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"See? I'd whispered to Bones, nudging him with a grin. 'He never argues with her. Isn't that sweet?A snort preceded his response. 'Keep dreaming, pet."
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"Whether it is in a sales situation, love at first sight, a husband and wife having an important conversation, a parent disciplining a child, or a teacher instructing her students, eye contact is a powerful body language for enriching engagement, focus, and communication."
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"The approachable individuals are the first ones that I introduce myself to because they make me feel emotionally safe."
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"As you seek new opportunities to make favorable first impressions, be ever aware of the subtle effect that physical positioning and distance/closeness can have on your interactions with others and use this understanding to your advantage."
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"A strong handshake conveys confidence, clarity, strength, and intention. As with everything else in life, if it is overzealous, it may be seen as aggressive, arrogant, or dominating. A bone-crushing vice-grip is just plain obnoxious and one of the fastest ways to make someone angry."
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"He asked what she was in for and complimented the find workmanship of her metal extremities, but she ignored him, making him briefly question if he'd been separated from the female population for so long that he could be losing his charm. But that seemed unlikely."
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"Our attitude to people determines their attitude to us."
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"Do you ever answer anything in a way that people expect you to?"
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"When Matthew merely stared at him, Jackson reached into the weapon box and pulled out a sheathed machete, handing it to the boy.Matthew laughed and dropped it."
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"See? I'd whispered to Bones, nudging him with a grin. 'He never argues with her. Isn't that sweet?A snort preceded his response. 'Keep dreaming, pet."
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"Shut up, Julius! I mean, quiet a moment, Commander."
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"For some, vampires are still firmly in the 'evil, scary' column. However, in recent decades, vampires also run the gamut from evil to morally ambiguous all the way to fangless and vegetarian. I think part of their appeal lies in their versatility. Vampires can be the villain, the hero, and everything in between, all depending on the writer's whim. You'll also never hear me say that anyone is doing vampires 'wrong' because unless a real vampire stands up and sets the record straight, it's anyone's game as a far as defining them in fiction."
Fiction

"First bubble baths. Now Disney parks. You're shattering every creep vampire myth I've ever heard."
Humor

"Before we go, I gotta know: If mind-reading abilities are real, there's something else I wondered if fiction got right about vampires-'Ask me if I sparkle and I'll kill you where you stand,' Bones cut him off with utmost seriousness."
Fantasy

"Cat, you asked me before to find out if those dream -suppression pills had any side effects. I've checked with Pathology, and they said you might experience depression, mood swings, irritability, paranoia, and chronic fatigue. Have you noticed any of that?"
Health

"I think this'll definitely tide me over while we're apart,Bones laughed, dragging me into his arms with far more strength and quickness than was fair, considering I still had trouble making my limbs operate.'Oh, Kitten, he murmured as his lips dragged down my throat. 'You didn't really think we were done, did you?"
Romance

"I have been stabbed, shot, burned, bitten, beaten unconscious too many times to count, and even staked. None of those held a candle to the pain I felt at seeing his mouth on hers."
Pain

"And there is my payment the rubies in your cheeks. Are you properly scandalized by your wicked behavior? If you were Catholic, you'd singe the ears of the priest you confessed to. Do you remember making me swear to repeat all those naughty actions agian, no matter what you said this morning?' Now that he brought it up, I did recall saying that. Great Betrayed by my own immorality. 'God, Bones...some of that was depraved.' 'I'll take that as a compliment.' He closed the distance between us.'I love you. Don't be ashamed of anything we did, even if your prudery is on life support."
Passion

"A human hires a hit man to kill his cousin for money, boring. That same hit man botches the job twice, funny. Then the desperate hit man sends a ghoul after the girl to finish things up, my curiosity's piqued. That same ghoul ends up with his head cut off by a mysterious redhead . . . Ah. Now I'm interested."
Suspense

"Why did he have to be so gorgeous? Why did he have to stand so close, and why did I still love him so much?"
Attraction

"I resisted the urge to hurl my plate at him. 'Of course not, Ian. It's just that normally at this hour, Bones and I are fucking like rabbits, so I get twitchy when I have to wait for him to climb aboard."
Provocation
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