Then what's the point of trying if you can't even win?" "You win in lots of different ways," Asher said. "Lots of little wins. The point of this life is not to be good all the time. It's to be as good as you can. No one is perfect. No one does it right all the time. That's not what life is.
Cate TiernanHe gave a hard smile and the oxygen in my lungs evaporated. โWe both know Iโm not a gentleman.โ โYeah. Okay, let me out. Iโm tired.โ โThereโs something else,โ he said, and I groaned. โWhat now?โ โThis.โ He stepped closer to me, so close that the containers were sandwiched between us. His eyes looked down into mine, intent and golden, like a lion. โOh, no, you donโt!โ I hissed, dropping everything. I pushed hard against his chest; it was like shoving a tree. โYes,โ he said very softly, leaning down. โYes, I do.
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