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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

You're The Love Of My Life. I Don't Care How Corny That Sounds. You're The Start Of It, And The End Of It. And You're The Best Of It.

Love Of My Life

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

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

God Is Dead And I Am His Replacement.

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.

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.

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.

For Over A Year I Continued To Submit Mss, And Have Them Rejected - The Last Few With Rejection Letters Indicated The Story Was Pretty Good, But I Was American.

It Taught Me, That When A Woman Lets Herself Love, She Loses. It Taught Me That To Survive, You Rely On Yourself First And Last." -adrianne "it Should Have Also Taught You That Sometimes Love Has No Threshold." -philip

[first Line] “the Business Of Murder Took Time, Patience, Skill, And A Tolerance For The Monotonous.

"do Little Pink Fairies Sing And Dance In Your World, Peabody?" "sometimes, When It's Very Quiet And No One Else Can See."

Ireland Is A Land Of Poets And Legends, Of Dreamers And Rebels. All Of These Have Music Woven Through And Around Them. Tunes For Dancing Or For Weeping, For Battle Or For Love.

There's No Reward Without Work, No Victory Without Effort, No Battle Won Without Risk.

Grudges Are Bridges With Faulty Spans. Falling Off One Is A Lot More Rewarding Than Getting Stuck On The Other Side.

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

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

I’ve Never Been The One. Not For Anybody.” He Closed The Distance Between Them. “you’ll Get Used To It.” He Tipped Her Face Up To His, Kissed Her. “why? Why Am I The One?” “because My Life Opened Up, And It Flooded With Color When You Walked Back Into It.

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.

Actually, I Find It Great Fun To Develop Family Series With Lots Of Characters.

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

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

Multiple Choice

Nothing Worthwhile Is Ever Without Complications.

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.

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.

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.

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

Memories Are Nice Little Possessions. As Long As You Don't Ignore The Present When You Take Them Out To Play.

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.

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

The Most Important Thing Is You Can't Write What You Wouldn't Read For Pleasure. It's A Mistake To Analyze The Market Thinking You Can Write Whatever Is Hot. You Can't Say You're Going To Write Romance When You Don't Even Like It. You Need To Write What You Would Read If You Expect Anybody Else To Read It.

Vending Machine: "this Product Has No Known Nutritional Value And May Cause Irritability Or Wakefulness In Some Individuals. Please Enjoy Your Selection And Your Day." Eve: "up Yours.

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.

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

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.

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