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“sticking like thick tar. Her legs were frozen too, locked in the same muddy shackles.”
― B.R. Spangler, Where Lost Girls Go

“Do you live around here?’ Mick put on all the charm. It seemed to be working, because she hadn’t noticed him checking the clock behind her. She was in a right state, but it had been a while since he had been in the company of a woman and he didn’t want her to pass out before he had the chance to test her out.”
― Noelle Holten, Dead Inside

“time off to go on honeymoon, or request maternity leave. I don’t know.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

“pushed”
― Jennifer Chase, Little Girls Sleeping