“ To give up power to change for the better is inherently distasteful to everyone, and to force people to affirm that they are addicts or alcoholics so they can speak in a meeting is shameful and demora… Chris Prentiss
“ Those icy bright eyes left her and shifted to his buddy. The frown didn't leave his face. You look likehell.And you're Miss America. J.R. Ward
“ They (mothers-in-law) never leave when they say they will. When my mother-in-law visits, the mice throw themselves at the cat, begging to be eaten. Lisa Kleypas
“ Some things are better when it’s raining. Like reading. Or sleeping. Or this.Lying in bed with me? Lisa Kleypas
“ She heard him close the door. I was going to impress you with my romantic eloquence, of course. I’d thought to wax philosophical about the beauty of your brow.Lucy blinked. My brow?Mmm. Have I told yo… Elizabeth Hoyt
“ Rachel knew what she was doing. And when she didn't, she could improvise on the fly, coming up with options that left a lot of collateral damage but usually only hurt herself, not the people around he… Kim Harrison
“ OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, W… Rudyard Kipling
“ Jake went in, aware that he had, for the first time in three weeks, opened a door without hoping madly to find another world on the other side. A bell jingled overhead. The mild, spicy smell of old bo… Stephen King
“ I’m a coward, I close my eyes. I don’t understand why God made sight the only sense that can be blocked off. Christopher Pike
“ Isaiah pushes off his car and invades my personal space. His dark scent envelops me and my heart literally trips several times as it tries to continue to beat. Even though he doesn’t touch me, it’s li… Katie McGarry
“ If I fought for them and was crippled, they would all say nice things,and then they would replace me and forget I was ever there. You would stay with me. You would take care of me, because you love me… Ilona Andrews
“ I prefer feeling insignificant, said Jess. I don't believe that.I didn't say worthless, I said insignificant, as in the grand scheme of things.But why?Because humans have such a complex. We're so self… Allegra Goodman
“ I heard Mr. many years ago in Chicago. The hall seated 5,000 people; every inch of standing-room was also occupied; aisles and platform crowded to overflowing. He held that vast audience for three ho… Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“ I cooked with so many of the greats: Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert, Wylie Dufresne, Grant Achatz. Rick Bayless taught me not one but two amazing mole sauces, the whole time bemoaning that he never seemed… Stacey Ballis
“ He stretched his face toward her lips. I'm going to kiss you. We've kissed before, remember? Pitching his tone to be low and seductive, he asked, You liked it, didn't you?Her voice wobbled. Very much… Christina Dodd
“ He put the book down. As you wish. He rose and walked past me. I lowered my sword, expecting him to pass, but suddenly he stepped in dangerously close. Welcome home. I’m glad you made it. There is cof… Ilona Andrews
“ Edward genially enough did not agree with what I said, but he didn't seem to admit my point, either. I wanted to press him harder so I veered close enough to the to point out that his life—the life o… Christopher Hitchens
“ Do you see how an act is not, as young men think, like a rock that one picks up and throws, and it hits or misses, and that's the end of it. When that rock is lifted, the earth is lighter; the hand th… Ursula K. Le Guin
