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I'm sorry," he says, "for that time I kissed you at that party and for that time at the wedding and more than anything for the thousand times that I wanted to and didn't have the guts to.

Melina Marchetta (2007). “Saving Francesca”, p.190, Knopf Books for Young Readers
I'm sorry, he says, for that time I kissed you at that party and for that time at the wedding and more than anything for the thousand times that I wanted to and didn't have the guts to.