Quotes from Nora Roberts

I thought about hunting him down, beating the crap out of him." "I'll hold your coat, then you can hold mine.

El amor lo complica todo y también se abre paso a través de todo. (Connor)

In southern Utah, not far from the Arizona border—and near enough to Vegas for an easy trip to lose a paycheck—was a hot little huddle of storefronts. The town, such as it was, had a gas station, a tiny café that offered corn tortillas, and a twenty-five-unit motel with a plaster brontosaurus in the center of the gravel lot.

Redhead, built in a way made you sure God's a man." "It didn't work out between you?" "For a while it did. She wasn't shy about using what she had. She wasn't shy about anything," Doyle added with a grin.

Inside, the floor was made of linoleum tiles, yellowed with age and dusted with brown flecks that looked like fly spots. The booths were rugged red vinyl, an improvement over the ripped and tattered brown that Tucker had replaced just six months before. The red was already fading to orange.

Every day. Some days, the music is not in tune, but it's always a song worth singing.

When in uncharted territory, he thought, take one careful step at a time.

What was it like, she wondered, to wake up every morning knowing exactly where you belonged and where you were going?

Then you'd best get started." Millie eyed the birds, rubbing her hands together. "All right, ladies, let's boot the men along and get started ourselves." They had their feast, a happy family group, roasted wild pheasant seasoned with tarragon, stuffed with oranges, apples, shallots, and

You're proposing to me on horseback when we both smell of brimstone?" "It strikes me as romantic and memorable. Look here." He slid it onto her finger, gave it a little tap. "See, it fits, as I said. You'll have to marry me now." She looked at the ring, back at him. "I suppose I will then." He caught her in a kiss as sweet as it was awkward. "Hold on now," he told her. And they flew.

Fear can be a weapon just as courage. Without fear there is no prudence. Without prudence there is recklessness. With recklessness, defeat.

His ex-wife dumped him and the kids. Sophia's gaze lifted from the wine she held, met his. Dumped? Yeah, decided there was a big old world out there, and she was entitled to it. Couldn't explore it or herself with a couple of kids and a husband hanging on. So she left. How do you know this? Maddy talks to me.

Why, Griffin Lott. Shelby said her little girl was smitten with you. Are you smitten with the mama? Her brother's right here, and he's already threatened to punch me. She'd be your type, Matt put in. My type? Because you don't have a type, as long as she's female. Her brother's sitting right here, Griff repeated and applied himself to his beer.

There were too many idiot men in the world, to her way of thinking. And most of them ended up bumping up against stubborn women.

Two women can't share a house comfortably, no matter how fond they might be of each other. It's got to be one woman's kitchen.

You know, lieutenant, you wear your weapon the way other women wear pearls." "It's not a fashion accessory.

You're the woman in my life," he said. "Another thing about me and my brothers? We look after the women in our lives. We don't know any other way.

Some romantic you are," Caine complained as he pushed the door open with his back."Whatever happened to women who liked to be swept off their feet?" "They got dropped," Diana said flatly.

People and relationships never stop being a work in progress

You can't just hope for happy endings. You have to believe in them. Then do the work, take the risks.

I read a lot - and I read a variety of genres.

Maybe you could casually mention to Zoe that I'm not now, nor have I ever been, an axe murderer." "I'll see if I can work it into our next conversation," Flynn promised.

I got you a present." "Did you?" "It's a book of poetry--romancy stuff. I thought, 'How schmaltzy is that,' so it seemed like the thing. Then I screwed up and left it in my desk at work

If you're looking for the full deal, the till-death deal, then look at me. No one's ever going to love you, stick by you, understand how you work the way I do. (Malcolm Kavanaugh)