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It’s hard to wear a Speedo and pose with an erection. Still, I’ve got to try, every Saturday from 9 am to 8:59 pm.

So many chairs, and no time to sit

Hey,” Shayne said through the door. “You going to stay in there all night, because we’re getting tired of trying to eavesdrop from out here. Can’t hear a damn thing.

Smart and Sexy

Ladies, no matter how hard you try, a man will never complete you. Only God can. And if you don’t know your identity in Him, you’ll be lost forever.

Secrets Buried in the Soul

David looked at me, then, the regret plain on his face. No matter what I said, we both knew the hard truth. We do our best. We try. And usually, it makes no difference at all

Siege and Storm

Prideful fool. It hurt his feelings that he couldn’t make my crazy go away. You know how men are. Always trying to fix things can’t be fixed.

Sweet as Cane, Salty as Tears

What man can be a real man...if he does not try and help make the world a better place!

Soul Vomit: Beating Down Domestic Violence

Thus the 'fortune-teller' is trying to foresee something that is really quite unforeseeable. This is characteristic of all forms of foreseeing. And precisely because what they 'see' is so vague, it is hard to repudiate fortune-tellers' claims.

Sophie's World

Try again. No no no, eyes up, eyes up! When you bow to someone you look at them, not at the floor. Don't look at her in the eye though lad, that's rude. And not THERE, either.

The Thief-Taker's Apprentice

THING TO TRY: If you are asked to describe a suspect to a police sketch artist, describe in precise detail, the features of the police sketch artist. This is one of the rare instances where two people can do one self-portrait.

This is a Book

I (Percy) set Nico on guard duty with Beckendorf and the Stoll brothers, figuring he'd be safely out of the way. ... "What's happening?" Nico demanded, trying to climb up next to me.

The Titan's Curse

Don’t work too hard. Try to maintain balance. Don’t make work your whole life.

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing

Men may or may not be better drivers than women, but they seem to die more often trying to prove that they are.

Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do

Crunches are an exercise where you lie on your back and angrily try to head-butt your crotch.

The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances

How do I get past my fears? Make a life for myself? Risk loving someone? When death is all that waits for you, what's the point in trying to have a life?

Tiger's Destiny

I may not be smart enough to do everything, but I am dumb enough to try anything.

Teen Titans, Vol. 3: Beast Boys and Girls

You could try to believe what you wanted, but it never worked. Your brain and your heart decided what you were going to believe and that was that. Whether you liked it or not.

Tell the Wolves I'm Home

It's hard to think of the divide where I grew up as a watershed. The creeks are dry most of the year, rainfall is undependable at best, and folks in one river system are always trying to steal water from another.

Threshold

So you need an alarm system because you gonna be in bad neighborhoods?" "Actually, I sort of stole a car, and I'm afraid the owner will try to get it back.

One for the Money

That night, Hallie was relieved when Linda Soares, the town librarian who'd spent years trying to impress Nick with her low-cut shirts and book recommendations, joined them for dinner.

The Orphans of Race Point

I squared my shoulders, trying to ignore the fact that I was standing in the apartment of the sea witch, wearing a fairy-tale prom gown, waiting for the attack of the mermaids.

One Salt Sea

If you don't know how to take care of your own needs, when you try to give to others, you are giving from a bankrupt account.

Overcoming the 7 Devils That Ruin Success