I take every opportunity I can to speak to librarians.

Nobody else can demean me. I can only demean myself

When you've been around a snake long enough, you learn how to crawl in the dirt.

You remind me of someone with a bad toothache who's hitting herself in the head with a hammer to distract herself from the pain in her mouth.

Why don't I just hand you my panties and be done with it.

Get inside before I spank you in public." There it was again, another of his maddening threats. Did that mean he wouldn't spank her if she did as he said or that he simply planned to spank her in private? She was still mulling over the whole unpleasant concept when he started the truck.

I'm not living in the shadows anymore. I want to walk in the sun. But I can't do that without you.