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“You’re here,’ she said, and her whole body sagged in relief. And it did something to him, this relief, this idea that he was here and now things would be better, that he would help. Olive needed him and Iris needed him, and it was different than being needed at work. It was different than being the boss, than running a tight ship, than making sure everything went perfectly. Here, they just needed him.”
― Laurie Gilmore, The Strawberry Patch Pancake House

“Was this a pepper-spray situation? Was it a pepper-spray situation if she liked that her new boss was staring at her legs? Maybe she should pepper spray herself.”
― Laurie Gilmore, The Strawberry Patch Pancake House

“The man was dressed in a tight white undershirt and a pair of gray sweatpants, which, as far as Iris was concerned, was the same as a woman cooking in lingerie.”
― Laurie Gilmore, The Strawberry Patch Pancake House

“Sometimes shite just happens to people”
― Rosie Talbot, Sixteen Souls