“He pulled himself out of hard times, dealt with the scars from it, pushed himself to make a mark. A little bit of the wild side there, always. I told myself, oh no, I won't get tangled up with this one. And I said it again, even when I was tangled up.”
“For that pony had got tangled up in the cowboy's heartstrings a heap more than that cowboy wanted to let on, even to himself. He couldn't get away from how he missed him.”
“Ironing's nice and simple,' he said. 'I get all tangled up in words when I'm putting together those interminable papers....”
“I get all tangled up in your ribbons.”
“One time, my mother told me that I always eat like I'll never see food again. And I said, "I won't unless I bring it home." That shut her up.”
“Love pull your sore ribs in. I will pull your tangles out.”