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You Said We've Got A New Page. I Figure I've Got Some Say In What Gets Written On It. So I'm Going To Work On You. Last Time Around, You Threw Yourself At Me.” “i Did No Such Thing.” “sure You Did. But I Can See I've Got My Work Cut Out For Me This Time. That's Okay.” He Skimmed His Thumb Over Her Knuckles Before She Jerked Her Hand Free. “in Fact, I Think I'm Going To Enjoy It.” “i Don't Know Why I Waste My Time Trying To Mend Fences With You. You're As Arrogant As You Ever Were.” “just The Way You Like Me, Sweetheart.

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You Said We've Got A New Page. I Figure I've Got Some Say In What Gets Written On It. So I'm Going To Work On You. Last Time Around, You Threw Yourself At Me.” “i Did No Such Thing.” “sure You Did. But I Can See I've Got My Work Cut Out For Me This Time. That's Okay.” He Skimmed His Thumb Over Her Knuckles Before She Jerked Her Hand Free. “in Fact, I Think I'm Going To Enjoy It.” “i Don't Know Why I Waste My Time Trying To Mend Fences With You. You're As Arrogant As You Ever Were.” “just The Way You Like Me, Sweetheart.

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If I Can Make You Unhappy, Then I Can Make You Happy As Well.

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.

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He Was A Wild One As A Lad, And There's A Look About Him That Says He Could Be Again." Kathy Sighed. "i've Always Had A Soft Spot For A Wild Heart In A Man. Have You No Sweetheart In The States Then, Jude?" "no." She Thought Briefly Of William. Had She Ever Considered Her Husband Her Sweetheart? "no One Special." "if They're Not Special, What Would The Point Be?

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

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

I Said, You're The Beat Of My Heart, The Breath In My Body, The Light In My Soul.

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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

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Nature Will Kill You Without A Minute's Thought, And In Nastier Ways Than A Crazy Guy With Agun. It Doesn't Make Her Any Less Beautiful.

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.

Did They Know - The Young And Fearless - What A Miraculous Thing It Was To Have All Of Anyone?

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

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

You--roarke." Eyes Watering, She Reached For More Tissue. "jesus, Eve. Jesus Christ, You Never Sleep With Anybody. And You're Telling Me You Slept With Roarke?" "that's Not Precisely Accurate. We Didn't Sleep.

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

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.

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

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

Evil Cannot And Will Not Be Vanquished By Evil. Dark Will Only Swallow Dark And Deepen. The Good And The Light Are The Keenest Weapons.

It's Hard To Resist A Bad Boy Who's A Good Man.

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.

He Sipped His Coffee, Watched The Flames. "you Gave Me My Life, You Did," He Insisted When Summerset Made A Protesting Sound. "and I Worked-in My Fashion- To Build This Place. I Asked You To Tend It For Me. You've Never Let Me Down. But I Needed Her. The One Thing, The Only Thing That Could Make This Place Home." "she's Not What I Would Have Chosen For You" "oh, That I Know" "but She's Right For You. The One For You." Despite, Or Maybe Due To, Her Many Flaws" "i Imagine She Thinks The Same Thing About You". Memory In Death, Roarke And Summerset

I Need To Write To Be Happy.

What Do You Know About Life? " Bitterness Ached In Her Throat. " You Were Born With Everything. You Never Had To Struggle For A Single Thing You Wanted, Never Had To Worry If You'd Be Accepted Or Loved Or Wanted Back." He Stared At Her, Grateful For The Moment That She Couldn't See That He'd Spent Nearly Half Of His Life Worrying That She, The Single Thing He Wanted, Would Accept Him, Love Him, And Want Him Back.

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

People In Hell Want Snowcones.

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?

It’s Never Simple.” Avery Slid An Arm Around Hope’s Waist. “it Shouldn’t Be. Because Being With Someone Should Matter Enough To Be At Least A Little Bit Complicated.

Fate. You Could Never Anticipate It.

Winning Can Be Addictive

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)

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.

A Woman Who Can Threaten Your Life Before Breakfast Is The Only Sort Of Woman Worth Having.

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

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.

The Wounded Recognized The Wounded.

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

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.

You Didn’t Hurt Me, The Situation Did. And Now That I Know Why I Felt That Way, It Won’t Hurt.

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.

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

I Don't Think You Tell Someone You Love Them Because You Expect Something. I Think You Tell Them Because You Have Something To Give.

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You Can't Argue With Math, Carter. You'll Always Lose.

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.

Marriage Is A Land Mine. A Really Intimate Land Mine. Adultery To Kitchen Fires. Never A Dull [moment].

Action, Reaction, Motivation, Emotion, All Have To Come From The Characters. Writing A Love Scene Requires The Same Elements From The Writer As Any Other.

Didn't People Consider What Could Happen If Armies Of Farm Animals United In Revolt?

I Think She Was The Love Of His Life. When You've Got One Of Those, It Does Stuff To You. It Makes You Think About Them Even When You're Doing Routine Things. It Makes You Want To Protect Them, To Make Them Happy And Safe.

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

A Kiss Isn't Terminal." "it Is The Way You Do It.

If You Don't Go After What You Want, You'll Never Have It. If You Don't Ask, The Answer Is Always No. If You Don't Step Forward, You're Always In The Same Place.

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.

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Loving What You Do

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The Simple And Most Complex Answer Is Love.

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

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.

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

The End Of The Day

She Was Singed, Bleeding, Bruised, And Furiously Alive.

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.

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.

Today Should Always Be Outlawed In Favor Of Tomorrow

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Dolls Are Like Small Dead People.

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

Why Couldn't The Merciful God Turn Down The Sunlight So It Wasn't Blasting Like A Red Furnace Against His Aching Eyes? Because He'd Worshipped The God Of Beer, Thats Why. He'd Broken A Commandment And Worshipped The False And Foamy God Of Beer. And Now He Was Being Punished.

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

Fate Rules. You Follow The Steps And You Plan And You Work. Then Fate Slips In Laughing And Makes Fools Of Us. Sometimes We Can Trick It Or Out Guess It But Most Often Its Already Written. For Some Its Written In Blood. That Doesn't Mean We Stop, But It Does Mean We Can't Comfort Ourselves With Blame. It's Easier To Take The Blame Than To Admit There Was Nothing You Could Do To Stop Whatever Happened.

Eve, I Know This Continues To Astound And Baffle You, But I Actually Like To Socialize." "i Know. If It Wasn't For That, You'd Be Perfect.

It's Major Ketchup In The Bathroom With The Laser Scalpel." "hmm." He Sliced A Delicately Herbed Spear Of Asparagus. "obviously We Were Meant For Each Other As I Can Interpret That As You Meaning Something More Like Colonel Mustard In The Conservatory With The Candlestick.

Meaning Something

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What Is Technology?" Cian Pulled His Brother Inside, Pushed The Button For The Next Floor. "it's Another God.

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

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

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.

Why Don't You Put Your Ego Down For A While, Justin. It Must Be Getting Heavy.

I Fear Feeling My Heart Break A Second Time, Because I'm Not Sure I Could Survive It. I'd Rather Live Alone Than Risk The Pain.

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.

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

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.

I'm A Barrel Of Monkeys, Kid, Though Mostly I Figure Monkeys Stuck In A Barrel Are Just Going To Be Pissed Off.

Love Is Not Enough. But, It Is The Rock On Which All Else Stands.

The Purest Magic Is In The Heart.

Life Is Never As Long As We Want It To Be, And Wasted Time Can Never Be Recovered.

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.

No Second Chance?" A Wry Smile Twisted Carrick's Lips. "there Might Have Been, Had I Not Waited So Long To Take It.

He Handed Her Her Cap And Sunglasses, Then Put On His Own While She Frowned At Them. “what Is This?” “a Disguise.” He Grinned At Her. “dobie Wants You To Wear Them. Let’s Give Him A Break, Or He Might Order Fake Mustaches And Clown Noses Off The Internet.” She Rolled Her Eyes, But Put Them On. “and What, This Makes Us Look Like Twins? Where Are Your Tits?” “you’re Wearing Them, And May I Say They Look Spectacular On You.”' - Chasing Fire

Love Birds Don't Always Sing Pretty Tunes.

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It Does Not Make You Less Of A Woman To Need A Man. To Need One To Exist, Yes, This Is Nonsense. To Need One To Give One Scope And Importance, This Is Dishonest. But To Need A Man, One Man, To Bring Joy And Passion? This Is Life

Eve: "she Had Big Plans For Me. Kind Of A Pet, I Imagine. Like William. Her Little Trained Dog. And With You Dead, She Figured I'd Inherit All Your Goodies. You're Not Going To Do That To Me Are You?" Roarke: "what, Die?" Eve: "leave Me All This Stuff." Roarke: "only You Would Be Annoyed By That.

You Said We've Got A New Page. I Figure I've Got Some Say In What Gets Written On It. So I'm Going To Work On You. Last Time Around, You Threw Yourself At Me.” “i Did No Such Thing.” “sure You Did. But I Can See I've Got My Work Cut Out For Me This Time. That's Okay.” He Skimmed His Thumb Over Her Knuckles Before She Jerked Her Hand Free. “in Fact, I Think I'm Going To Enjoy It.” “i Don't Know Why I Waste My Time Trying To Mend Fences With You. You're As Arrogant As You Ever Were.” “just The Way You Like Me, Sweetheart.

"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."

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

Sometimes It’s All You Can Do,” He Murmured. “fight Back; Run Wild, Until You Get It All Out.” “sometimes There Is Nothing To Fight And Nowhere To Run.

I'd Suggest Putting Your Head Between Your Knees, But I Think That's Physically Impossible For You At The Moment.

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Eat Ribs.

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.'

- "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?

I've Found Out That Falling In Love Doesn't Have Anything To Do With Time. It Can Take A Year Or An Instant. It Happens When It's Ready To Happen.

Falling In Love

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.

Anything Worth Anything Can Be Found In Books.

((doc Is Getting Ready To Do A Pap-smear On Reece)) "looks Healthy," Doc Commented. "good, Because It Hasn't Been Getting Any Exercise In Quite A While." When She Heard Willow Smother A Laugh, Reece Just Closed Her Eyes. She Had To Remember Some Old Saying About Being Careful Of Thoughts. They Become Words.

Why Is It You Think You'll Live Forever And Why Do You Want To, I'd Like To Know, When You Deny Yourselves So Many Of The Basic Pleasures In Life?

You Got Used To Running Things On Your Own." "what Could He Do About It When He's In Iraq And The Car Breaks Down In Kansas?" Beckett Gave Her A Long, Quiet Look. "i'm Not In Iraq." "no, And It Has To Be Said, I'm Not In Kansas Anymore." She Lifted Her Hands, Then Let Them Fall. "it's Not That I've Forgotten How To Be A Couple, But That My Experience In Being Part Of One Is Different From Yours. Maybe From Most People's. And I've Been On My Own A Long Time." "now You're Not. I'm Not Fighting A War, And I'm Right Here." Needed To Be Here, He Realized, With Her.

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

Peabody, You Never Cease To Amaze Me." "one Day I'll Tell You About My Granny And Her Five Lovers." "five Lovers Isn't Abnormal For A Woman's Lifetime." "not In Her Lifetime; Last Month. All At The Same Time." Peabody Glanced Up, Deadpan. "she's Ninety-eight. I Hope To Take After Her.

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

A Writer Never Finds The Time To Write. A Writer Makes It. If You Don't Have The Drive, The Discipline, And The Desire, Then You Can Have All The Talent In The World, And You Aren't Going To Finish A Book.

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

Why Are You Always Smiling? What Do You Know?

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

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.

- How Is He In Bed? Gladiator Or Poet? - Hmmm... A Poetic Gladiator.

I Don't Think I Am A Traditional Romantic Who Thinks About Candlelight Dinners And Wonders If My Husband Is Going To Bring Me Flowers, Though I'm Delighted If He Does. I'm More Practical-minded. I Find It Incredibly Romantic That My Husband Does The Dishes.

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.

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

Unanswered Questions

If You Write In Category, You Write Knowing There's A Framework, There Are Reader Expectations.

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.

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

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.

Oh Thank You, Jesus." "it's Roarke." He Tapped A Finger On Eve's Head. "you Really Shouldn't Forget Your Own Husband's Name.

You Have Heard The Expression 'love Is Blind'" "i Think It's Bullshit. Lust Dazzles, Sure, At Least For The Short Term. But Love Clears The Vision. You See Better, Sharper, Because You Feel More That You Did Before

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

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.

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

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.

I Changed Your Life.” She Looked Down At The Peach They Shared. “you Changed Min. I’m Glad Of It.” And Back Into His Eyes. “every Day. I’m Glad Of It. I’d Like A Pond, And Maybe Something To Sit On So We Could Watch The Creepy, Interesting Fish.” “that Would Suit Me Very Well.” She Linked Her Arms Around His Neck, Laid Her Cheek On His. Love Finds A Way, She Thought.

Roarke: The Bodies Of The Three Men Were Found Floating In The Chattahoochee River. Eve: I Think It'd Be Embarrassing To Be Dead In The Hoochie-coochie River. Roarke: Chattahoochee Eve: What's The Difference? Roarke: Quite A Bit, I'd Think.

[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.

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