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“From somewhere above me, there was an irritated hiss. ‘F´Ç´Ç»å.â€�
I strained my head upwards. ‘Hi, Brutus.�
His yellow eyes stared down at me, unblinking. ‘Food, bitch.�
I sighed. ‘I’ve told you time and time again. If you call me that, I’m not going to feed you.�
‘F´Ç´Ç»å.â€�
‘Give me a minute.�
‘F´Ç´Ç»å.â€�
‘I’d like the chance to get a cup of tea first.�
‘F´Ç´Ç»å.â€�
‘Piss off.�
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― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch

“Oh God, I was head over heels, drowning underwater, in love with Ren- with Renald Owens. I was in love with a dude whose real name was Renald.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Wicked

“Pet,â€� Brutus repeated. ‘Bitch.â€�
‘Don’t be offended,� I said. ‘He calls everyone that.�
I winked at Brutus”
― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch

“First off, he called me a bundle of kick ass hotness, and that really did sound like a cool compliment.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Wicked

“Afford me a very enjoyable view of his arse, which was a particularly tight and well-rounded specimen. He might have had a rod jammed up it but that didn’t mean I couldn’t appreciate the way it was put together.”
― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch

“I mean, he’s the kind of guy that when he wants something, he lets it be known. He’s not shy about that at all.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Wicked

“Are you hitting on me?â€� Shocked, I shook my head. “Are you for real?â€�
“My momma probably thinks I’m real.�
I ignored that. “While I have a stake at your throat?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Wicked

“Harold,â€� I called. ‘Harold! It’s Ivy from down the hall.â€� The cat didn’t answer. Perhaps I was being too familiar with the familiar. I tried again. ‘Harold Fitzwilliam Duxworthy the Third? Are you there?”
― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch

“She had never seen the Tree House at night. Vast and dark, lit with candles for the occasion, the rooms looked magical, the staircase a citadel, with its own strange inglenooks and deep dusty treads. In the fireplace, instead of wood, a great gong and mallet hung from a stand. The rooms were filled with couches and mismatched armchairs, and floor cushions, some with cats, and some without. Living ivy climbed to the ceiling and outlined every aperture. In the candlelight the ivy-framed bay window became a bower, the doorways passages to secret gardens.”
― Allegra Goodman, The Cookbook Collector

“I’m about to shove these idle hands so far up your ass, you’ll think you’ve become a puppet.â€� “You know what?â€� Ren leaned forward, lowering his voice”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Brave

“The Ivy League has an established history of mercury poisoned employees.”
― Steven Magee

“As I came closer, it took shape: long, slender, and curling, with numerous heart-shaped leaves. I felt my soul leap inside me.
For Ivy's tree was now hung with her namesake. Jade-green ivy clutched the bark with such strength that, no matter how hard you pulled, it would never let go.
I know I started crying then.
My friends came to my side at once, patting my back and telling me that everything was going to be okay. And though the tears kept coming, I knew they were right. Everything was really going to be fine now.
Because here, in front of me, was something I'd been hoping and praying for. I'd been searching for a sign, a signal to give me comfort in Ivy's passing and to tell me she was okay. And at last, here it was, growing all around me.”
― Colleen Boyd, Swamp Angel

“I'll never see Ivy alive again.
But she's still everywhere. In every drop of bubbling swamp water. In every leaf hanging from every tree. In every speck of swamp mud. In every blade of grass. In every gift she left behind for me: two sacks of miscellaneous objects, a grass bracelet, her home, her love, and my life.
A swamp angel named Ivy lived in my backyard. And now she doesn't.
But wherever she is, I know she's watching me.
Just like the angel she's always been.”
― Colleen Boyd, Swamp Angel

“You should count yourself lucky,â€� she grinned. ‘I’m far too much like hard work.â€�
It was on the tip of Winter’s tongue to tell her that she should know by now that he liked hard work.”
― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch

“The music ended and Jesse's hand slapped the guitar. "I know you're there, Ivy." I stepped into the doorway. "You have X-ray hearing?"
"Tuned to you." He grinned.”
― Erin Richards, Bittersweet Wreckage

“I'm sorry, Ivy. I know it must sound ungrateful, selfish even, ending a relationship I could have stayed in when you had no choice about yours.”
― Elizabeth Enfield, Ivy and Abe

“Out of all of my employers, the Ivy League was by far the worst.”
― Steven Magee

“I was surprised when I discovered my mercury poisoning that the company had changed its mercury handling policies years earlier and had not informed me.”
― Steven Magee

“It is probably a good thing that Karen Wetterhahn died from mercury poisoning, as if she had survived, she would have discovered the horrible Dartmouth College workers compensation experience for occupational disease.”
― Steven Magee

“Mercury poisoning wrecked my health and career.”
― Steven Magee

“The thing that most shocked me about astronomy in the Ivy League was how run down and poorly functioning their telescopes were.”
― Steven Magee

“Working as a manager in the Ivy League was the most demoralizing experience that I ever had in the workplace.”
― Steven Magee

“I would not have believed the level of incompetence that was present in some Ivy League colleges and universities had I not worked for them.”
― Steven Magee

“When sending your children to an Ivy League school, you must remember that some schools prevent Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) from visiting their training and research facilities.”
― Steven Magee

“The Ivy League is developing a sad history of preventable mercury poisoned employees that has led to death in at least one case.”
― Steven Magee

“I'm the ivy that couldn't let go.”
― Nitya Prakash

“The Ivy League I am familiar with is riddled with incompetence.”
― Steven Magee

“By the time I left Columbia University, I knew I had been working for a bunch of incompetents.”
― Steven Magee

“The most glamorous makeup for a house is that it is covered in ivies!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“If you see a wonderful house that you can't take your eyes off it, chances are it is a stone house covered with ivy!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan