at you, running." "Actually, it's called improvising.”

Looks Running Coward Improvising

Book:Heroes of the Valley

Source: Heroes of the Valley

“It's not a loup cage, you know,' I told her. 'It's a holding cell. Or safe room. or secure room. I don't think Jim ever settled on a term he could live with.' 'Aha. It's a loup cage.' Andrea cleared her throat. 'I touched it with my finger and it hurt. Is that in case of marital problems?”

Thinking Knows Problem Term Hurt Rooms Cases Safe Fingers Secure Cells Touched Throat It Hurts Cages Andrea

Author:Ilona Andrews

“We can do subtle," I assured her. "It's our middle name," Andrea added. For some odd reason Rene didn't look convinced.”

Looks Reason Names Can Do Middle Convinced Odd Subtle Assured Andrea

Book:Magic Slays

Source: Magic Slays

“I started to walk away, but she [Clarisse] called out, "Percy?" "Yeah?" "When you, uh, had that vision about your friends..." "You were one of them," I promised, "Just don't tell anybody, okay? Or I'de have to kill you." A faint smile flickered across her face "See you later." "See you”

Faces Walks Vision Okay Yeah

Author:Rick Riordan

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