J.D. Robb Quotes
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J.D. Robb Famous Quotes & Sayings
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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 ...
mercenary with less fear than she faced such unswerving emotion ...
As man-candy went, he was a caloric binge. Eve thought it was easy to see why he had so many clients paying for a nibble.
Lots of people think things would be better some other way. That's why the world's lousy with theme parks.
Feeney in Naked in Death
Feeney in Naked in Death
He watched, somewhat fascinated as she swished a slice of bacon through the pool of syrup. His steely-minded cop had the appetite of a five-year-old.
Love swamped her. It always seemed to come in huge, unexpected waves that left her flailing helplessly.
When a man is clever enough and knows his quarry well enough to choose such a time and place to propose marriage, well, a woman was a goner.
An eye for an eye."
"That's a revenge thing, right? From some play."
"The Bible, darling. The Lord of all plays.
"That's a revenge thing, right? From some play."
"The Bible, darling. The Lord of all plays.
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.
You have to be naked with somebody for more than two hours for them to qualify as an ex. It's a law.
Why do they stare? They're always staring. Like dolls," she said as they walked into the building. "Or sharks." "I
There's an oatmeal cookie in there. I see no reason for the existence of oatmeal, particularly in cookies.
The point was, Eve supposed, no matter who you were - sex, race, tax bracket - death leveled it all out.
Wow, colorful. I think the kid's head plowed into me. He came at me like a mortar. Pow! Skull meets tits. Tits lose.
Pop quizzes were killers. Like ambushing assassins they elicited fear and loathing in the prey, and a certain heady power in the hunter.
I'm a barrel of monkeys, kid, though mostly I figure monkeys stuck in a barrel are just going to be pissed off.
You're thinking I'm not aware of the worst that could happen. I am, but I just don't believe the worst is going to happen.
Sit up, and no whining."
"I don't whine."
"Rarely," he agreed. But when you do, you make up for the lack of quantity with quality.
"I don't whine."
"Rarely," he agreed. But when you do, you make up for the lack of quantity with quality.
And there was nothing in his life he could remember fearing as much as he feared knocking on the bright blue door of that old stone house.
You know, lieutenant, you wear your weapon the way other women wear pearls."
"It's not a fashion accessory.
"It's not a fashion accessory.
Get out of the lab occasionally, Stiles."
"Why? There are people out there. Nothing fucks things up faster than people.
"Why? There are people out there. Nothing fucks things up faster than people.
I'm going to see if Morris has a spare spine lying around you can borrow if you're scared to speak to that high-heeled, smug-ass bitch, Peabody.
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.
Lust dazzles, sure, at least for the short term. But love clears the vision. You see better, sharper, because you feel more than you did before.
A nice-looking boy pays attention, says the right things, looks at you just a certain way. You're not smart anymore.
Yeah, probably. Homicide: Our day starts when yours ends. Permanently." "You should sew that on a pillow.
On the site you plan to hit, it's going to beef up security." "But we'd be looking for a killer. Not a thief.
Maybe a little break," she muttered. "Just maybe." She'd lucked out with Mason Tobias. He might've been a little dingy,
You have nothing to be embarrassed about. Life would be awfully dull if we could look back without regretting at least one affair.
He loved her, wanted her, needed her, just as impossibly as she loved, wanted, needed him. Miraculos.
I'm still picking pockets
I just do it as legally as I can. Being married to a cop limits certain activities.
I just do it as legally as I can. Being married to a cop limits certain activities.
People always think it can't happen to them, instead of thinking it's going to happen to somebody, why not me." She
He blinked, then roared with laughter. "Eve Dallas, Vampire Slayer. One for the books."
~Eternity in Death
~Eternity in Death
He wouldn't mention, now or then, the illegal nine-millimeter automatic he had in his pocket. Why distress the woman you loved with minor details?
When I ducked out, she was talking to Ana Whitney and some Roarke exec about knitting. The three of them were into it like it was their religion.
She went to the AutoChef, programmed a vitamin smoothie. And was shocked when that's exactly what she got.
Eve: Anyway, thanks for riding to the rescue. You need a white hat. Good guys wear white, right?
Roarke: I look better in black.
Roarke: I look better in black.
I'd suggest putting your head between your knees, but I think that's physically impossible for you at the moment.
The vices of authority are chiefly four: delays, corruption, roughness and facility. Francis Bacon More
No one, she tought as the breath trembled through her lips, no one had ever looked at her as he did. In a way that told her she was the center
I'd rather lie bare-assed naked on the sidewalk and be trampled by tourists from South Dakota than be an accountant.
Her killer wrote a note on that stationary."
"A note." Now Renquist's eyebrows lifted. "Well. That was rather arrogant of him, wasn't it?
"A note." Now Renquist's eyebrows lifted. "Well. That was rather arrogant of him, wasn't it?
Religion was a riddle to her. Believe this, and only this, because we say so. If you don't you're buying a one-way ticket to everlasting Hell.
Why do sheep need a station? Are they catching trains? Where are they going? Why do they have to go there?