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Roarke "i'll Drop You." Eve "no, Better I Catch A Cab Or Take The Underground. This Guy Sees Me Show Up In A Hot Car With A Fancy Piece Behind The Wheel, He's Not Going To Like Me." Roarke "you Know How I Love Being Referred. To As Your Fancy Piece." Eve "sometimes You're My Love Muffin.

"it Doesn't Matter How Long It Takes." She Thought Of Him, Of Them, The Lifetime Already Shared. "it's How Long It Lasts."

He Loves Me." "you Sound Surprised." "nobody Ever Did. Not Like This. It's Easy To Say, For Some People. The Words. But It's Not Just Words With Roarke. He Sees Inside Me, And It Doesn't Matter.

It Shouldn't Make You Sad To Know You're Loved, Grayson." But It Did. It Made Him Sad, And Panicked, And For Just A Moment, Wishful.

The Outward Appearance Would Never Indicate They Were Brothers. (...) But She Could See That At The Moment They Were As United As Triplets In The Womb.

Holding Onto Something That's Gone Only Makes A Sickness Inside.

If You’re Looking For The Full Deal, The Till-death Deal, Then Look At Me. No One’s Ever Going To Love You, Stick By You, Understand How You Work The Way I Do. (malcolm Kavanaugh)

He Was One Of The Many Toads You Have To Go Through To Find The Prince.

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

[as A Writer] You Have To Have The Three D's: Drive, Discipline And Desire. If You're Missing Any One Of Those Three, You Can Have All The Talent In The World, But It's Going To Be Really Hard To Get Anything Done.

I Would Hope That My Writing's Cleaner Than It Was When I Started.

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.

Tell Him I Took The Cat

I Generally Write A First Draft That's Pretty Lean. Just Get The Story Down.

A Relationship Isn't Something That Has To Be Created In A Day Or Perfected In A Day. Part Of The Game Is To Keep Working On It. It's Something That'll Always Be Just A Little Flawed.

I've Wanted To Be With You When I Didn't Have The Right To.

My Boyfriend And I Are Badasses.

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

If Something Isn't Special, Then It's Ordinary.

I Hope That's True, Because I Figured Out Why I'd Never Finished It, What I Was Waiting For. I Was Waiting For You, Clare. For Them. For Us. I Want To Finish It Up For You, For Them, For Us.

Waiting For You

Decisions Made Quickly Were Almost Always Regretted Quickly.

Hey. Hands Off.” ", "“please. Please, Please, Soooo Pretty. Lemme Just Have One Little Touch.” "“peabody, Isn’t It Embarrassing Enough You’re Wearing Pink Cowboy Boots, Again, Without Standing Here Drooling On My Coat?”", [j.d. Robb, Celebrity In Death]

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.

Bite Me." -lieutenant Eve Dallas, From Any Of The In Death Books.

I Won't Consider Getting Horizontal With Someone I Can Barely Tolerate When We're Vertical.

It's An Exceptional Thing To Have Someone In Your Life Who Knows And Understands You So Well. Who Loves Who You Are. A Very Exceptional Thing.

...those Who Love Suffer When Who They Love Suffers.

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.

When We Grow Up, We Lose The Talent For Loving Without Restrictions.

I Don't Fiddle Or Edit Or Change While I'm Going Through That First Draft.

Sometimes I Just Want To Gobble You Whole, Eat You Alive. You're So Gorgeous. You're So Beautiful.

You Bring The Color And The Life. It's A Lucky Man Who Is Offered That Color And Life, And A Wise One Who Values It.

What Was Your Secret?" That Brought Another Smile. "learn To Laugh, Otherwise, You'll Beat Them To Death With A Hammer First Chance

Life Has Very Little Even Ground.

Even A Good Place Gets To Be A Rut, Especially If You're Standing In It Alone... Alone And Lonely Have The Same Root.

What Other Thing, Eve?" "i Love You. Sometimes It Makes My Stomach Hurt, But I Kind Of Like It. Tired Now, Come To Bed. Love You.

Love Without Trust? It's Not Love At All.

Love Without Trust

Roz To Amelia (the House Ghost): How Considerate Of You, After Trying To Kill Me, To See That I Don't Catch A Cold.

If That Isn't Typical Male Stupidity! If Something Doesn't Work, Kick It Or Swear At It!

I Read A Lot - And I Read A Variety Of Genres.

It's Called Male Bonding. You'll Never Get It. I Believe Women Are As Capable As Men, Deserve Equal Pay—and That One Day, Should Be Sooner Than Later, In My Opinion, The Right Woman Can And Should Be Leader Of The Free World. But You Can't Understand The Male Bonding Rituals Any More Than Men Can Understand Why The Vast Majority Of Women Are Obsessed With Shoes And Other Footwear.

Retirement Wasn't A Reward At The End Of A Well-run Career ... It Was A Void Surrounded By Endless Dull Hours, Haunted By Memories Of Work.

Three Weeks Hadn't Changed Cop Central. The Coffee Was Still Poisonous, The Noise Abominable, And The View Out Of Her Stingy Window Was Still Miserable. She Was Thrilled To Be Back.

Love Is Very Funny Business. And Sex - Well, Let's Face It, Sex Is Hysterical.

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

Certainly The Plagiarism, And Dealing With The Fallout Of It, Was The Most Difficult Thing I've Ever Faced Since I Started Writing.

He Won't Be One Of Those Girlishly Pretty Men With Curly Gold Hair...he'll Be Dark, Dangerous, Too. Brave, Certainly, But Not Without Flaws. I Like My Heroes Human.

She Walked With A Ghost Of Herself, One Full Of Potential And Possibility. One Who Was Fearless. Where Had That Girl Gone?

Who's With Her?" Roarke Asked, Though He Already Knew. It Was Just Like Her. "with Her? Oh, Ah, Hmmm. Webster." Silence Fell, A Clatter Of Broken Bricks. Peabody Folded Her Hands In Her Pockets And Prepared For The Explosion To Follow. "i See." When Roarke Simply Turned Back To The Screen And Continued, She Didn't Know Whether To Be Relieved Or Scared To Death.

I'm Sorry. It's Hard For Me. I Do Love You," She Said Quietly. "sometimes It Scares Me Because You're The First. And The Only" He Held Her There Until He Was Sure He Could Speak, Then Eased Her Back, Looked Into Her Eyes "you've Chaged My Life. Become My Life." He Touched His Lips To Hers, Let The Kiss Deepen Slowly, Silkily. "i Need You

I Know You Love Me, But I Don't Know Why. I Look At You And I Just Can't Get Why It's Me. Every Time I Get My Balance, I Lose It Again. Because It Shouldn't Be Me, And I Think It'd Kill Me If You Ever Figured That Out.

The Wounded Recognized The Wounded.

Why?” He Tilted His Head. “that’s A Tricky One. Could It Be Your Serenity, Your Quiet Manner, Your Flawless Fashion Sense?” It Did His Heart Good To See Her Quick, Amused Grin. “no, I Must Be Thinking Of Someone Else. It Must Be Your Courage, Your Absolute Dedication To Balancing Scales, That Restless Mind, And That Sweet Corner Of Your Heart That Pushes You To Care So Much About So Many.” “that’s Not Me.” “oh, But It Is You, Darling Eve.

Potholes And Bumps? Welcome To The World. Every Road Gas Them. They're There To Be Navigated, Avoided, Driven Over, Or Through To The Other Side. Don't Keep Driving Into The Pothole.

Because When You Hate Something, You Stop Doing It.

The Doll, Dallas. You Know, Barbie Doll. Jeez, Didn't You Ever Have Dollies?" "dolls Are Like Small Dead People. I Have Enough Dead People, Thanks.

I Promised Myself That No Matter Where I Went, What I Did, I'd Never Take Anything For Granted Again.

Never Take Anything For Granted

Heroism's Just Doing More Than You Want To Do Or Think You Can. Sometimes It's Just Doing The Crappy Things, The Unhappy Things Other People Won't Do....it's Not Just Jumping Out Of A Plane Onto A Glacier Ten Thousand Feet Up Because There's Nobody Else There To Do It. It's Getting Out Of Bed In The Morning When It Seems Like Too Much Trouble.

Okay. Look, Why Don't You Take Care Of The Half A Million Things You've Been Letting Dangle In Roarke's Empire Of Everything?" "catchy Title. I May Use It One Day.

What Time Is It In New York?" He Shook His Head. "an Hour Later Than It Is Here. The Earth Simply Has To Revolve, Eve, However Annoying It Is For You." "it Can Revolve All It Wants. I Just Don't See Why People Can't Settle On The Same Time.

Men Are Boys In Bigger Packages.

People Tell Their Children There Are No Monsters In The World. They Tell Them That Because They Believe It, Or They Want The Child To Feel Safe. But There Are Monsters, Luke, All The More Frightening Because They Look Like People.

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

But When Two People Feel Something, They Ought To Respect That Enough To Figure It Out

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.

Love Meant Different Things To Different People.

Different Peoples

And Each Book Has To Receive Your Best Effort Every Single Time. No Slacking.

I Don't Like The Idea Of You Shivering Unless I Cause It. Stay Warm." ----roarke, Naked In Death

Matt's Brother And The Blond Cook Spent A Good Portion Of Last Season Tangling The Sheets. Historically, Said Cook Tangled Many Other Sheets With Dexterity And Aplomb." "aplomb" "it's A Polite Way To Say She Banged Often, Well And Without Too Much Discrimination." "that Also Sounded Polite." "i Was Raised Well.

The Most Important Aspect Of Any Story, To Me, Is Character.

He Shook His Head And Eyed Roarke. "you Don't Look Like A Cop." "i'm Not And Thank You For Noticing.

My Fondest Wish, I Suppose, Would Be To Die At The Keyboard Right After Finishing A Book, Perhaps With A Little Time Off To Have Some Really Good Sex. It's Not, 'oh, Thank God, This Is Book No. 250. I Can Die Now.'

I Think Things Happen Between People For A Reason.

There Was Nothing Like A Saturday - Unless It Was The Saturday Leading Up To The Last Week Of School And Into Summer Vacation. That Of Course Was All The Saturdays Of Your Life Rolled Into One Big Shiny Ball.

I Wouldn't Waste A Day, Not An Hour, Not A Moment. Take What You Want And Damn Caution. Live, Enjoy. Feed Ravenously. Or The Biggest Regret You'll Have At The End Of Your Life Is Wasted Time.

Fate. You Could Never Anticipate It.

I Saw You Standing On A Veranda You'd Built With Your Own Hands. And I Loved You.

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

If You Don't Step Forward, You're Always In The Same Place.

That Has Not Yet Been Put To The Test. I Got My Fourth-degree Black Belt This Winter. When I Make Martial Arts Noises, Thousands Flee In Terror. Don't Test Me." "can You Hear That? It's My Knees Knocking." "they're Wise To Fear Me.

I'd Rather Lie Bare-assed Naked On The Sidewalk And Be Trampled By Tourists From South Dakota Than Be An Accountant.

Some Things In Life Are Out Of Your Control. You Can Make It A Party Or A Tragedy.

If You Do Not Step Forward You Will Always Remain Where You Are.

You Can’t Just Hope For Happy Endings. You Have To Believe In Them. Then Do The Work, Take The Risks.

Make A Life With Me, One That Comes From Love, One That I Can Watch Grow In You. Only A Fool Would Believe That What Comes From What We Have Together Would Be Anything But Beautiful.

Magic Exists. Who Can Doubt It, When There Are Rainbows And Wildflowers, The Music Of The Wind And The Silence Of The Stars? Anyone Who Has Loved Has Been Touched By Magic. It Is Such A Simple And Such An Extraordinary Part Of The Lives We Live.

Squats Are A Form Of Torture Designed By People Who Don’t Need To Do Squats In The First Place

Love Makes Saints Or Sinners Out Of Men.

The Vulnerability Undid Him Even As The Strength Brought Him Pride. And The Whole Of Her Brought Him Love Beyond The Measuring Of It. Of All He'd Craved In His Life, All He'd Dreamed Of Having, All He'd Fought To Gain By Fair Means Or Foul, He'd Never Imagined Having Such Such As She As His Own. Never Imagined Himself The Man He'd Come To Be Because She Was.

Since It Was There, Larkin Got Another Bowl, Spooned Up Stew For Himself. “he Fights With Us. We’re An Army.” “an Army? Talk About Delusions Of Grandeur. What Are You?” She Asked Glenna. “witch.” “so, We’ve Got A Witch, A Sorcerer, A Couple Of Refugees From Geall And A Vampire. Some Army.

I'd Always Loved To Read - And Come From A Family Of Readers - But I Never Thought About Writing As A Career.

I Was Having The Surreal Experience Of Having Myself Show Myself Around My Office And Bullpen.” “oh! My Desk. I Could’ve Sat At My Desk. I Could’ve Sat At Your Desk.” “no.” “it’s A Vid Set.” “even Then, No.

I Wonder If You Can Understand, I Never Really Knew What It Was To Want, Until You.

God Is Dead And I Am His Replacement.

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.

Alone In Her Shelter, She Allowed Herself Tears. When Her Shelter Cooled To The Touch She Called To Gull, “coming Out!” She Eased Her Head Out Into The Smoky Air, Looked Over At Gull. She Imaged They Both Looked Like A Couple Of Sweaty, Parboiled Turtles Climbing Out Of Their Shells. “hello, Gorgeous.” She Laughed. It Hurt Her Throat, But She Laughed. “hey, Handsome.

The Tune Was Sad, As The Best Of Ireland Was, Melancholy And Lovely As A Lover's Tears.

A Woman With Romance In Her Life Lived As Grandly As A Queen, Because Her Heart Was Treasured.

What Do You Think? Does Everything Look Right? " " You Really Expect Me To Look At Anything But You? " She Laughed Even As Her Pulse Jittered. " Boy, I Must Be In Bad Shape When A Shopworn Line Like That Hits The Mark. " " I Mean It, " He Said And Watched Her Smile Fade. " I Adore Looking At You. " Laying A Hand On Her Knees With A Long, Slow, Thorough Kiss. " Beautiful Margo. Mine. " " Well, You're Certainly Taking My Mind Off My ... Kiss Me Again. " " Glad To.

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.

I Think I've Just Lost Five Pounds In Fear Sweat." Peabody Mopped At Her Face. "now I Want A Cannoli. I Don't Know Why." With A Laugh, Roarke Shifted To Grin At Her. "i'll Buy You A Dozen, Precious." "cannolis, For God's Sake.

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

So Does That Mean You're Going To Fall In Love With Me Again? What Makes You Think I Ever Stopped?

Falling In Love

And Don’t Worry.” Bob, Carter’s Best Man And Colleague, Held Up A Notebook Computer. “i’ve Got It Handled On This End. And I Memorized The Vows Just In Case He Needs Me To Throw Him A Line.” “you’re A Treasure, Bob.” She Waited Until She Was Out Of Earshot To Laugh.

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.

I Don't Let Myself Believe In Writer's Block. I Feel Very Strongly Writing Is Habit As Much As An Art Or A Craft. And If You Write Crap, You're Still Writing.

My Mother Says Happy Ever After's A Bunch Of Bull.

We All Look. The Lucky Find.

Don't Worry."... "we Are Right Behind You." "notice," Lilah Added With A Smile, "the Direction Is Behind.

Okay, You're Right About That. But This Whole Ghost Thing's Irritating." "park Benches Are Irritating To You In Some Moods." "depends On Whether Or Not I Want To Sit Down.

You Are Who You Are. I Know You. You Believe That? "yea But--" "you're Eve Dallas. You're The Love Of My Life. My Heart And Soul. You're A Cop, Mind And Bone. You're A Woman Of Strength And Resilience. Stubborn, Hardheaded, Occassionally Mean As A Badger, And More Generous That You'll Admit.

A Good Story's Like A Door, And You Can Go Through It Whenever You Need To. After You've Read It Or Seen It Or Heard It, You Can Still Go Back Through It. Once It's Yours, It's Always Yours.

Those Big Blue Eyes Were Swimming, And He Was Afraid That If The First Tear Fell, He Would Break And Carry Her Off Anywhere She Wanted To Go.

Roarke's Brow Cocked As He Noted Casto Take In The Black Satin That Slithered Over Eve's Body. In The Manner Of Men Or Unfriendly Male Dogs, Roarke Showed His Teeth.

Once You Considered Failure You Were One Step Farther Away From Success.

To Fate And The Strange Way That It Twists Us All Together.

You Love Tests?" "well, Yeah. There Are Questions And Answers. True Or False, Multiple Choice, Essay. What's Not To Love?

Multiple Choice

Are You Telling Me You're Cooking Me Dinner?- Regan Its The Quickest Way, Without Physical Contact, To Get A Woman Into Bed. The Kitchen Through There?

You're Going To Blow His Socks Off!

Aren't Most Romance Heros, Or Heros In Fiction Of Any Kind, Generally Superior To Real Men? Same Goes For Heroines And Real Women.

I Need To Write To Be Happy.

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.

Dolls Are Like Small Dead People.

He Blinked, Then Roared With Laughter. "eve Dallas, Vampire Slayer. One For The Books." ~eternity In Death

I Want You To Take Note, Commander, That Turning In My Badge Would Be Like Cutting Off My Arm. But If It Comes Down To A Choice Between The Job And My Marriage, Then I Lose The Arm.

We're Not Blank Slates. What We've Done, What We've Survived All Go Into Us.

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

He'd Done As He'd Pleased And Even Had Often Enjoyed Long Runs Of Luck Where He Hadn't Been Caught. But The Luckiest Moment Of His Life Had Been Being Caught.

Ive Gotten To Know A Number Of Readers From Being Online, And Really Treasure The Time Ive Spent With Them.

Phillip Look Into Ray's Eyes. He Saw Compassion And Hope. And He Saw Himself Mirrored Back, Bleeding In A Dirty Gutter On A Street Where Life Was Worth Less Than A Dime Bag. Sick, Tired, Petrified, Phillip Dropped His Head Into His Hands. "what's The Point?" "you're The Point, Son." Ray Ran His Hand Over Phillip's Hair. "you're The Point.

It Was A Joint, Which Put It One Slippery Step Up From A Dive.

He Decided There Was No Point In Telling Her He'd Looked In The Fridge And Seen None Of These Things. There'd Just Be Some Variation Of His Mother's Standard Crack About Male Refrigeration Blindness Syndrome.

There's An Oatmeal Cookie In There. I See No Reason For The Existence Of Oatmeal, Particularly In Cookies.

Do You Know What I Feel About You, Devin? About Us?...dazzled, You Dazzle Me. You Make Me Feel Things, And Want Things I Never Knew I Could Have. -cassie

You Make Me Feel

There I Go Being Critical Again. Does A Man Have To Stand On One Foot And Juggle For Me To Consider Him Entertaining? What Am I Looking For? A Knight?...no, Knights Are All Polished And Shiny. I Think My Taste Runs To Something With A Bit Of Tarnish And Maybe A Few Scratches. Someone Who Can Make Me Laugh And Cry And Make Me Angry And Make My Knees Tremble When He Touches Me.

You All Right?" Diana Let Out A Deep Breath. "ask Me Again When I'm Not Praying.

She Wants To Learn How To Handle A Gun. Well, I Want George Clooney Naked In My Bed, But I Haven't Attempted Kidnapping. Yet.

I'm Just Full Of Surprises." Watching Her, He Waved The Wrapped Bar From Side To Side. "you Can Have The Candy If You Sit On My Lap." That Sounds Like Something Perverted Old Men Say To Young, Stupid Girls." I'm Not Old, And You're Not Stupid." He Sat, Patted His Knee. "it's Belgian Chocolate." Just Because I'm Sitting On Your Lap And Eating Your Candy Doesn't Mean You Can Cop A Feel," She Said As She Folded Into His Lap.

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.

Pretending The Past Doesn't Exist Is As Bad As Living In It.

Anything Worth Anything Can Be Found In Books.

I Was Educated By The Nuns. Guilt And Discipline Combine Those And You'll Be Pretty Productive.

I Can't Say I Cared Much For You When I First Came Back. There's That Crappy Attitude Of Yours, And You're Ugly, But You Kind Of Grow On A Guy." Immensely Cheered, Seth Snickered. "you're Uglier." "i'm Bigger, I'm Entitled. So I Guess I'll Hang Around To See If You Get Any Prettier As Time Goes On." "i Didn't Really Want You To Go," Seth Said Under His Breath After A Long Moment. It Was The Closest He Could Get To Speaking His Heart. "i Know.

I Feel Something For You, Some Dangerous Thing, Some Volatile Thing.

Dangerous Things

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

She's In Love, And That Makes Her Strong. She'll Need To Be." "what Makes You Strong, Mia?" "purpose. Love Never Worked For Me.

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

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

Eve Engaged Her On Duty Sign And Stepped Out Of The Car. Immediately Her Ears Were Assaulted With A Blast Of Music. Christmas Carols Pumped, Full Blast, Into The Air. She Decided That People Ran Inside, Ready To Buy Anything, Just To Escape The Noise.

I Never Had A Plan, Except To Write. I Love What I Do, And Have From The Beginning. Loving What You Do Makes It A Lot Easier To Work, Every Day, To Face The Tough Spots And Heel In For The Long Haul. Nothing Against Plans; They Work For Some People. But For Me, If I'd Been Planning, Worrying About Numbers, Trying To Micro-manage My Career, I Wouldn't Have Focused On The Writing. If You Don't Write, You're Not Read. If You're Not Read, You Don't Sell. So That's My Master Plan, I Guess. Write The Books, Let The Agent Agent, The Editor Edit, The Publisher Publish.

Loving What You Do

Eve: "what Do You Want?" Nadine: "a Man Of Amazing Sexual Prowess, Great Sensitivity, Stupendous Abs, And The Face Of An Angel. Toss In A Wicked Sense Of Humor And Stupendous Wealth, Who Adores The Very Ground I Walk On. Oh Wait, You Already Have Him.

We Make Our Own Choices And We're Each Responsible For Them. Blame And Credit Belong To The Individual. You Haven't The Right To Claim Either From Someone Else.

How's It Going Down There?" "it's Weird. They're Too Polite, They Talk Funny, And Stuff Has Too Much Shine On It. But The Coffee's Worse Than Central's, So That's Something.

It’s Good To Be With Someone When You Know You Matter. Not Assume,” She Qualified, “but Know. To Be With Someone, Who Even When You Don’t Think You Want Or Need It, Will Stand Up For You. Someone Who Sends You Flowers And Buys You Magic Wands. I’m Not Going To Look Around The Corner For What’s Next.

People And Relationships Never Stop Being A Work In Progress

Laying A Hand On His Heart, She Timed Its Beats To Her Own. And Knew The Truest Magic Was There.

Winning Can Be Addictive

His Mind’s Always On Something Else. He’d Live In A Ratty Cardigan, And He’s Always Worrying Holes In The Pockets Of His Pants. He Can Never Seem To Find His Wallet Or Anything In The Refrigerator. And Just When You Think He’s Not Paying Any Attention To What You’re Saying Or Doing, He Comes Up With Exactly The Right Answer Or Solution.”", [j.d. Robb, Celebrity In Death"“people""who Expect Perfection In A Mate Miss A Lot Of Fun—and Sweetness.", [j.d. Robb, Celebrity In Death]

Can You Stand A Little Closer?" "hmm?" "you Smell Good. I Like To Smell You.

Love Wasn't The Soft, Silky Words The Poets Spoke Of. Love,with It's Twin Edges, Was The One Factor That Weakened So Many Women, That Pushed Them To Compromised Their Own Wants, Their Own Needs For The Needs And Wants Of Another.

Why Would I Kill Someone I Don't Know, When I Know So Many People Who Irritate Me, And Havent't Killed Any Of Them?

- "women Should All Move To Amazonia, Or At Least Vacation There Four Times A Year." - "amazonia?" - "it's The Girl World In My Head, Where I Go When I'm Annoyed With Carter, Or Just Men In General. There Are Five Shoe Stores Per Capita, Nothing Has Any Calories, And All The Books And Movies End Happy Ever After." - "i Like Amazonia. When Do We Leave?

... A Man's Plans Are Meant To Be Changed For A Beautiful Woman.

"what Was That Technique You Were Using On Those Bastards?" "an Ancient Form Called Kicking Ass."

Parker: She Believed, Absolutely, That Each Person, Each Heart, Had A Counterpart—had A Mate. A Rightness. She’d Always Believed It, And Understood That Unshakable Belief Was A Reason She Was Good At What She Did.

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

Not Everything You Wanted, Deep Inside, Worked Out.

If You Don't Go After What You Want, You'll Never Have It.

You're Going To Be Unemployed If You Really Think You Just Have To Sit Around And Wait For The Muse To Land On Your Shoulder.

Shannon: Only The Living Suffered. Only They Were Riddled With Guilt And Regret And Unanswered Questions.

Unanswered Questions

And You're Not Going To Tell Me She Didn't Make A Move On You. At Least Test The Waters." "the Waters," He Said, "were Not Receptive." "if They Had Been, I'd Have Drowned Her In Them Already.

Maybe You Could Casually Mention To Zoe That I'm Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been, An Axe Murderer." "i'll See If I Can Work It Into Our Next Conversation," Flynn Promised.

Summerset, Don't You Ever Sleep?" "it's Lieutenant Dallas. She's--" Roarke Dropped His Briefcase, Grabbed Summerset By The Lapels. "has She Been Hurt? Where Is She?" "a Nightmare. She Was Screaming." Summerset Lost His Usual Composure And Dragged A Hand Over His Hair. "she Won't Cooperate. I Was About To Call Your Doctor. I Left Her In Her Private Suite." As Roarke Pushed Him Aside, Summerset Grabbed His Arm. "roarke, You Should Have Told Me What Had Been Done To Her." Roarke Merely Shook His Head And Kept Going. "i'll Take Care Of Her.

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.

That's Possible To Likely. We're Involved, You And Me. I'm Telling You What I'm Going To Do Because I Figure When People Are Involved, When They Matter, They Tell Each Other.

Knowledge Is A Great Gift, And The Thirst To Seek It Even Greater. Use What You Know...head And Heart...you Are Not Made To Give Greater Weight To One Than The Other.

I Find I Use The Internet More And More. It's Just An Invaluable Tool. I Do Most Of My Research On The Net Now - And Certainly Do The Bulk Of My Communicating Through Email.

Do You Know What Happens When You Always Look Before You Leap?" She Reached Out And Touched His Hand Before Hurrying Toward The Door. "you Hardly Ever Make The Jump.

She Doesn’t Like You, Mcnab. “i Knoooow. I Find That Really Attractive In A Woman.

I Don't Think You Can Write - At Least Not Well - If You Don't Love Stories, Love The Written Word.

I Want To Keep You, Till The End Of Days.

The End Of The Day

Do You Remember The First Time We Made Love?" He Touched His Lips To Hers As He Said It. "we Rode Up In The Elevator Like This And Couldn't Keep Our Hands Off Each Other, Couldn't Get To Each Other Quick Enough. I Was Mad For You. I Wanted You More Than I Wanted To Keep Breathing. I Still Do." He Deepened The Kiss As The Elevator Doors Opened. "it's Never Going To Change.

I Had The Blood And Fire Rule When My Boys Were Young. You Know, Unless It's Blood Or Fire, Don't Bother Me.

I Hate Patience. Slows Everything Down.

Whatever You Remember, Or Feel, You Need To Know That Whatever They Were They Did One Worthwhile Thing In Their Miserable Lives. And That Was You. Whatever They Were, They Couldn't Destroy That. They Couldn't Stop You From Becoming.

Worthwhile Things

Roarke, What's Going On Here?' 'lieutenant.' He Leaned Forward, Touched His Lips To Hers. 'indications Are We're Having A Romance.

You Are Wise As Well As Short." "i Can Also Break Bricks With My Bare Hands." "that's A Handy Skill If You Ever Find Yourself Walled Up In The Basement Of An Abandoned House By A Psychopath.

Into The Night, In The Dark, He Lay Beside Her, Listening To Her Breathe. He Knew The Varied And Sundry Reasons A Man Would Kill. But None Were More Fierce, None Were More Vital Than To Hold Safe What He Loved.

I Have To Say You Don't Look Anything Like A Policewoman." Maxia's Perfect Eyebrows Arched As She Gave Eve's Dress A Quick Scan. "leonardo Dresses You, Doesn't He?" "no, I Usually Do It Myself.

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.

Feeling Too Much Is A Hell Of A Lot Better Than Feeling Nothing.

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.

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.

If You Tell Me I'm Sensible In Addition To Normal And Wise, I'm Going To Punch You In The Stomach.

What Did She Say?" Eve Asked When They Got Into The Car. "here's Love, She Said, To Hold Until Next We Meet And I Give You More.

I Believe Strongly In Writing Groups Such As Romance Writers Of America That Offer Support, Information And Networking.

It Looks Like Armani And Cartier Went To War.

Eve-"in The Name Of All That Is Holy...it's 2060, Not 1760. Can't They Figure Out A Better Way To Handle This Process?" Roarke-"amen

-the Little Things,emma. The Gestures,the Moments. And The Big. I Let Him See My Heart. I Gave It To Him,even When I Believed He Couldn't Or Wouldn't Take It. I Gave It Anyway-a Gift. Even If He Broke It. I Was Very Brave. Love Is Very Brave.

For Once, He Slept First. She Lay In The Dark, Listening To Him Breathe, Stealing A Little Of His Warmth As Her Own Body Cooled. Since He Was Asleep, She Stroked His Hair. "i Love You," She Murmured. "i Love You So Much, I'm Stupid About It." With A Sigh, She Settled Down, Closed Her Eyes, And Willed Her Mind To Empty. Beside Her, Roarke Smiled Into The Dark. He Never Slept First.

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