"I want a one hundred percent guarantee that they’ll all be fine.” I tell Mrs. Garcia. She pats my knee. “Unfortunately, there are no guarantees in life."
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"Just so you know, I’m goin’ to enlist.” “I’m proud of you. But why?” I groan against the pain but manage to give him a half smile. “I want to make sure Kiara’s got a boyfriend who has more to offer than a hot bod and a face that could make angels weep."
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"Nothin'," Alex says. "We'll talk later, chica. It's not a big deal." "Don't chica me, Alex," his bride snaps. "I think she's gonna deck him," Ben murmurs, amused."
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"That wouldn't fit my right testicle"
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"Say it again,” he says. “That whole drawn-out speech?” I remember something about a solar system, but I’m too light-headed to recite the entire thing all over again. He steps closer. “No. The part about you fallin’ for me."
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"Don’t try and make me feel better, Alex. I hate you.” “I hate you, too."
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"You can’t keep her.” I know that. But I’m not ready to give her up just yet."
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"You were lookin’ at me like you wanted to kiss me.” I force a laugh. “Yeah, right,” I say sarcastically. “Nobody’s watchin’ if you want to, you know, try it. Not to brag, but I’m somewhat of an expert."
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"This is a team of gay dudes, isn't it?" What gave it away? The pink shirts, or half our team drooling over you?"
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"Please, amigo. We need you, Kimosabe, O Mighty Powerful One. We need you more than the earth rises in the west." The sun rises in the east, dickhead." Only if you're standing on the earth. If you're on the moon, the earth rises in the west."
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"Consider me your candy stripper... I mean striper."
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"If I had any choice in the matter, I'd stay in my comfy bed and eat warm chocolate chip cookies all day."
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"Okay, seriously, I dont know if this is true or not, but I heard people who use profanity are trying to compensate for their lack of you know... size" -Tuck"
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"In the end everything will be okay. But hurdles have to be jumped through first."
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"I’m staring into chocolate eyes. although my brain is clouded and I’m dizzy, I know enough to register that chocolate is the opposite of blue. I don’t want blue. Blue confuses me too much. Chocolate is straight-forward, easier to deal with."
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"It's the music that pulls me in and makes me forget about my problems at home. Music is my drug, the one thing that makes me numb."
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"Makin' mistakes ain't a crime, you know. What's the use of having a reputation if you can't ruin it every now and then?"
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"Mujer, you own my soul."
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"Unfortunately, I can’t run from my heart. It hurts, deep inside my body. And I know I’ll never be the same."
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"Girls like you want to cut guy's nuts off and hang 'em from your rearview mirror."
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