“You know, just sit in the corner and glare at him the whole time. See if he crumbles. Ive seen your hard-ass face, Tuck, Charlie said. Mostly, you just look constipated. Ford, youd better do the gl...”

“Hopefully not another employee stealing credit cards, Brooke mused. Or any sort of headache-inducing oops moment, like the time one of the restaurant managers called to ask if he could fire a line ...”

“So Im reading some poem by Louise . . . something, I forget her last name, but its about Hades and the underworld, and I dont even notice that Paige has come up to my table until she says, Doesnt e...”

“He rocked against her, his body shuddering against hers again and again, until he collapsed on top of her and buried his face in her hair.Brooke felt his heart beating against her chest as they lay...”

“His eyes were dark. Brooke.She knew what he was asking. Yes.Immediately, Cade took her hand and led her quite briskly along the sidewalk.Thank God Im not wearing the red high heels today, she sai...”

“Her eyes widened as he guided her backward until she was trapped against the bed. He turned her around so that she faced it.You remember when we met, how you told me off in your office? Ever since ...”

“If you hire people just because they can do a job, theyll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, theyll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.”

“My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. Tha...”

“Dont worry, Im not quitting. Ive decided Im going to stay andmake his life a living hell while I run his business into the ground.--Kim to Abe”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”