“He looked as though I'd just run over his pet puppy (though no actual puppies were harmed in the formation of that metaphor).”

—  Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

Source: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

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