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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

"statues Are Too Much Like Dolls, And Dolls Are Creepy. You Keep Expecting Them To Blink. And The Ones That Smile, Like This?" Eve Kept Her Lips Tight Together And She Curved Them Up. "you Know They've Got Teeth In There. Big, Sharp, Shiny Teeth." "i Didn't. But Now I've Got To Worry About It."

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.

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

He Wouldn't Mention, Now Or Then, The Illegal Nine-millimeter Automatic He Had In His Pocket. Why Distress The Woman You Loved With Minor Details?

Men Shake Hands After They Beat Each Other Up; We Eat Chocolate.

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

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

When You Find Somebody You Love, All The Way Through, And She Loves You—even With Your Weaknesses, Your Flaws, Everything Starts To Click Into Place. And If You Can Talk To Her, And She Listens, If She Makes You Laugh, And Makes You Think, Makes You Want, Makes You See Who You Really Are, And Who You Are Is Better, Just Better With Her, You’d Be Crazy Not To Want To Spend The Rest Of Your Life With Her. (carter Maguire)

Don't 'honey' Me In That Southern-fried Twang.

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

The End Of The Day

I Hate Patience. Slows Everything Down.

Tell Him I Took The Cat

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

When Somebody Walks Out, It Leaves A Hole In You. Some People Fill It Up, The Good And The Bad, And Get On That Way. Some People Leave It Open, Maybe Long Enough To Heal, Maybe Too Long, Picking At It Now And Then So It Doesn't Heal All The Way.

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

Somethings In Life Are Out Of Your Control. You Can Make It A Party Or A Tragedy. Or, You Could Refuse To Take The Next Step. You Could Refuse To Take What You Wanted Most Because You're Afraid Some Day You Might Lose It.

Eve Talking To Someone On Her Computer And Having Trouble With The Language Translator....."i Have Two Like Crimes. Your Data And Your Input On Leclerk Would Be Very Helpful"marie Pursed Her Lips And Humor Danced In Her Eyes."it Says You Would Like To Have Sex With Me. I Don't Think That Is Correct""oh, For Christ Sake" Eve Slammed A Fist Against The Machine.

Damn Me To Hell Or Take Me To Heaven, But For Gods Sake, Do It Now.

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

Sex Might Satisfy, Food Might Fuel, Love Might Sustain, But Without Coffee, What Is The Point?

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.

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

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

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

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

...if I Don't Have Twenty Or Thirty Books Right Here, Waiting To Be Read, I Start Jonesing. That's My Compulsion.

It Was Best Not To Think, Not To Analyze. It Was Best To Accept And Act.

I Always Thought Everybody Made Up Stories In Their Heads - Never Thought About Actually Writing Them Down On Paper Until I Was Snowed In With The Kids In The Blizzard Of '79 - 3 Feet Of Snow. I Live In A Rural Area And Was Stuck. No Morning Kindergarten - It Was A Nightmare.

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.

My Boyfriend And I Are Badasses.

I Love You. I Don't Know When It Started, Years Ago Or Weeks. But I Know My Heart's Lost To You, And I Wouldn't Have It Another Way. You're What I Want, All There Is Of You.

But Roarke Doesn't Feel Weird About It. He's Full Of It, The Love, I Mean. And When He Loves Me, Things That Never Worked In Me Did - Do. It Was Easier When They Didn't Work, But It's Better When They Do. You Know?

We All Look. The Lucky Find.

Getting A Room's Not Always Enough. Sometimes You Gotta Close The Door.

I Want You More Than I Should," She Heard Herself Say. "i Have You Less Than I Want.

Every Writer Has To Figure Out What Works Best - And Often Has To Select And Discard Different Tools Before They Find The One That Fits.

She Gazed Toward The Marsh That Grew Thicker, Deeper, Greener With Approaching Summer. Mosquitoes Whined In There, Breeding In The Dark Water. Alligators Slid Through It, Silent Death. It Was A Place Where Snakes Could Slither And Bogs Could Suck The Shoe Right Off Your Foot. And It Was A Place, She Thought, That Went Bright And Beautiful With The Twinkling Of Fireflies, Where Wildflowers Thrived In The Shade And The Stingy Light. Where An Eagle Could Soar Like A King. There Was No Beauty Without Risk. No Life Without It.

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