The game's afoot!
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd
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Every fireman, sooner or later, hits this. They only need understanding, to know how the wheels run. Need to know the history of our profession. They don’t feed it to rookies like they used to. Damn shame. (...) Only fire chiefs remember it now. (...) I'll let you in on it. (...)
When did it all start, you ask, this job of ours, how did it
"-so don't pretend you're heartbroken," Grant says. "I'm not sure you're even capable of being heartbroken."
Again, I have to laugh.
Because on this, he's wrong. It's just that once you've had your heart truly shattered, a phone call like this is nothing. A heart-twinge, maybe a murmur. Certainly not a break.
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What was going on?
Then, I watched as my world once again reformed and took on a new shape…
And he got down on one knee.
I was shaking, the air seeming to glimmer around me, a hazy wonderland where all your dreams actually came true, appearing right in front of my eyes.
“You’re not supposed to cry yet,” he teased, tracking the tears falling
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Understanding how the limbic system’s freeze, flight, and fight responses influence nonverbal behavior is only part of the equation. As you study nonverbal behavior, you will discover that whenever there is a limbic response—especially to a negative or threatening experience—it will be followed by what I call pacifying behaviors (Navarro, 2007,
"And she thinks she can do me better and erase you from my memory," I said.
"I don't care."
Her expression was flat, and her voice was mechanical.
I nodded, ignoring the needles in my throat. "Good," I said, feeling her breath on my mouth. "Because when you hear us tonight, I want you to know it's because I don't care, either. There's nothing of you for her to erase."
[•••] “I just want you to also know..." I lowered my voice to a whisper, "That's what red feels like. Anger and fury and heat and need so strong you're a fucking animal, Winter. It's primal."
A tear spilled out of the corner of her eyes, and I could feel her fucking heart pounding in her chest.
I released her, pushing her away and backing up toward my bedroom.
"I'll fuck her and make you come, too."
