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Leave it to Toni Morrison, in Song of Solomon, to use beer imagery to evoke, in the earthiest terms, the end of a romance. “She was the third beer,” Morrison wrote. “Not the first one, which the throat receives with almost tearful
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“He couldn’t shake the feeling that Blake was the sort of man who lived so deeply in denial about so many things, covering that denial with the veneer of a genial man, that he was no longer aware of any sort of truth at all.”
― Just a Little Danger
― Just a Little Danger
“If Kyle had one weakness—and he didn’t; he had many—it was confident, attractive older men. Also, confident, attractive younger men. Also, men.”
― Common Goal
― Common Goal
“He wouldn’t ever describe himself as a flirt, but he supposed most flirts wouldn’t. He knew how to make people feel that they were the center of the universe, that was all. There was something worth liking in nearly everybody, and it was no hardship to figure out what it was. The trick was to do so while also hinting, in the vaguest of ways, that it might be nice if they were able to continue this charming conversation in the nearest bed.”
― Two Rogues Make a Right
― Two Rogues Make a Right
“Anyone who meets me when I’m dressed professionally is surprised to find out I have tattoos, but anyone who knows me from my real life—at concerts, coffee shops, or just around—thinks my professional drag looks out of place.”
― In the Middle of Somewhere
― In the Middle of Somewhere
“It’s always been weird to imagine Jacob dating Crash, but now that Red was in the picture, maybe I could see it. We all have our types, and maybe Crash thrived best against a backdrop of self-righteousness.”
― Bitter Pill
― Bitter Pill
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