Quotes from Nora Roberts

Dac? relaÅ£ia lor ar fi r?mas una superficial?, acea reticen?? nu ar fi contat. Dar nu r?m?sese, credea Parker, aÅŸa c? era important?. Conta, fiindc? trecuse de faza de interes, se abandonase atracÅ£iei, explodase în dorin??, se împiedicase în afecÅ£iune, iar acum derapa necontrolat spre iubire.

Why are you carrying me?" "Well, it didn't seem neighborly to drag you by the hair.

I learned you must always accept love when it's offered, always give it when it's needed. There might not be a second chance. And I know, too, that until your heart's been broken, you never know the full beauty of love.

It's a pretty big deal, not being dead, and I wanted to stay that way.

Thievery is a time-honored profession, my girl. Not to be confused with these hooligans who mug people on the street, or bloodthirsty klutzes who burst into banks, guns blazing. We're discriminating. We're romantic." His voice rose in passion. "We're artists

Rule number one was confidence. Rule number two was tenacity.

Family's the luck of the draw, Lena. What you make of yourself, because of or despite it, that's where the spine and heart come in.

Grant smiled-slowly, deliberately. Insolently? Gennie wasn't sure, but her heart rose to her throat and stuck there. However he smiled, whatever his intent, it added a wicked, irresistible charm to his face. She thought it was a smile a barbarian might have given his woman before he tossed her over his shoulder and took her into some dark cave.

If you take your time about things, you end up with the best at the end of the day. He buried his face in her hair, wanting the scent and the texture. Now, I've got the best. Good, solid stoneware.

I need you to trust me. Gennie. He took her hand and linked fingers. I do.That's what I've been trying to tell you. You haven't been doing a good job of it. No. He drew her closer. Let me try again. He kissed her, telling himself to be gentle and easy with her. But his arms locked and tightened, his mouth hungered. The spray shimmered over both of them as they stood entangled.

It's ridiculous to say not to speak ill of the dead. We're all going to be dead eventually. What would we talk about in the meantime?

People have their reasons for the damnedest things in my experience.

I'm okay. It's exciting, and a little unnerving - but in a really cool way. Why are you so calm? You sucked in all the excitment.

The world needs lovers who fit, or how would we go on? To be only one of one for a life? That's a lonely life.

O amor, qualquer que seja o tempo, quaisquer que sejam os obstáculos, dura sempre.

I'm wondering, if there was something you wanted, had wanted for some time, what would you do about it?" "If I've wanted it, why don't I have it?" "Because you haven't made any real effort to get it as yet." "And why haven't I?" He arched his sandy brows. "Am I slow or just stupid?" Brenna thought it over, decided he couldn't know he'd just insulted his firstborn.

Heaven and Earth, Ripley, do more than hold us between them. They expect us to deserve it.

What the hell are you tryng to do? She gave him an innocent stare. Why, have a conversation. I suppose you're out of practice. He glared,narrow-eyed, then turned away. I'm going for a walk, he muttered. Lovely. Gennie slipped her arm through his. I'll go with you. I didn't ask you, Grant said flatly, stopping again. Oh. Gennie batted her eyes. You're trying to charm me by being rude again. It's so difficult to resist.

Damn you, you made up lame excuses and practically patted me on the head. And tonight, you've got an itch and you're annoyed that I wasn't here to scratch it.

A gift should never be squandered on what you can do with your wit and your hands or your back.

Writing had never become routine for him, but remained a constant surprise. He was always surprised at how much fun it was, once it all got moving. And never failed to be surprised at how bloody hard it was. It was like having an intense, frustrating love affair with a capricious, gorgeous, and often mean-spirited woman. He loved every moment of it.

but I never let it apply to me. Not to me. People matter, how they feel, how they connect, who they are alone and together. All that matters, no matter how quickly the moment passes. Maybe because it passes.

comparison are designed to make someone fall short

Do you think you can have everything you want just by yelling louder, just by being stronger?