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I'll Walk You Back,"he Said With Such Apparently Boundless Amiability That Diana Wanted To Deck Him. "that Isn't Necessary," She Began As Her Hand Was Clasped By His. "i Suppose I Could Walk Ten Paces Behind Or Ten Paces In Front." As She Let Out A Frustrated Breath, Caine Grinned Down At Her. "you're Not Angry Because We Exchanged A Friendly Kiss? After All, We're Family." "there Was Nothing Friendly Or Familial About It," Diana Muttered. "no," He Lifted Her Hand To His Lips, Then Lightly Nipped At Her Knuckle. "maybe We Should Try Again.

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I'll Walk You Back,"he Said With Such Apparently Boundless Amiability That Diana Wanted To Deck Him. "that Isn't Necessary," She Began As Her Hand Was Clasped By His. "i Suppose I Could Walk Ten Paces Behind Or Ten Paces In Front." As She Let Out A Frustrated Breath, Caine Grinned Down At Her. "you're Not Angry Because We Exchanged A Friendly Kiss? After All, We're Family." "there Was Nothing Friendly Or Familial About It," Diana Muttered. "no," He Lifted Her Hand To His Lips, Then Lightly Nipped At Her Knuckle. "maybe We Should Try Again.

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Once Love Found You It Clung, No Matter How Much You Tried To Shake It Off.

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I Want To See You Again." He Stopped, Took Her Face In His Hands. "i Need To See You Again." Her Pulse Jumped, As If It Had Nothing To Do With The Rest Of Her. "roarke, What's Going On Here?" "lieutenant." He Leaned Forward, Touched His Lips To Hers. "indications Are We're Having A Romance.

She, As No Other Ever Could, Reached Every Corner Of His Heart. His Joy, And His Salvation.

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Marriage Is A Land Mine. A Really Intimate Land Mine. Adultery To Kitchen Fires. Never A Dull [moment].

I'd Rather Be Screwed Up With You Than Smooth With Anybody Else.

I Need To Write To Be Happy.

Body Adornments Show That We're Aware Of Our Bodies And Expect Others To Be Aware As Well.

Two Women Can't Share A House Comfortably, No Matter How Fond They Might Be Of Each Other. It's Got To Be One Woman's Kitchen.

Put All Your Eggs In One Basket... The Handle's Going To Break. Then All You've Got Is Scrambled Eggs.

Dinner's In One Hour. If You're Not Back, Sitting At The Table, I'll Beat You All Unconscious With A Spatula.

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I Think Sometimes Fate Cuts You A Break. Like It Says, Okay, You've Had Enough Of That Crap, So It's Time You Fell Into Something Nice. See What You Make Out Of It.

An Eye For An Eye.” “that's A Revenge Thing, Right? From Some Play.” “the Bible, Darling. The Lord Of All Plays.

I’ve Been Happy Alone And I’ve Been Unhappy Without You. I Never Wanted To Depend On Anyone, Or To Let Myself Care So Much I Could Be Made Unhappy. But I Depend On You And I Love You.

He Trailed Off As He Saw The Books. Piles And Stacks Of Them Beside The Sofa, Another Stack On The Coffee Table, A Sea Of Them On Her Dining Table. Jesus Christ, Dane, You Need Treatment.

Men Didn't Respect Beauty...they Used It.

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I'm Damned If I'm Going To Be Eaten By A Bear When I'm Naked." "i'm Sure It's A More Pleasant Experience Dressed.

Why Is It You Think You'll Live Forever And Why Do You Want To, I'd Like To Know, When You Deny Yourselves So Many Of The Basic Pleasures In Life?

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Broken Hearts Healed. Maybe The Cracks Were Always There, Like Thin Scars, But They Healed. People Lived And Worked, Laughed And Ate, Walked And Talked With Those Cracks For Many, Even The Scars Healed And They Loved Again.

Do You Always Get Away With The Outrageous?" "mostly. Are You Always S Beautiful In The Morning?" "don't Waste Your Charm." "it's All Right, I Have More.

Caroline Waverly: Sometimes We Hurt More For What Might Have Been Than For What Is.

There Are No Dead Ends, Just Detours.

Life Is Like A Moustache. It Can Be Wonderful Or Terrible. But It Always Tickles.

He Wanted To Be A Poet,' Someone Else Put In While Maggie Hugged Tim And Patted His Back. 'said He'd Only Lacked The Words To Be One.

Roarke: You'd Enjoy Flying More If You'd Learn The Controls. Eve: I'd Rather Pretend I'm On The Ground. Roarke: And How Many Vehicles Have You Wrecked, Had Blown Up, Or Destroyed In The Last, Oh, Two Years? Eve: Think About That, Then Imagine It Happening When I'm At The Wheel At Thirty Thousand Feet. Roarke: Good Point. I'll Do The Flying.

When You Reach For The Stars, You Lose Blood And Tears. That's Something You Should Remember.

Dolls Are Like Small Dead People.

Have Mcnab Take The Edge If You Need One. Can He Handle Bad Cop?" "he Does It Really Well During Personal Role-playing Games When I'm The Reluctant Witness.

Every Writer Needs An Editor. I Don't Care How Good You Are Or Think You Are.

Justin Turned To Give Her One Of His Cool, Unsmiling Looks. Butterflies Fluttered In Her Throat. She'd Be Very Careful, Serena Decided, As If She Were Walking Through A Minefield. "what Are You Thinking?" "about Bombs," She Answered Blandly, "deadly Camoflaged Bombs." She Gave Him A Quick,innocent Grin. "are We Going To Eat Soon? I'm Starving.

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Eat Ribs.

What Is Technology?" Cian Pulled His Brother Inside, Pushed The Button For The Next Floor. "it's Another God.

Happy Fuller: Somehow You Always Love In A Special Way The One Who Gives You The Most Grief.

A Woman Doesn't Want To Be Told She Looks Nice,' Jude Nuttered As She Sat Down Beside Maud's Grave. "she Wants To Be Told She's Beautiful, Sexy. That She Looks Outrageous. It Dosen't Matter If Its Not True.' She Sighed And Laid The Flowers Against The Headstone. 'because For The Moment, When The Words Are Said And The Words Are Heard, It's Perfect Truth.

If Love Doesn't Make A Fool Of Us, What Will?

The Man Was Useless As Tits On A Bull, But He Didn't Deserve To Die Like That.

The Purest Magic Is In The Heart.

When You Love Someone, You Have To Be With Them, Don't You? To Be Part Of Their Life, To Have Them Be Part Of Yours." Glory In Death

When You Love Someone

I Write Every Day. Even If I'm Not Writing Well, I Write Through It. I Can Fix A Bad Page. I Can't Fix A Blank One.

Love Is Not Enough. But, It Is The Rock On Which All Else Stands.

A Pity It Was So Early In The Day And I Couldn't Treat Myself To The Roller Coaster. We'll Have To Come Back, You And I, And Make Up For It." "sure, When I've Lost My Mind And Want To Rush Screaming Through The Air In A Little Car.

Please Let Me Go." "anna." He Lowered His Brow To Hers. "don't Ask Me To Do That, Because I Don't Think I Can Live Without You. Take A Chance, Roll The Dice. Come With Me.

If You Don't Go After What You Want, You'll Never Have It. If You Don't Ask, The Answer Is Always No. If You Don't Step Forward, You're Always In The Same Place.

Eve, We're Going To Be Married In A Few Days." The Jittering Started Again, Big Time. "yeah." "if He Keeps Looking At You Like That, I'm Going To Have To Hurt Him.

Give Them Your Brains, Girl, Never Your Guts.

If You Can't Dance On It, It Isn't Coffee.

...but Even Strong Women Need An Arm To Lean On Now And Then. (anna Whitney In Glory In Death)

We Make Destiny With Every Turn, Every Choice.

The Worst, The Very Worst Requirement Of Friendship, In Eve Dallas's Opinion, Was Sitting Through An Entire Evening Of Childbirth Classes. What Went On There--the Sights, The Sounds, The Assault On All The Senses--turned The Blood Cold.

And Still She Felt More Confident At The Prospect Of Taking On The Russian Mafia Than She Did Attending A Backyard Barbecue.

Roarke Had To Force Himself Not To Snatch Her Up As She Swept Through The Hallowed Senate Halls. Members Of The Media Were Already Leaping Toward Her, But She Cut Through Them As If They Weren’t There. “i Like Your Style, Lieutenant Dallas,” He Said When They’d Fought Their Way To The Car. “i Like It A Lot. And By The Way, I Don’t Think I’m In Love With You Anymore. I Know I Am.

In The Summer Of 80, Silhouette Bought My First Book.

I Changed Your Life.” She Looked Down At The Peach They Shared. “you Changed Min. I’m Glad Of It.” And Back Into His Eyes. “every Day. I’m Glad Of It. I’d Like A Pond, And Maybe Something To Sit On So We Could Watch The Creepy, Interesting Fish.” “that Would Suit Me Very Well.” She Linked Her Arms Around His Neck, Laid Her Cheek On His. Love Finds A Way, She Thought.

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