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Men Don't Settle Down Because Of The Right Woman. They Settle Down Because They Are Finally Ready For It. Whatever Woman They're Dating When They Get Ready Is The One They Settle Down With, Not Necessarily The Best One Or The Prettiest, Just The One Who Happened To Be On Hand When The Time Got To Be Right. Unromantic, But Still True.

-Laurell K. Hamilton

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Men Don't Settle Down

Laurell K. Hamilton

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Men Don't Settle Down Because Of The Right Woman. They Settle Down Because They Are Finally Ready For It. Whatever Woman They're Dating When They Get Ready Is The One They Settle Down With, Not Necessarily The Best One Or The Prettiest, Just The One Who Happened To Be On Hand When The Time Got To Be Right. Unromantic, But Still True.

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I Am Sincere, Ma Petite, Even When I Lie.

Oh, I'll Enjoy Myself. I Want To Make Sure You Enjoy Yourself." "why?" I Said. "if You Enjoy Yourself, Then There's A Better Chance You'll Want To Be With Me Again.

One Thing I've Learned About Vampires--they Keep Pulling New Rabbits Out Of Their Cloaks. Big, Fanged, Carnivorous Bunnies That'll Eat Your Eyeballs If You're Not Paying Attention.

You're Up To Something," I Said. He Turned, Eyes Wide, Long Fingers Pressed To His Heart. "moi?" "yeah, You.

Sometimes Good And Evil Aren't So Much Opposites As Two Sides Of A Coin. You Toss It One Way And It Looks Good, Another Way And It's Evil, Sometimes It Just Depends On Which End Of The Gun You're On.

Never Interrupt When You're Winning.

A Crowd Is An Elemental Thing. A Word, A Glance, And A Crowd Becomes A Mob.

I Kissed Him On The Cheek And Left To Find Bobby Lee. Him, I Trusted To Be In The Line Of Fire. But It Was More Than That: I Wasn't Sleeping With Bobby Lee. I Didn't Love Him. Sometimes Love Makes You Selfish. Sometimes It Makes You Stupid. Sometimes It Reminds You Why You Love Your Gun.

You Look Wonderful", Jason Said. "no Compliments, Jason. I'm Uncomfortable Enough In The Lingerie." "then By All Means Take It Off.

I So Wanted Out Of This Conversation, But It Was Like A Car Accident: Once You Started Spinning, You Could Only Wait And See What You Hit.

That Was The True Terror Of Love, That You Could Love With Your Whole Heart, Your Whole Soul, And Lose Both

If I Wasn't Dead Already, I'd Said I Was Having A Heart Attack.

I Just Don't Believe In Helping People Who Are Going To Torture Me. Though I Don't See Any Bamboo Slivers. How Can You Possibly Torture Someone Without Bamboo Slivers?

The True Way To A Man's Heart Is Six Inches Of Metal Between His Ribs." You Have To Love Anita Blake.

I Worry That When You Start Quoting Machiavelli To Justify Your Actions, You Have Ceased To Be One Of The Good Guys. No, Quoting Nietzsche Does That. Machiavelli Is Just Cool.

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