Quotes from Jackie Collins

Carrie lay on the bed and gazed at the ceiling. She was back in business. It was a day to remember. December 7, the same day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The next day America declared war on Japan. America declared war. And she was a whore again.

First lust then love.

Dex: You're my wife. I love you. Rosarita: Sometimes love isn't enough.

took chances every inch of the way. I had to fight for my independence.

Expecting conceit they found courtesy. Expecting arrogance they found a man concerned with people's thoughts and feelings.

Love does not appear with any warning signs. You fall into it as if pushed from a high diving board. No time to think about what's happening. It's inevitable. An event you can't control. A crazy, heart-stopping, roller-coaster ride that just has to take its course.

Trust yourself if you want other people to trust you.

His face is an open invitation to bed.

He belonged lock, stock, and cock to that fucking Duke bitch.

Never do anything you don't want to do," he said, very slowly. "Never. You understand me?

get it." They emerged from the doorway and moved

Once he had put the phone down Lennie felt restless. His wife was the most exciting woman in the world, but – damn it – she pissed him off. Why couldn't she say – Lennie, if things are tough, I'll be right there? Why couldn't she forget everything else and be with him? Lucky Santangelo. Drop-dead gorgeous. Strong. Determined. Enormously rich. And too independent. Lucky Santangelo. His wife.

thinking that this conversation was going

I'm going to have a shower, then maybe we can get some lunch out; and then, baby, then we can come back and make it all night long!' She vanished through the door, and David heard water running in the bathroom.

was throwing at Mood, and attached herself to the star deejay, Frankie Romano. This pissed Bobby off big-time. Why the hell was she going after Frankie? Everyone knew that Frankie was a major womanizing cokehead whom M.J. sometimes hired for the occasional big party. He made an attempt to talk to Serenity, but she blew him off, acting as if she barely knew him.

Hollywood wives. The younger generation.

Because I love you, goddammit!

sure you know what you're doing?

I do things my way -Lucky Santangelos

where the humid night-time air enveloped them like a heavy cloud.

The biggest critics of my books are the people who never read them.