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title: "6 Beats Quotes By Nora Roberts"
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> [Laying a hand on his heart, she timed its beats to her own. And knew the truest magic was there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/laying-a-hand-on-his-heart-she-timed-its-beats-to-her-own-and-knew/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

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> [Dinner's in one hour. If you're not back, sitting at the table, I'll beat you all unconscious with a spatula.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/dinner-s-in-one-hour-if-you-re-not-back-sitting-at-the-table-i-ll/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

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> [I didn't get fired." "You didn't punch your boss and get fired from the Tribune? That's what I heard." "I punched what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/i-didn-t-get-fired-you-didn-t-punch-your-boss-and-get-fired-from-the/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

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> [What was your secret?" That brought another smile. "Learn to laugh, otherwise, you'll beat them to death with a hammer first chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/what-was-your-secret-that-brought-another-smile-learn-to-laugh/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

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> [I find myself fascinated by a man who admits to enjoying fairy tales and uses the word "impinge"- barely misses a beat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/i-find-myself-fascinated-by-a-man-who-admits-to-enjoying-fairy-tales/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

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> [Men shake hands after they beat each other up; we eat chocolate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/men-shake-hands-after-they-beat-each-other-up-we-eat-chocolate/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

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## Other authors on Beats

## More by Nora Roberts

> [“Why stop now? Seduce me, Brian.I dare you." "I've always found it hard to turn aside a dare.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/why-stop-now-seduce-me-brian-i-dare-you-i-ve-always-found-it-hard-to/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [“Flowers that had bloomed brilliant from spring through autumn blackened under the killing frost.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/flowers-that-had-bloomed-brilliant-from-spring-through-autumn/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [“He's back in Maine now.She did say he badgered her with questions. Of course, she didn't have the answer until she spoke to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/he-s-back-in-maine-now-she-did-say-he-badgered-her-with-questions-of/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [“Every professor worth his PhD should have a fireplace in his study.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/every-professor-worth-his-phd-should-have-a-fireplace-in-his-study/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/sorry-bad-wing-when-theo-kissed-him-surprise-and-pleasure-flustered/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [“Because it's hard not to matter, even to someone you dislike.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/because-it-s-hard-not-to-matter-even-to-someone-you-dislike/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [“No point in wishing for what you can't have. - Blair What's the point in wishing for what you can and do? - Larken”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/no-point-in-wishing-for-what-you-can-t-have-blair-what-s-the-point-in/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [“Grayson: Fiction is just a lie anyway. Brianna: But it's not - it's a different kind of truth - it would be your truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/grayson-fiction-is-just-a-lie-anyway-brianna-but-it-s-not-it-s-a/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [“I was going to make a confession. Then I remembered I don't make them very well. We still need to see the monkeys." "You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/i-was-going-to-make-a-confession-then-i-remembered-i-don-t-make-them/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [I've wanted to be with you when I didn't have the right to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/i-ve-wanted-to-be-with-you-when-i-didn-t-have-the-right-to/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/you-can-t-write-well-what-you-don-t-read-for-pleasure-if-it-doesn-t/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [You can't edit a blank page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/you-can-t-edit-a-blank-page/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/there-was-a-boy-down-at-the-stables-she-laughed-suddenly-with-her/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/some-people-refuse-to-take-the-next-step-you-could-refuse-to-take/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

> [“Oh, i'm going to kick his ass, and when i'm done, i'm going to squeeze his balls blue.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/oh-i-m-going-to-kick-his-ass-and-when-i-m-done-i-m-going-to-squeeze/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

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