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Ambush

Barbara Nickless

Top 10 Best Quotes

“What fools we mortals are to think that the plans we make are anything more than a soap bubble blown against a hurricane, a frail and fleeting wish destined to burst.”

“The only way you feel safe in a relationship is if you feel free to leave it.”

“You can do everything for the right reasons, and still fuck it up.”

“Wisdom is earned trench by trench, street by street, from one battle line to the next.”

“We always say live for today and don't waste time worrying about tomorrow. But what keeps us up at night is knowing that tomorrow is roaring down on us like a tsunami, and a lot of us don't know how to swim.”

“Nina Simone wafted into the room. Cohen had queued up what I thought of as his deep-thinking playlist and piped it through the built-in sound system. I loved the great women of jazz. Simone, Holiday, Vaughan.”

“God teaches forgiveness. But he first cleaned house.”

“A war in five senses. Blood, sweat, tears, dust, pain.”

“When the dog has a chance to bite, he will.”

“What had flowed not just under the bridge, but over it until the bridge was no longer even there.”

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