J.D. Robb Quotes

And we don’t hit people when they say stupid things. Because they’re allowed to, it’s not against the law. People can be as stupid as they want, and we just ignore them. We can say, ‘You’re wrong,’ or...

Rather than trust her reflexes, she programmed for auto. And hoped the jokers down in Maintenance hadn’t played any pranks with the mechanism. Still, she was too tired to care if she ended up in Hobok...

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.

Put the past behind you—that’s what people always said. But those people didn’t get that the past was always behind you. Like a hound on the scent.

You go in, I go in.Listen---He took her face in his hands.You go, I go. That's non-negotiable. If we're to get blasted to hell or poisoned into lunatics, we do it together.Crap, Crap. You have to look...

You expecting sabotage? You don’t expect sabotage. That’s why it’s sabotage.

Turbulent eyes. I didn’t realize.

I expected to have some tags from reporters, but I'm clear there so far.I've had all inquiries from media rerouted to my office.She narrowed her eyes You can do that?I can.Why don't you always do that...

Champagne for my wife, he said without taking his eyes off her. He drew her chair back himself. Let me introduce you to Natalie and Sam Derrick.So this is Eve! I’m just thrilled to meet you. Natalie f...

As Sean seem determined to shadow her every move, she concluded that young boys were much like cats. They insisted on giving their company to those who most feared or distrusted them.

You never had sex in a car. Yes, I have. You get ideas at least half the time whenever we’re in the back of one of your limos. Not the same at all. That’s a grown-up venue, a limo is. It’s sophisticat...

Yeah. They used to bang, and people tend to blab after a bang.I’ll be sure to guard my tongue.It’s usually tired from all the work during the bang, she pointed out, and made him laugh.True enough.

[Feeney] Nearly blew ourselves up about an hour ago, right, Roarke? Roarke rose and tucked his hands in his pockets. I never doubted you for an instant Captain. Like hell. In tune with his man, Feeney...

You think I don’t know, that I don’t understand what that cost you. But you’re wrong. She couldn’t keep her voice steady, gave up trying. You’re wrong, Roarke. I do know. There’s no one else in the wo...

Speaking of chocolate, what kind of cake are we having for the shower?I don’t know.Sincerely shocked, Peabody jerked around in her seat. You didn’t get cake?I don’t know. Probably. Because the idea of...

Christ Jesus Eve. The girl's shattered like glass, and it'll take a blood miracle to put her together again. And you're standing here talking about fucking games?She met fire with ice. Obviously your...

People who at like assholes get treated like assholes.

Weren't they a pair? Roarke thought, two veteran cops who've waded through blood and madness. But put a bit of sex on the table between them, and they're as fidgety as virgins at an orgy.

She loved fall the best because its breezes were summer heat wrapped in cold, as opposed to spring, which was winter cold veneered with warmth.

You didn't make lieutenant without wading through, and learning to cut through, the usual crap.