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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.

Read?" "Nothing I like better

We'll have to keep on being disappointed in each other, won't we, Ma?

Some things in life are just out of our control. It's what we do about them that counts.

Beckett, don't make me ask you to come upstairs and check in the closets. She laid her hands on his cheeks. Just come upstairs.

with his partner. Griff's out of Baltimore, too.

Romantic couples. Each room has its own flavor, its own feel.

Yes, she was thrilled to find Regan so content.

were clearly outlined under the snug

She's in love, and that makes her strong. She'll need to be."
"What makes you strong, Mia?"
"Purpose. Love never worked for me.

Know what you want, work to get it, then value it once you have it.

Not bad," he decided.
"I'm overwhelmed by your flattery.

Memories are nice little possessions. As long as you don't ignore the present when you take them out to play.

Why did I ever think being in love would be wonderful?

And tis' my faith that every flower enjoys the air it breathes.

Do you think you can have everything you want just by yelling louder, just by being stronger?

She didn't like to be read so easily but she couldn't help respecting someone who could.

She like you.' The fact pleased Malcolm, as if he often trusted the opinions of animals over those of people.

I'll give you everything I've got, and if you need more, I'll find it and give it to you.

The air scored his throat on each breath like crushed glass.

you can't forgive without trust,

She left the house and climbed into her pickup,
telling herself she would handle whatever needed to be handled.

Every writer needs an editor. I don't care how good you are or think you are.

You'd think the man could have called her once, she thought, scowling at her boots. Sent a telegram, a damn smoke signal.

Love is very brave.

Not everything you wanted, deep inside, worked out.

Youth and age, she thought. Beginnings and endings, connections and constancy. And, love.

'Sweet magnetic Jesus on the dashboard. On the table?'

I have no idea why it apparently takes three grown men to cook some hamburgers.
One to cook, one to kibbitz, and one to insult the other two.

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.

Children give a house its personality, you know, more than its decorating. They leave their mark on it.

I do indeed write on the road. My laptop goes with me everywhere.

Would only lead to trouble. She took a solemn

Advice never hurts, taking it often does

Don't say hit and mountain in the same sentence.

People put too much emphasis, too many demands, on courage, and they all put their own standards on it anyway

In my world, the self-righteous are often the ones sneaking around getting blow jobs before they go home to the wives and kiddies.

When you get older, you come to trust in time. Not that I'm meaning you sit idle and let it pass.

She looks like something poets write about, right down to the sad eyes.

I guess I used it up. It's taking all

You all right?"
Diana let out a deep breath. "Ask me again when I'm not praying.

Hard isn't hard if you've got a strong back and a purpose.

You mess with one Quinn, you mess with them all.

Fictional people are people, too, otherwise why would we care what happens to them?

upon that bottle you made me

What do you want?"
His brow lifted at that, and he took a long, leisurely study of her face. "I'll let that pass,"he decided.
"It's too easy.

Those big blue eyes were swimming, and he was afraid that if the first tear fell, he would break and carry her off anywhere she wanted to go.

I had the blood and fire rule when my boys were young. You know, unless it's blood or fire, don't bother me.

Even superheroes make mistakes, or they wouldn't have to be buried in handmade coffins in the sandbox.

The old goes into making us what we are, or what we're hell-bent on not being.

Love can fade and die. I've seen it. It can grow and build as well. I think when it's real and meant, it can only grow bigger and stronger.

People too often knock down the old for the new instead of understanding that legacy.

He understood and accepted that humans were basically ridiculous.

Love, even when pledged, isn't enough.

In all the illusions, you're the only truth that I need

Are you a witch bigot?

Love,' she murmured as she washed. 'Nobody inside it knows the hell how to handle it.

Every time I hear writers talk about 'the muse,' I just want to bitch-slap them. It's a job. Do your job.

The most important aspect of any story, to me, is character.

Health and beauty. What next? Look, kid, I make wine, not skin cream.

It was amazing, really, just how much pain the human heart could hold.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

What are you, twelve?" "The man who loses the boy is a sad and serious man." "Irish

And sooner or later, I'll make her pay for it."
"And I'll hold your coat. In the meantime, go to bed

What you have is as much a part of you as the color of your eyes, the shape of your mouth.

I read a lot - and I read a variety of genres.

Holding onto something that's gone only makes a sickness inside.

I figure if you've got to take someone down or set them straight, you might as well enjoy it on some level.
Malcom

Did they know - the young and fearless - what a miraculous thing it was to have all of anyone?

He didn't look the way he used to, but neither did he look

When he pressed his lips to her heart, she wanted to weep.

Oh, what marvelous egomaniacs you men are!

A FINE THING IT WAS TO GIVE SOMEONE THE LINGERING glow of memories.

Did people never fall in love with anyone who was eager to return in?

Oh, i'm going to kick his ass, and when i'm done, i'm going to squeeze his balls blue.

There is no disgrace in staying behind, not when it's the right thing.

If that isn't typical male stupidity! If something doesn't work, kick it or swear at it!

Love, nobody inside it knows how the hell to handle it.

Life's tough," Mia said with a shrug. "You play the cards you're dealt or you fold.

What is technology?" Cian pulled his brother inside, pushed the button for the next floor. "It's another god.

If you look for it, you can find something good about anybody.

When you know the answer, it's not being hardheaded. It's just being right.

weeping, her eyes exhausted from worry. "I did my best. I did all

It takes a lot of spine and stomach to make yourself into something when no one gives you a foundation.

A bit of sniffles and men are more work than a brood of babies.

Damn skippy." "Who is Skippy? Why are you mad at him?" "It's an expression. Like bet your ass." "People

Always knock a wall down, and build a nice walk out of it.

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- How is he in bed? Gladiator or poet? - Hmmm ... A poetic gladiator.

Give them your brains, girl, never your guts.

West cowboy gun belts. When a man's wearing one - naturally - a woman knows he can handle himself.

I know you ... I know if you love him there's something in him that makes him worthy of it.

A woman could always count on her girl pals, Hope thought as she turned to the door. They never let you down.

You can't write well what you don't read for pleasure. If it doesn't entertain you, it's not going to entertain anyone else.

We're all victims of what life deals out. It's how we handle it that's important.

When people weren't allowed to go their own way, they were more likely to break than bend.

The need to take her was raging, some fatal drug that stabbed into his veins, speeding up his heartbeat and clouding his mind.

Love didn't run on logic. It didn't follow neat lines or a list of priorities.

Avery pushed to her feet. "I'll

I think things happen between people for a reason.