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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.

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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.

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

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.

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.

If You Don't Read For Pleasure, You'll Lose Your Edge As A Writer.

I Don't Kick A Man When He's Down, Unless I'm The One Who Put Him Down In The First Place. I Don't Put Him Down Unless He Deserves It. And I Don't Break My Word If I Give It. So I'll Give You My Word.

Man.god.roarke. An Interesting And Flattering Lineup.

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.

There Are No Dead Ends, Just Detours.

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

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

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

You Don't Fix A Man The Way You Do A Fault In A Pipe Or A Leak In A Roof. You Take Him As He Is, Mary Brenna, Or You Don't Take Him At All...adjustments Can't Be All Made On One Side, Darling, Else The Balance Goes Off And What's Being Built Just Falls Down.

She Could And Had Faced An Armed Laser In The Hands Of A Mad Mutant Mercenary With Less Fear Than She Faced Such Unswerving Emotion.

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 Think Those Who Have Impact And Influence Over Us Are Often Unaware.

I Do Not Feel Obliged In My Reading. I Read To Be Entertained And To Relax, And To Go Into Another World, Not Because It's Good For Me.

We All Look. The Lucky Find.

It Looks Like Armani And Cartier Went To War.

A Ghra. A Amhain. My Love. My Only.

Niall: We're Tossed By The Winds Of Fate. Once We End Where They Blow Us, We Make Of Ourselves That We Will.

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.

Anything Worth Anything Can Be Found In Books.

I Loved The Process Of Writing.

He Gave Her A Quick, Casual Kiss On The Cheek First. Then Came The Hug, And It Was The Hug That Always Made Laurel’s Heart Mush. Serious Grip, Cheek To The Hair, Eyes Closed, Just A Little Sway. Del’s Hugs Mattered, She Thought, And Made Him Impossible To Resist.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Falling In Love

Things Have A Way Of Falling Into Place.

Anyone That Has Character Leaves A Mark On Another. Would You Like To Leave The World Without Making A Ripple?

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

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.

What Is Technology?... It's Another God.

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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