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Time Quotes by Nora Roberts

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Nora Roberts shows that stories can feel like a different kind of truth for the writer. She reminds us that taking time with a task often yields the best result. She also writes that love can appear in an instant or after years, and a good friendship feels as refreshing as a nap.

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Pretending the past doesn't exist is as bad as living in it.

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“People are stupid more than half the time.”

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“Time with a friend was as refreshing as a nap.”

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Moments came and went, she thought. It was love that bound them together into a life.

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“Come on,let's go stuff her in a locker. For old time's sake.”

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You don't find time to write. You make time. It's my job.

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“It’s the heart that gets us through the hard times, and gives us joy.”

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I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure.

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“Every time I hear writers talk about ‘the muse,’ I just want to bitch-slap them. It’s a job. Do your job.”

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“Falling in love has nothing to do with time. It can take a year, or an instant. It happens when its ready…

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“Sometimes, she thought, you had to go with your instincts, with your cravings. At that moment hers, all of hers, centered on…

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I've gotten to know a number of readers from being online, and really treasure the time I've spent with them.

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He'd done as he'd pleased and even had often enjoyed long runs of luck where he hadn't been caught. But the luckiest…

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“Who I am now is who I was before. The three years between, they were the aberration. You wouldn't recognize the person…

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“No, he didn't want to tame her any more than he wanted to tame the land. But by God, it was time…

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“Take a few minutes." "No. He's already had more of my time than he was entitled to." Yes, he thought as she…

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-The little things,Emma. The gestures,the moments. And the big. I let him see my heart. I gave it to him,even when I…

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It doesn't matter, that's the point. It doesn't matter that things don't always work exactly the way you thought they should. Moments…

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“Still lost?" This time Grant tugged her against him and gave her a hard kiss. "Apparently you've survived a month of matrimony,…

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A writer never finds the time to write. A writer makes it. If you don't have the drive, the discipline, and the…

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“She thought it lovely, and at the same time felt relief that, at the moment, her heart kept silent. A speaking heart…

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“Because," he continued, skimming his fingers over her cheek, "I'm as crazy about you as you are about me. That shut you…

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“Did he mean me or Jenny Mullendore was a slut?" Joanne wondered. "Because honestly, I don't see how she has the time…

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He pulled himself out of hard times, dealt with the scars from it, pushed himself to make a mark. A little bit…

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“I need you, your boat and your equipment for a month, maybe two. I can’t dive alone because I just don’t know…

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“know what's going on." Cam looked up in time to see both of his brothers' eyes focus on him. "Oh, come on.…

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“Sorry, bad wing." When Theo kissed him, surprise and pleasure flustered him. He couldn't remember the last time this boy, this young…

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“There isn't going to be a next time. I mean it, Alan," she said jerkily as he traced a line down the…

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“If he goes after Sophia's father right after the divorce, then everybody knows he's whacked out over it." She'd spent some time…

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Then I saw it, and it just grabbed me. That moment, that breath just before destiny, between innocence and power. He'll pull…

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“Clever enough when it suits you, aren’t you?” “I have my moments. That cat’s out,” he continued as he took his own…

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“Everyone feels hemmed in from time to time, no matter where they live.” She laid a hand on his thigh. “When I’m…

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“You gonna have dinner with her and everything?" Grant lifted a brow but managed to keep his composure. Everything , he reminded…

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“You're trying to be charming again," Shelby muttered. "Am I succeeding?" Some questions were best ignored. "I really don't know how to…

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“He works fast," Alan commented as he lifted his wine. "David?" Shelby sent him a puzzled look. "Actually his fastest sped is…

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“Your Olympic medal.I went looking for you in your office." "The medal lures parents who can afford the tuition." "It's something to…

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“Suppose..." And for the first time he linked his hand with hers. "He runs and wins and lives to a ripe old…

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“But you must admit,it's taking up an inordinate amount of your time. Why it's taken us six months to have dinner together."…

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“I don't like to make mistakes. Which is why I haven't been with a man before now." He as thrown off balance…

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“Well,that was fun," she said lightly as he maneuvered out of the lot. "I'm really glad you talked me into going out.…

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“Why stop now? Seduce me, Brian.I dare you." "I've always found it hard to turn aside a dare.”

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“Sorry, bad wing." When Theo kissed him, surprise and pleasure flustered him. He couldn't remember the last time this boy, this young man, had…

“Because it's hard not to matter, even to someone you dislike.”

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I've wanted to be with you when I didn't have the right to.

You can't write well what you don't read for pleasure. If it doesn't entertain you, it's not going to entertain anyone else.

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“There was a boy down at the stables." She laughed suddenly with her back comfortably nestled against Grant's chest. "Oh,Lord,he was a bit like…

“Some people refuse to take the next step. You could refuse to take what you wanted most, because you're afraid someday you might lost…

“Oh, i'm going to kick his ass, and when i'm done, i'm going to squeeze his balls blue.”