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- Ive gotten to know a number of readers from being online, and really treasure the time Ive spent with them.
- Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer as any other.
- My own sense of family, where I came from and what I made for myself is an important part of my life.
- Whatever you remember, or feel, you need to know that whatever they were they did one worthwhile thing in their miserable lives. And that was…
- We make our own choices and we're each responsible for them. Blame and credit belong to the individual. You haven't the right to claim either…
- I'd always loved to read - and come from a family of readers - but I never thought about writing as a career.
- Bite me." -Lieutenant Eve Dallas, from any of the In Death books.
- I'm just full of surprises." Watching her, he waved the wrapped bar from side to side. "You can have the candy if you sit on…
- Everything I know, I learned from dogs.
- 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 could loosely be…
- I'd rather lie bare-assed naked on the sidewalk and be trampled by tourists from South Dakota than be an accountant.
- Shall I tell you what rock and roll is, Johnno, from someone who doesn't perform, but observes? It's restless and rude. It's defiant and daring.…
- Since it was there, Larkin got another bowl, spooned up stew for himself. “He fights with us. We’re an army.” “An army? Talk about delusions…
- And yet, anything real, anything strong, was never easy. She'd been taught from an early age that the things that mattered most were the hardest…
- Nobody's that naive," she muttered. "Nobody's that guileless." "He's from Nebraska." Peabody scanned her pocket unit. "From where?" "Nebraska." Peabody waived a hand, vaguely west....…
- It was a joint, which put it one slippery step up from a dive.
- Up to this point your life has pretty much sucked. You’re not responsible for that. But you are responsible for what happens from here on.
- Make a life with me, one that comes from love, one that I can watch grow in you. Only a fool would believe that what…
- You can’t go back. Can’t fix what broke. But you can go forward. And every step matters. Every one makes a difference.” She pushed away…
- You got used to running things on your own." "What could he do about it when he's in Iraq and the car breaks down in…
- An eye for an eye.” “That's a revenge thing, right? From some play.” “The Bible, darling. The Lord of all plays.
- He pulled himself out of hard times, dealt with the scars from it, pushed himself to make a mark. A little bit of the wild…
- She raised her eyes to his. They had both come from misery, she thought, and survived it. They had been drawn together through violence and…
- Once you considered failure you were one step farther away from success.
- That's a lot of vegetables. "It is, yes, and if you eat them like a good girl..." He lifted the silver lid on another plate,…
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