There is no such thing in man’s nature as a settled and full resolve either for good or evil, except at the very moment of execution. —NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
Then you can investigate me over dinner. He took her arm, lifting a brow as she stiffened. I'd think a woman who'd fight for a candy bar would appreciate a two-inch fillet, medium rare.Steak? She stru...
The man is a genius, and geniuses don’t have to abide by the same rules as the rest of the world.
That’s unbelievably cruel. Nothing cruel’s unbelievable.
That was the biggest problem with getting used to someone, she thought. You were lonely when they weren't there.
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.
Sadder and sadder, Peabody said when they were back on the sidewalk. I guess you don’t think of how many people you brush up against, or how they might remember you. The guy at your corner deli, or th...
Roarke leaned over,
Put all your eggs in one basket... the handle's going to break. Then all you've got is scrambled eggs.
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
NO MATTER YOUR RACE, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION, WE PROTECT AND SERVE. BECAUSE YOU COULD GET DEAD.
Music isn’t just a bunch of notes strung together, sweetheart. It’s life. It’s memory. Songs trigger specific and often predictable emotional reactions. Music’s an expression of emotion, desires.
Maybe it’s all they were after, but gamblers gamble. It worked, as far as they’re concerned.
I’ve got nothing. Eve swiveled around to him. Zip. You’ve got something. What? Apparently, it’s not coffee, he said with a glance at his empty mug. What am I, a domestic droid? If so, why aren’t you w...
I’ve already explained
It’s so difficult for two shy people to manage.
It's here, inside me, and it'll bite off pieces when it can. But I can take it because you're there. Because you know how it feels. You're the only one who really knows. And becasue you love me enough...
It was ugly and awful that I said it. That I could say it. I wish I hadn’t. Oh Jesus, Roarke, I wish I hadn’t said it.We’ve both said things at one time or another we wish we hadn’t. We can put that a...
I want to see you again. He stopped, took her face in his hands. I need to see you again.Her pulse jumped, as if it had nothing to do with the rest of her. Roarke, what's going on here?Lieutenant. He...
I pray our bond can be repaired, and I pray she comes to understand our bond was forged and will only hold strong in death.