So we ate some smoke, so what? You lost most of your eyebrows.Stunned, she pressed her fingers above her eyes. Shit! Why didn’t you tell me?It’s a look.
She left me because she could, because I made a choice that allowed her to walk away. I could make her proud of me, proud of what she’d accomplished in me, but I could never make her love me.
She gazed toward the marsh that grew thicker, deeper, greener with approaching summer. Mosquitoes whined in there, breeding in the dark water. Alligators slid through it, silent death. It was a place...
Oh, go to hell. But there wasn't any heat in the response.You're not supposed to smile when you say that.
Maybe you could casually mention to Zoe that I'm not now, nor have Iever been, an axe murderer.I'll see if I can work it into our next conversation, Flynn promised.
Love shouldn’t be hard. There I think you’re wrong. I think it should be the hardest thing there is, then it’s not so easily given away, or taken away, or just lost.
Laurel’s in right field, leading off. Her fielding’s crap, but she’s got a good bat. My fielding is not crap. She hit Del with the glove. Keep it up and you’re not going to have any problem winning th...
It’s good to be with someone when you know you matter. Not assume, she qualified, but know. To be with someone, who even when you don’t think you want or need it, will stand up for you. Someone who se...
It's part of us, she said jerkily. How could I not want part of us? It's your baby.I'm carrying your baby and I love it so much already it terrifies me.Oh,Diana. He touched her then, gently, his hands...
It's not right, he repeated, grabbing her again and turning her to face him. I'm not having it.So you said, in clear terms.I don't mean that.Oh, well, if you've decided you'd like to have sex with me...
It's called male bonding. You'll never get it. I believe women are as capable as men, deserve equal pay—and that one day, should be sooner than later, in my opinion, the right woman can and should be...
Is your dog in a coma? Quinn asked when the dog didn't move a muscle.No. Lump leads an active and demanding internal life that requires long periods of rest.
I've wanted to be with you when I didn't have the right to.
I'm not in love with someone! he shouted at her, infuriated because she was right and he couldn't do a thing about it. I'm in love with you, and damn it,I don't like it.You've made that abundantly cle...
I'm messing this up. I love you. I should've started with that. I swear I trip up more with you than anybody. I love you, Clare. I always did, but it's different loving who you are now. It's so damn s...
I'm damned if I'm going to be eaten by a bear when I'm naked.I'm sure it's a more pleasant experience dressed.
I figure if you’ve got to take someone down or set them straight, you might as well enjoy it on some level.Malcom
He was a wild one as a lad, and there's a look about him that says he could be again. Kathy sighed. I've always had a soft spot for a wild heart in a man. Have you no sweetheart in the States then, Ju...
Half full, half empty, what the hell difference does it make? If there's something in the damn glass, drink it.
Excuse me? Tonight you represent every dateless woman in this city, every woman who's about to sit down to a lonely meal of Weight Watchers past primavera she's just nuked in the microwave. Every woma...