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“Festus was watching my face with one eyebrow raised. “Don’t cry for me, emphysema . . . ” “Argentina,” I muttered.”
― D.V. Wolfe, Gimme Shelter

“I took a deep breath and counted to seven so I wouldn’t rip his head off. Seven was a safe number, three wasn’t long enough, and ten just made people think you were senile and having a mild stroke.”
― Rachel Van Dyken, Dirty Exes

“One of the things I'd learned in the past few years of getting my shit on track and not allowing myself to self-destruct was that kids who grew up in chaotic homes were often highly sensitive to the smallest shifts in tone, behavior, energy. They learned how to protect themselves by picking up on subtle changes that often led to bad situations. They knew the pattern.”
― Kate Canterbary, The Worst Guy

“A chill crawls up Miriam's spine. A parade of baby spiders.”
― Chuck Wendig, Mockingbird