“So do you think there's more to her than meets the eye!" he teased, and Alex cursed herself for being so easy to read."My guess is she's running from something."No shit Sherlock", she agreed silently. "Probably a guy. It's nearly always a guy.””
“Tears collected in my eyes as I walked up the hill. I wasn’t crying for my mother”
“We map these lands, but they are not ours.””
“His uncle had warned him about this kind of pussy”
“It’s why I go after,” his eyes met hers, “what I want. You never know what the universe will reward you with if you don’t take the risk.””
“Despite these designations, the majority of Detroit is not a geographic “food desert” as much as it is an “opportunity desert” where income, time, and transportation exacerbate lack of access to good food for health and nutrition. - 2017 Detroit Food Metrics Report””
“The Saracens surrendered to Richard. And he had every last one of them beheaded. There was a hill of heads, a hill that grew gradually out of the moat and spilled on to the plain.’ Liam looked down at a potato bobbing in his soup and all of a sudden felt a little less hungry.””
“In the window were displayed the covers of several pornographic videos. “The Story of O-Positive,” Armod said aloud. “I don’t understand. Is that like HIV positive?” “Idiot,” Mordr said, slapping Armod lightly upside the head. “Ah, but I am in the mood for good literature,” Ivak said with a grin. “How about these? A Tale of Two Vampyres. The Stakes of Wrath. Or that one.” He pointed to the left. “Great Neckspectations.” “I still don’t understand.” Armod was frowning, although his white skin did color when he craned his head from side to side and realized what one of the pictures depicted. “Now me, I always did like a good classic mystery movie,” Sigurd added, also grinning. “A Tomb with a View.” Vikar worried that they were embarrassing Alex, but then she said, “My favorite is Vlad Really Did Impale Her.” His brothers glanced at him, then Alex, and burst out laughing. “Mayhap I will not kill her after all,” Mordr declared, giving Alex a wink that did not sit well with Vikar. Not one bit. “Can we buy some?” Armod asked.””