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I don't think you can write - at least not well - if you don't love stories, love the written word.
Nora Roberts
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Nora Roberts
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: October 10
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The man was useless as tits on a bull, but he didn't deserve to die like that.
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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.
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Fine, you do that, and you tell them that at the very first opportunity, I'm coming down there and killing all of them. Mass murder. And after they're all dead, I'm going to kick the bodies around, dance on top of them, and sing a happy song. No jury will convict me.
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Survivors lived with their mistakes.
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What time is it in New York? He shook his head. An hour later than it is here. The earth simply has to revolve, Eve, however annoying it is for you. It can revolve all it wants. I just don't see why people can't settle on the same time.
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I'm a barrel of monkeys, kid, though mostly I figure monkeys stuck in a barrel are just going to be pissed off.
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When we grow up, we lose the talent for loving without restrictions.
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When you reach for the stars, you lose blood and tears. That's something you should remember.
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... a man's plans are meant to be changed for a beautiful woman.
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Put all your eggs in one basket... the handle's going to break. Then all you've got is scrambled eggs.
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You want safe? Find a nice puppy you can train to come heel. Love's supposed to be scary. Because if there's no fear, there's no thrill.
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You know, lieutenant, you wear your weapon the way other women wear pearls. It's not a fashion accessory.
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Roarke's brow cocked as he noted Casto take in the black satin that slithered over Eve's body. In the manner of men or unfriendly male dogs, Roarke showed his teeth.
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You're the woman in my life,” he said. “Another thing about me and my brothers? We look after the women in our lives. We don't know any other way.
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Okay. Look, why don't you take care of the half a million things you've been letting dangle in Roarke's Empire of Everything? Catchy title. I may use it one day.
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Into the night, in the dark, he lay beside her, listening to her breathe. He knew the varied and sundry reasons a man would kill. But none were more fierce, none were more vital than to hold safe what he loved.
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I don't kick a man when he's down, unless I'm the one who put him down in the first place. I don't put him down unless he deserves it. And I don't break my word if I give it. So I'll give you my word.
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Even a good place gets to be a rut, especially if you're standing in it alone... Alone and lonely have the same root.
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Good fiction creates its own reality.
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