Quotes from Robyn Carr

Oh, my God," she said, looking at Jack's face. "It's much worse than it looks," he told her. "What in the world happened?" "I got too close to the rear end of a mule.

But then, just as Franci thought her life had begun to resemble something close to normal, who should show up but Sean? Now that she thought about it, Sean's timing had always sucked, and she had a little three-year-old redhead to prove it. Now,

He was wearing a very sharp dark suit, blinding-white shirt and royal-blue tie. It brought out the sheen in his black hair, which had finally been trimmed, and his magnificent blue eyes glittered. "Whoa,

I took Marcie to see the truck parade," he said. "You ever see that truck parade?" "Couple of times. Mel and my sister took the baby over, but I had a full house tonight. That damn tree—been bringing 'em in from miles away. I'm expecting the wise men to pop in here any second." "It's

She grabbed a roll of duct tape out of the store. Maggie loved duct tape—it cured almost everything shy of an aneurysm. She'd even seen a maintenance guy slapping it along the leading edge of the wing of a 757 once!

if we think first about making sure the town is taken care of, we'll do just fine. And we do.

Listen, young man, everyone has their hard knocks and disappointments. Everyone, not just you. I know for you this is a big one, but it might help to wrap your head around what you have, not what's missing.

It's not winning that's really winning. It's never giving up." "Your

underage and everyone knew

When she was teaching us to garden, cook, read, clean, sew, she said she was preparing us for life. Well, life has changed a lot in the years since she was my age, but somehow the lessons haven't really changed. They've evolved. And I want to be part of that.

big, flat rock face that looks like you shouldn't be able to find anything to hang on to, yet they slithered up to the top like lizards. What does it take to do something like that, Sully?" He swallowed a mouthful.

I missed you," she said. "I thought you wouldn't make the effort. Just for me." "Just for you? For God's sake, I'm in love with you!" "That's what I hoped. But then you grew so distant. I didn't know if you were in some kind of pout, or you were letting go of me." "I'll be honest—I didn't want you to leave. It took you no time to spoil me, Muriel.

It's not like I didn't feel sorry for myself sometimes. I've cried my heart out. Sometimes I cried till I couldn't stand up straight. It's just that I never cried like that in front of anyone." "I

Careful, Luke," she teased. "If you buy my dinner, I'll think you like me." He put a hand on the small of her back. "That's the problem," he said. "I do.

I'm supposed to treasure what was good and move on.

He was past the jitters about her age, her uncle. He was moving on this. And when it was over, he was going to be shot, he was pretty sure. But he was into her; she had him. He hoped his death would be quick and painless. An

Maureen couldn't be kept out of the kitchen, asking Preacher and Paige a lot of questions about the operation of the bar and while doing so, holding their new baby. Luke peeked into the kitchen to see what she was up to and got the hell out of there before she started harping on the fact that she had five healthy, handsome, successful sons and no grandchildren. Maureen

I might be a little more of an adult if you're counting years but I bet I have a lower IQ, so that puts us pretty much even.

This above all: To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. —William Shakespeare

she wanted to figure out where her problems had come from, she might take a closer look at her family.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are but tiny matters compared to what lies within us. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

She'd fill him up with goodness before she left; he'd tackle what to do with all those feelings later. Ian decided he could think of her as a Christmas gift. A beautiful little glimpse of what life could have been. It

The give-and-take went on through dinner. It didn't surprise Noah at all that Ellie told him anything he wanted to know—she had been that way since the minute they met. She was unflinchingly honest. What surprised him was that he was so open. He rarely

There's one thing—when they say they're sorry and ask to be forgiven, that's a big step. I may be a fool, but that's a step worth acknowledging. I put on my body armor, remind myself of the truth of their character, stay cautious and alert, and give them a chance. An apology and an effort are both rare and valuable.