250 quotes found
Author · American · 1950
American author (born 1950)
“Is your dog in a coma?" Quinn asked when the dog didn't move a muscle."No. Lump leads an active and demanding internal life that requires long periods of rest.”
“Witches, he thought. Always rhyming.”
“Why do we go to all this trouble' Parker asked. 'Men don't notice anyway.''Because what we wear affects how we feel, how we act, how we move. And that they do notice. Especially the move. Get dress...”
“Do you see that out there? The strange, unfamiliar light? It's called the sun. Let's go get us a little.”
“I admire independence. The world would be a stronger place if we were all capable of handling life on our own. But being capable of it doesn't mean being unable to share and depend on someone else....”
“I don't need you by my side. But I want you there. Very much want you there. That, I think, saysmore. Means more."He took the hand she held out to him. "We'll go down. James should be here soon”
“There's no reward without work, no victory without effort, no battle won without risk.”
“It was a well-aimed arrow. Had anyone even noticed she was no longer at the library? All the people she'd worked with, worked for? All the patrons she'd helped? Had she been so replaceable that her...”
“Planting a flower's like opening a book, because either way you're starting something. And your garden's your library.”
“A marriage is a delicate thing, Maggie, a balance of two hearts and two hopes. Sometimes the weight's just too heavy on the one side, and the other can't lift to it.”
“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 to obtain.”
“If youre looking for the full deal, the till-death deal, then look at me. No ones ever going to love you, stick by you, understand how you work the way I do.(Malcolm Kavanaugh)”
“Love runs the engine”
“David.""Nobody home but you and me," he said, nibbling at her jaw, her throat, her mouth as he guidedher out of the kitchen. "You know what I was thinking the other day?""No." How could she? She di...”
“God, I love men." She got up from the desk, walked to him, cupped his face in her hands andgave him a smacking kiss on the mouth. "You're just so cute."One hard tug on her hand had her tumbling int...”
“Jake eyed his brother. "I never forget. All data is stored in my memory banks. And one day, candy pig, you will pay.""You 're such a geek.""Thesbo.""That's Jack's latest insult."Seth gestured with ...”
“Some people get lifetimes, some get moments. Ive got to tell myself its what you do with what you get that counts.”
“I was into third guesses with Theo and Maddy. Anyway, that's one of the reasons I opted to buythe van and drive cross-country instead of dumping us all in a plane. It gave us some time. Nothinglike...”
“We dragged Linc along. His current honey is working tonight.""Still the intern?""Yeah." Helen sat on the curvy velvet chaise, made herself at home. "I'm starting to think he'sgetting serious about ...”
“Be yourself. Be true to that, to your heart. Patience. See what happens if you step back instead of bounding forward.”
