Eddie

“You’ve been going for hunts,” Tamlin said at last, “but you really don’t have any interest in hunting.” He cast me a sidelong glance. “No wonder you two never catch anything.” No”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“I will take some more coffee, if you don’t mind, Mrs. Jordan,” Warren said. “Certainly, Mr. Parish.” My mother’s tone was mocking as she took his travel mug.”
― Elicia Hyder, The Siren

“Like the philosophy credited to Jack Dempsey: The more punches a man takes, the closer he is to the end. Because a man has only a fixed number of punches he can take in his lifetime. “Pa?”
― Joyce Carol Oates, A Garden of Earthly Delights

“I got to Steve’s door and gasped. He was the Dining Room Hottie! He was on the phone with his back toward me, but there was no mistaking that hair, those shoulders, that suit. What kind of sick joke was the universe pulling? Right there, about to turn around, was the sexy guy I’d been silently seducing for months, and our first conversation was going to begin with, “Hi, I’m Lisa. I don’t know shit about fuck.” I thought I was going to lose my three cookies.”
― Lisa F. Smith, Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir