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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.

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The Vulnerability Undid Him

Nora Roberts

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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.

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

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I Do Indeed Write On The Road. My Laptop Goes With Me Everywhere.

[everyone Needs] A Woman Who'll Listen, Take Your Side, Tell The Truth - Or Not, As You Need It. A Woman You Can Count On, No Matter What, And Who'll Love You No Matter How Much You Screw Up.

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.

In All The Illusions, You're The Only Truth That I Need

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

She Was The Only Woman He Was Afraid He Would Beg For.

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.

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

What's Your Status?" She Asked Him. "healthy, Wealthy, And Wise. What's Yours?" "ha. Mean, Crafty, And Rude.

Oh, God. God, Isn't That Perfect? He's Dad. He's Dad With A Layer Of Nerd. Solid, Steady, Chipping Away So Patiently, You Don't Even Know You've Had Your Shields Hacked Down Until You're Defenseless. It's The Type." "you're Not In Love With A Type, You're In Love With A Man," Penny Corrected. "or You're Not.

Better, Cilla Thought, To Be Alone On A Quiet Night Than To Be Alone In A Crowd. Much Better.

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.

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Eat Ribs.

The Man's Got More Money Than God, And He Sends You A Bag Of Coffee?

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.

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

Know What You Want, Work To Get It, Then Value It Once You Have It.

That Woman Doesn't Have The Sense God Gave A Retarded Flea.

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

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.

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

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.

Love Didn't Run On Logic. It Didn't Follow Neat Lines Or A List Of Priorities.

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]

If You Love Someone, When It's The Most Real, The Most Important Thing In Your Life, It's Not Enough To Coast. You Need To Dig In Those Footers, Start Building On That Base. You Want Something To Last, You Put Your Back Into It.

No. No, I Don't Believe You'd Betray Me With Her. I Don't Believe You'd Cheat On Me. But I'm Afraid, And I'm Sick In My Heart That You Might Look At Her, Then At Me. And Regret.

The Most Important Thing In Writing Is To Have Written. I Can Always Fix A Bad Page. I Can't Fix A Blank One.

Don't You Want Me To Kiss You Goodbye, Sweetie?" "kiss A Cow Farm Boy

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