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13. Boretar was basking in the warm June sun as the Russell family prepared to depart. The black BMWβs boot was packed with the suitcases and the roof box was filled with tennis rackets and other sports gear. The bike stand on the rear of the car was already loaded with the childrenβs bikes. Peter made one final check of the house to ensure that all doors and windows were locked and secure. Then he shouted to his wife Mary, βWeβre ready to go, where are the children?
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Robert Reid (The Empress (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief #4))
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Take care of your car in the garage, and the car will take care of you on the road.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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I was just telling Steve how much you appreciate motorcycles and it just so happens that he has oneβ
Whoopee. Like I fucking cared.
βOh yeah?β I said, glancing at Steve. βWhat kind of ride?β
The douche canoe grinned at me, revealing two perfectly straight and glaringly white rows of teeth.
βA BMW,β he said. βR12ββ
βA sports bike?β I interrupted, wrinkling up my nose. βHow super gay for you.β
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βSports bikes are for pussies. True fucking story.
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Madeline Sheehan (Unattainable (Undeniable, #3))
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I am emotional about engines, if you hurt my car, you hurt my heart.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Asking someone else to drive your sports car is like asking someone else to kiss your girlfriend.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Among all the machines, motorcar is my favorite machine.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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I am so obsessed with the cars that sometimes I feel like my heart is not a muscle, it's an engine.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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I love the wheels, I mean steering wheel.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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It was for times like this that I loved riding my bike. Those moments when all thoughts of the past and future slipped away and I existed entirely in the present, the miles rolling past beneath the wheels of my big BMW, the morning light clear and golden, throwing shadow bands across the road as I carved my way around the world. As I rode and the days and miles ticked past, I spoke to my bike, cajoling her with promises of an oil change and a clean air filter if she got me to Penang in time. It was the kind of bargain Iβd struck many times since leaving London nearly eighteen months earlier.
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Elspeth Beard (Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World)
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The Catalog and the Truck Store became a vehicle for Brand to follow his whims and chase after any kind of new idea. He reviewed a build-your-own-airplane kit and found it interesting enough that he decided to order one. Ultimately, the plane, unfinished and unflown, ended up in the barn on Bill Englishβs property. Brand purchased a BMW motorcycle and discovered that as great an adventure tool as his new motorbike was, it was also probably more risk than it was worth. Thinking about the hazard of zipping along the freeway at seventy miles per hour, he decided to sell the bike after several misadventures.
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John Markoff (Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand)