Quotes from J.D. Robb

Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war. —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

A blade's personal. It's an extension of the person using it.

I'm not your weakness. I'm your goddamn weapon.

think people like her—like Pandora and Young and Redford—are incredibly arrogant. They've got money, looks, a certain amount of power and prestige. It makes them feel above the law.

trash. The contents of the bag I tagged look like basic garbage

Separately, you're strong, clever people. Together you're a force.

Creepy. If I ever did that, popped a kid out—which I think is probably as pleasant a process as having your eyeballs pierced by burning, poisonous sticks, I'd say, 'Whoopee, let's do this again?' Have you recently suffered head trauma?" "Not to my knowledge." "Could be coming. Any second.

she loved fall the best because its breezes were summer heat wrapped in cold, as opposed to spring, which was winter cold veneered with warmth.

Brian choked on his whiskey, thumped his chest to help the air into his lungs. His eyes watered. "A cop? You married a bloody cop?" "I married a bloody criminal," Eve muttered, "but nobody ever thinks of that." "I do, darling." Amused, Roarke kissed her hand. "Constantly.

Couples still indulge in courting rituals, humans still kill humans, and politicians still kiss babies and lie.

She stepped inside, into warmth and white marble veined with gray, into the strangely spicy scent of whatever the masses of bold flowers cast off from their silver urn on the central table.

Vicious women are so attractive. Did you say you had a couple of hours?

The wood's for friendship, the metal for love." He waited until Eve opened the lid to reveal the two silk-lined compartments within. "One part is for your memories, the other for your wishes.

No, prudent people didn't leave their feelings hanging out; didn't leave themselves vulnerable.

to shut you down, until further notice." "So I assumed.

NO MATTER YOUR RACE, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION, WE PROTECT AND SERVE, BECAUSE YOU COULD GET DEAD.

But old habits die hard.

Now that I'm a mother I understand being one means the most important thing in the world is keeping your child safe, well, happy.

knowing that, too, was one

Was there anything more astounding or more frightening to a man, he wondered, than a strong woman in tears? "I've

Then you got to the face, framed by that mane of black silk hair, and no heart could be blamed for skipping a few beats. That face, carved by some genius god on a particularly artistic day. Those eyes, so wildly blue they caught the breath. That mouth, so perfectly, romantically sculpted, curved now, for her. Maybe, just maybe, with another handful of years of marriage, seeing him unexpectedly wouldn't simply dazzle her.

He'd spent nearly two hours with her before he'd killed her, and nearly an hour more after she'd been dead. Yet he hadn't left a trace. Clever boy.

Here's love, she said, to hold until next we meet and I give you more.

So, the choreographer's the one telling everybody to change their balls. And all the rest. That's key when you've got a musical deal with the singing and dancing. You've got a big bunch of people to coordinate. It's like . . . artistic crowd control.