#nap

The polite thing would be to go back inside, give you privacy when you read it. But, I’m just not that mature.' 'It’s nothing. Fine.' Feeling foolish, Laurel opened the envelope. You might think this is over, but you’d be wrong. I’ve taken your shoes hostage. Contact me within forty-eight hours, or the Pradas get it. ↗

— Nora Roberts

#laurel #savor-the-moment #shoenapping #maturity

Amy wondered if Bonaparte could declare war on Miss Gwen alone without breaking his peace with England ↗

— Lauren Willig

#historical-fiction #lauren-willig #spy #historical-fiction

A mighty pain to love it is, And 'tis a pain that pain to miss; But of all pains, the greatest pain It is to love, but love in vain. ↗

— Abraham Cowley

#unrequited-love #vain #love

Yeah, two or three weeks ago I was fairly snappy. I've never been injured before and this year it feels like I've hardly played. ↗

— Lee Westwood

#been #before #fairly #feels #hardly

Some readers allow their prejudices to blind them. A good reader knows how to disregard inappropriate responses. ↗

— John Barton

#blind #disregard #good #how #inappropriate

Even Napoleon had his Watergate. ↗

— Yogi Berra

#had #his #napoleon #watergate

You only need a few people to effect a kidnapping. ↗

— Robert Bourassa

#few #few people #kidnapping #need #only

What I think is highly inappropriate is what's going on across the Internet, a kind of political jihad against Dan Rather and CBS News that's quite outrageous. ↗

— Tom Brokaw

#against #cbs #cbs news #dan #dan rather

I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt to explain how so many women come from backgrounds where the pressure to be a good mother is so severe that if they can't do it, something really snaps. ↗

— Caleb Carr

#backgrounds #because #behavior #careful #come

When you're up for an Oscar, you just get offered everything. It's fantastic, but a lot of it you're completely inappropriate for. ↗

— Helena Bonham Carter

#everything #fantastic #get #inappropriate #just