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• Dan: Sleep is highly overrated. Phoebe: For you, maybe, but not for those of us who are real human beings instead of cleverly designed androids programmed to stay awake all the time. - It Had To Be You p.245 (posted by Lizzie Z.)
• On the next play, the infuriated Stars' offensive tackle took out two powerful linemen and an All-Pro linebacker to produce a first down. It was beautiful. - It Had To Be You p.230 (posted by Lizzie Z.)
• Phoebe: "I have complete faith in Coach Calebow. Everybody tells me that he's a wonderful football strategist and a great motivator of men. Besides, he's sooo cute." - It Had To Be You p.227 (posted by Lizzie Z.)
• [Pheobe] "I guess we're oil and water. [Dan] "I'd say we're more like gasoline and a blowtorch." - It Had to Be You p.198 (posted by Elizabeth H.)
• "Chip, I know you don't understand this, but I'd take it as a personal favor if you'd stop trying to marry your mother off to my brothers." - Dream A Little Dream p.286
• the loudspeaker began to squak. "Mayday, Mayday. The Japanese have just attacked the parking lot. All employees driving domestic cars should immediately take cover. This is not a drill. I repeat. This is not a drill." - Hot Shot p.297
• "She told me she lives at a place called Brookdale. After I hung up, I did a little reasearch on th Web. Your talent for obfuscation continues to amze me" (Colin) " Hey I haven't obfuscated in weeks. Mkes you go blind." ( Sugar Beth) - Ain't She Sweet p.260 (posted by LMA)
• “He’d managed to get her alone before he’d left and tried to cross-examine her, but all of a sudden the kid no hablo-ed the inglés.” - Match Me If You Can p.--
• Gasping against the cold, she struggled to get away. He grinned down at her. "Say 'Forgive me Bobby Tom, sir, for causin' you all this trouble, and I promise I'll do every single thing you tell me from now on. Amen.' " She repeated one of his favorite rude words instead - Heaven, Texas p.138 (posted by Laura )
• "Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't rightly see how somebody who claims to have had -What'd you say? One partner?-can be welled trained."/He had a point. Her brain clicked away. "I was referring to the instructional videotapes my agency has all its new employees watch."/"They train you by watching videos?" His eyes narrowed reminding her of a hunter looking down a gun sight,"Now, ain't that interesting."/She felt a little surge of pleasure as her child lost another few points on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Even a computer couldn't have picked a more perfect match. - No Bodies Baby But Mine p.37-38 (posted by Vickie)
• sometimes the best part of loving somebody is loving them eventhough they've hurt you,listen to me joel,any fool can love somebody who does everything right,but that doesn't stretch your soul.your soul only gets stretched when you can still love someboby after they've hurt u.. - hot shot p.274 (posted by doris-hk)
• Heath:"Why the hell did Robillard ask you out?" Annabelle:""He's smitten. It happens all the time. Raoul says I can't help the effect I have on men." Heath:"Uh-huh. Bodie told me Dean wanted to go to the beach, and he needed a decoy." Annabelle: "Then why did you ask?" Heath: "So I could get Raoul's take on it." - Match Me If You Can p.00 (posted by enoa)
• He thrust his phone to Pippi. “Talk to the nice man, sweetheart. Tell him all about how your daddy's the greatest quarterback who'll ever play the game." - Match Me If You Can p.359 (posted by Lynne)
• He thrust his phone to Pippi. “Talk to the nice man, sweetheart. - Match Me If You Can p.359 (posted by Lynne)
• When he'd [Colin] overheard some of the boys whispering that he looked like a queer, he'd gazed down his long nose at them and said he regarded that as a compliment, since so many of the world's great men had been homosexual. "Alas," he'd told them, "I've been sentenced to a life of mundane heterosexuality. I can only hope a few of you will be more fortunate." THAT had brought 'em out for the old parent-teacher conference. - Ain't She Sweet? p.20-21 hc
• Gabe looked down and recognized a copy of Stellaluna lying on the floor. It took him a moment to figure out why it was lying there, and then he realized this is what Edward had used to beat him over the head. He'd been assaulted with a deadly book. - Dream a Little Dream p.239
• "I'm not a charlatan, Edward."/ "Reverend Bonner's the real thing, kiddo. Honest. God-fearing." She met Ethan's eyes. "A man who withholds judgement and is filled with compassion for the less fortunate."/ Just like his brother, he didn't back down easily, and her attempt to shame him failed. "Don't even consider trying to settle here again, Mrs. Snopes. You're not wanted." - Dream a Little Dream p.26
• Her throat spasmed as she swallowed, and those eyes, as uncertain as a fawn's, undid him. - It Had to Be You p.240
• She waited with apprehension to see if she'd done something irreversible to his karma and, in the process, blown $8 million. - It Had to Be You p.109
• Phoebe Somerville outraged everyone by bringing a French poodle and a Hungarian lover to her father's funeral. She sat at the gravesite like a fifties movie queen with the small white poodle perched in her lap and a pair of rhinestone-studded cat's-eye sunglasses shielding her eyes. - It Had to be You p.1
• Jane considered the thirty-year old injustice. Amber Lynn Glide, the poor mountian girl, had been kicked out of school for being pregnant while the rich boy who'd gotten her that way stood at the podium and received the community's accolades. - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.153
• She glared at him. "You're doing it again."/ "What?"/ "That thing that irritates me."/ "Smiling?"/ "Yes. That." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.365
• "And then the valentine yawned and fluttered open her pink shell lids, and he lost his heart to a second pair of bright, violet eyes." - Just Imagine p.366 (posted by Heidi Ellison)
• "shh....its all right. you don't have to earn my love on any damn golf course, Lady E. its yours for the asking" - lady be good p.344-345 (posted by siti)
• she stepped around him to line up, and as she gripped the putter, he remembered his father ,and petie, and the Diaper Derby, and the way emma'd looked when she'd jumped on that Gray Line tour bas. he shivered. all morning he'd been sweating, but now he was chilled right down to his bones. and somehow he knew that, if he let her hit this putt, he would have lost her forever. the knowledge came to him from someplace deep inside, a small, constricted place where he'd kept so many feelings locked away. now that place spilled open and he saw that he loved this women with every breath in his body. - lady be good p.344 (posted by siti )
• "Thanks for the hot water. Now may I have my electricity back?" - Breathing Room p.83 hc
• "You're not clueless. You're just evolving." - Ren to Isabel - Breathing Room p.285 hc
• The ghost moved behind a tree, then drifted out again. Isabel waved, shut the window, and went back to bed. - Breathing Room p.171 hc
• Hannah's team was up at bat first, and Kevin found himself on the pitcher's mound facing the six-year-old who tucked his security blanket in the forsythia. Kevin made the mistake of glancing over at Molly and wasn't surprised to see her give him a look that clearly said, "If you're the kind of man who can strike out Linus, then you're not the man i thought you were, and you can forget all about getting me naked anytime in the forseeable future, comprenez-vous?" He walked the kid. - This Heart of Mine p.279 hc
• Hannah: "Mom gets her feelings hurt because nobody ever wnats her on their team."/ Tess cut right to the bone as only an eleven-year-old could. "That's because she sucks." - This Heart of Mine p.pg. 277 hc
• Kevin: "And he believed this?"/ Molly: "He's stupider than dirt, and I was pretty convincing." She trudged through the rest of it. "Then I said you had a mental problem-" - This Heart of Mine p.pg. 317 hc
• (Kevin) whirled on her. "Am I supposed to feel this sudden attachment to her? Because I don't!" - This Heart of Mine p.pg. 246 hc
• "Is this your idea of how to dress for a business meeting? Is this your idea of what to wear when you want to negotiate a contract? Don't you understand that the only thing you're going to negotiate dressed like that is how much you can charge to crack a whip on some man's bare butt?" " What did you pay the last time?" - It Had To Be You p.271 (posted by Sheri)
• "Honey lamb, there are a lot of things in this world I feel insecure about. Religion. Our national economic policies. What color socks to wear with a blue suit. But I've got to tell you that my performance in that hotel room last night isn't one of them. - It Had To Be You p.181 (posted by Sheri)
• Im so confused rite now what do you do when you like one boy but.. he dont like YOU ! do you just go on or keep likein him ! à - byyy me p.1 (posted by keisha hilary augustine)
• my love is like the wind you cant hear it but you can see it - movie, A Walk To Remember p.1 (posted by Keisha Hilary Augustine)
• My life is like a movie but... it never ends ! - by me p.1 (posted by Keisha Hilary Augustine)
• (To Heath) "Are you missing something?" Phoebe cooed. "A heart, perhaps?" "My BlackBerry." (Heath) .....She spoke with all kinds of sincerity, but he suspected if she found it she'd toss it in her swimming pool. - Match Me If You Can p.137 hc
• So there I am, stuck in a Bible study class in Indianapolis, when I hear the news that my matchmaker is sunning herself on the beach with Dean Robillard." (Heath) "You took a phone call in the middle of Bible study?" (Anabelle) "I was bored." (Heath) - Match Me If You Can p.154 hc
• "'You might have to win the old man's love, scout, but I promise you won't ever have to win mine.'" - Kenny Traveler to baby Petie boy - Lady Be Good p.208-209 (posted by A.C.)
• Her lipstick was wrong and her shoes didn't match, but she burned with a sense of purpose that put him on high alert. He'd spent a year on The Young and the Restless. He'd studied the scripts and he knew exactly what was happening. Isabel's evil twin had come to town. - Breathing Room p.338 hc (posted by Melissa, GA)
• Her lipstick was wrong and her shoes didn't match, but she burned with a sense of purpose that put him on high alert. He'd spent a year on The Young and the Restless. He'd studied the scripts and he knew exactly what was happening. Isabel's evil twin had come to town. - Breathing Room p.338 hc (posted by Melissa Bynum)
• "She put her head down on the desk and groaned. She didn't have a spine, she had a strand of limp spaghetti." - Fancy Pants p.428 (posted by Tristin, OH)
• He started to tell her to forget it, because no woman on earth was worth this much aggravation, but then she bent over, and her trim little shorts molded to her hips, and the next thing he knew, he had a piece of tire tread in one hand and a broken bear bottle in the other. - Breathing Room p.111 (posted by angela)
• What was he thinking? it would be like seducing a nun. A really hot nun. - Breathing Room p.112 (posted by angela)
• Krystal shot Pheobe a frantic look. "You scare everybody in the NFL. Do something?" - Match Me if You Can p.230 hc (posted by Helen)
• Gwen regarded him over her enormous stomach like a hostile Buddha. “Are you planning to give her more reasons she should marry a man who doesn’t love her?” “It’s not like that.” He gritted his teeth. “I do love her. I love her with all my frickin’ heart, but I can’t convince her of that if somebody won’t tell me where the hell she’s gone.” He hadn’t meant to sound so angry, and Charmaine took offense. “When did you have this miraculous realization?” “Last night. A blue woman and a bottle of scotch opened my eyes. Now where is she?” Page 356, Match Me If You Can - Match Me If You Can p.356 hc
• “I’m sorry if I’ve been testy,” she said, still sounding testing, “but I have a hard time understanding people who make work the center of their lives to the exclusion of personal relationships.” “Which is exactly why you brought me here. To fix that.” He had her there. Shall we?” He gestured toward the porch door. “Why not?” She tossed her hair and marched past him. “Time to get Operation Suck Up off and running.” “Now, that’s the kind of can-do attitude I like to hear.” Pg. 175, Match Me If You Can. - Match Me If You Can. p.Pg.175 hc (posted by Sevi B)
• She frowned at him. “What’s wrong with you? They’re adorable children.” “One of them’s adorable. I’d sign him right now if I could.” “The road trips might be a challenge, since he’s still nursing. And Pippi’s just as cute as Danny. That little girl is precious.” “She’ll be in prison before she makes it to first grade.” Page 174, Match Me If You Can - Match Me If You Can p.174 (posted by Sevi B)
• "Time to praise God for the glory of his creation," Arte said. "Amen" - Match Me If You Can p.149 hc (posted by Batgirl)
• Annabelle gazed wistfully toward the doorway. "If I could put my brain in her body, the world would be mine for the taking." "Ease up, Dr. Evil. The next candidate is due in five minutes, and I have a call to make. - Match Me If You Can p.66 hc (posted by MJ)
• He was glad she couldn´t see his smile, because giving her even the smallest advantage generally meant he ended up swimming in the lake with his clothes on. - THOM p.285 (posted by natalie)
• Face it. There wasn´t going to be anny joy in Mudvill tonight. Mighty Kevin had struck out. - This Heart of Mine p.310
• Once again, the theme from Jaws blared in his head. He looked down. Pippi wore bright blue eye shadow ans sported a rosebud mouth slick with red lipstick. - Match Me If You Can p.132 hc (posted by Amal)
• "Life would be so much easier if I didn't have to wear pants." - Memoirs of a Post-Hyperactive Man p.174 (posted by Ritalin Boy)
• "Of course you're not pretty like Phoebe. You're pretty in your own way. That is the best thing about women. Each one has her own way about her." - It Had To Be You p.122 (posted by Nuschka16)
• "That kid is spooky. Six going on thirty." - Dream A Little Dream p.ukn (posted by Batgirl)
• "Annabelle is it?" "I'd better check my driver's license to make sure," she said. "I'm all out of breath here." - Match Me If You Can p.150 (posted by mmespin)
• He spun on her. "I don't give a damn about Dean right now, Phoebe, and here's a new flash. Some things in life are more important than football." - Match Me If You Can p.357 hc (posted by Pam)
• "When did my house turn into a hangout for every grossly overpaid, terminally pampered professional football player in northern Illinois?" "We like it here," Jason said. "It reminds us of home." "Plus, no women around." Leandro Collins, the Bears' first-string tight end emerged from the office munching on a bag of chips. "There are times when you need a rest from the ladies." Annabelle shot out her arm and smacked him in the side of the head. "Don't forget who you're talking to." "Leandro had a short fuse, and he'd been known to take out a fef here and there when he didn't like a call, but the tight end merely rubbed the side of his head and grimaced. "Just like my mama." "Mine, too," Tremaine said with happy nod. Annabelle spun on Heath. "Their mother! I'm thirty-one years old, and I remind them of their mothers." - Match Me If You Can p.300 hc (posted by Pam)
• "I'm scared all the time Bodie. All the time." He stroked her matted hair. "I know, babe. I know." "I love you. Do you know that too?" "That I didn't know." He kissed the top of her head. "But I'm glad to hear it." The tail of her scarf blew across her cheek. "Do you love me?" "I'm afraid so." She smiled. "Will you marry me?" "Let's see if I can make it through the next few months without killing you first." "Okay." - Match Me If You Can p.349 hc (posted by Pam)
• "Annabelle is extremely sensitive. You should have realized that." "Yes, ma'am. And as soon as I find her, I promise I'll set this right." That softened her up enough to divulge that the Granger brothers were gunning for him, so he'd better watch himself. He loved those guys. - Match Me If You Can p.351 hc (posted by Pam)
• She cupped his wrist. "I feel terrible. I've been having such a good time that I wasn't thinking about anybody but myself. Let's go home so we can put some ice on it." He felt lower than a snake. 'I should probably keep moving so it doesn't freeze up. Let's dance instead." "Are you sure?" " 'Course I'm sure. They're playing George Strait aren't they?" "Are they?" He caught her by the hand and gathered her against him. "You mean to tell me you don't reconize George Strait?" "I don't know much about country singers." "In Texas he's more or a religious figure." - Heaven Texas p.185 (posted by Joann (Who else???))
• He [Gage] didn't do relationships, at least not with any degree of sincerity. But if he were just straightforward enough, without letting down his guard for a second, and - it went without saying - being completly devious the whole time, he might be able to slide through the relationship thing. - Breathing Room p.81 (posted by Liz)
• He [Gage] didn't do relationships, at least not with any degree of sincerity. But if he were just straightforward enough, without letting down his for a second, and - it went without saying - being completly devious the whole time, he might be able to slide through the relationship thing. - Breathing Room p.81 (posted by TLW)
• (Gracie) She jabbed her finger toward the portrait. "It's h-hard to believe a sweet child like that could grow up into such a d-depraved, egotistical, immature, w-womanizing, job-stealing rat!" (Bobby Tom) "Life's funny that way." - Heaven, Texas p.108 (posted by Jill)
• Phoebe was the first to break the long silence. In her soft, husky voice, she said what all of them were thinking. "Welcome to the Garden of the Gods, ladies." - Match me if you can (LP edition) p.265 (posted by Tasha)
• Dean rose. "I think I"ll get out of here before the two of you hurt my passing arm" Heath couldn't back down now. "Shoot, Dean, we haven't even started having fun yet. Stick around and watch me make Phoebe cry." Robillard gazed down at his beautiful boss. "I have never seen this crazy man before in my life." She smiled. "Run along, Dean honey. Your sex life will be screwed up forever if you're forced to watch all the ways a woman can chop up a snake." Retreat wouldn't win Heath the quarterback's heart, and as Robillard began to walk away, Heath called out after him. "Hey, Dean...Sometime ask Phoebe to show you where she buries the bones of all the agents who don't have the balls to stand up to her." Dean waved good-bye without turning around. "I didn't hear that, Mrs Calebow. I'm just a sweet mama's boy from California who wants to play a little football for you and go to church in my spare time." - Match Me If You Can p.93 hc (posted by Sharan)
• No wonder she'd made a career as a children's book author. She was entertaining her peer group! - This Heart of Mine p.205 (posted by Sharan)
• Hw tried to stare her down--he was superb at stare-downs--but she looked so pleased with herself that he lost it and laughed. She regarded him smugly. "I have two brothers who are overachieving workaholics, so I'm intimatlely acquainted with the tricks performed by men of your ilk." "I have an ilk?" "A definite ilk." - Match Me If You Can p.80 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "Okay, Champion, your turn to suck up." Heath set his elbow on the bar. "My condolences on your loss. McGruder was a good agent." "He hated your guts." "I hated his, too, but he was still a god angent and there aren't a whole lot of us left." He studied the quarterback more closely. "Shit, Robillard, you been bleaching your hair?" "Highlights. You like 'em?" "If you were any prettier, I'd want to date you." Robillard grinned. "You'd have to stand in line." Both of them knew they weren't talking about dating. - Match Me If You Can p.29 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "I know whar your (Heath's) problem is, Sean said. "Chicks here don't have enough class for Mister Ivy League. You rich guys like your ladies with big fancy monogrrams tattooed on their asses." "Yeah, so they match up with that big fancy Harvard H I've got tatooed on mine." - Match Me If You Can p.28 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "How's the Python doin' tonight?" Sean asked. "No complaints."...He (Heath) signaled the womwn he wanted some privacy and Sean looked only momentarily disappointed as they faded away. Like everyone else in the club he wanted to talk about Robillard. Why aren't you over there issing Dean's skinny white ass like everybodsy else?" "I do my ass kissing in private." - Match Me If You Can p.26 hc (posted by JoanS)
• His shirt molded to an impressive chest as he shifted in his chair, making Annabelle uncomfortably aware of a junior high school science lesson she vaguely remembered about pythons. They swallowed their prey whole. Head first. - Match Me If You Can p.8 hc (posted by JoanS)
• The boy's talkin' smack, and it's not even lunchtime. - Match me if you can p.354 hc (posted by F.C)
• "You'll also go further if you at least pretend to suck up to me." "Here's what's sad. I have been sucking up." That country boy mouth crooked at the corner. "The best you can do, huh?" "I know. Depressing, isn't it?" - Match Me If You Can p.69 hc
• "...while Mr. Newcombe ater four chocolate madeleines and sighed over the tilt of Miss Pope's charming nose." - The Copeland Bride p.145 (posted by Holly Yates - TX)
• "Here's what I don't love." She (Pip) shot another dark look at Heath. "I don't love Trevor Granger Champion. Who is a big poopy diaper." - Match Me If You Can p.381 hc (posted by JoanS)
• The Python turned slowly in his chair and Annabelle fel as if she'd been punched in the stomach....If it weren't for hte vaugue irregularity to his features, he would have been unbearably gorgeous. Instead, he was merely drop-dead good-looking. What dis a man like this need with a matchmaker? - Match Me If You Can` p.7 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "We might ...," Annabelle said thoughtfully,"...need to start looking a little lower on the female totem pole." (to Heath Champion) - Match Me If You Can p.38 hc (posted by DeniseClaire)
• As he pulled away from the pump, she choked back the tightness in her throat. "At least you muscle boys are good for something.".."Be sure to let me know if you want any beer cans crushed." - This Heart of Mine p.114
• "You are planning to have a lot of sex scenes, aren't you? You can hardly expect to sell fiction without them."..."You know a lot about writing a novel, do you?"..."Not lesbian scenes either. I know how much you men like them, but women buy most of the books in this country, and that's not a big turn-on for most of us." She thought of Jewel. "Although, I suppose sticking one in wouldn't hurt."..." 'Sticking one in,' interesting turn of phrase." ..." I've always had a gift for the spoken word... Personally, I'd like somebody to write a scene with one woman and two men. Oh heck, make it three."... "I believe that's why they invented porn." - Ain't She Sweet p.111-112
• "Where the devil have you been?"..."Running your errands, your lordshit." - Ain't She Sweet p.107
• Emma war so naiv- sie glaubte, alles was Holroyd an ihr interessierte, waren ihr Titel und ihr guter Ruf; aber Kenny hätte seine Ranch dafür verwettet, dass es ihr kurvenreicher Körper war, der den Herzog zu einem Upper-Class- Schürzenjäger werden ließ. Hugh erträumte sich wohl, dass Lady E.`s erotischer kleiner Mund genau dasselbe mit ihm machte -wie mit Kenny. - Kopfüber in die Kissen (Lady be good) -German p.281
• "Some gentleman. All around dog is more like it. There are entire chapters devoted to masters and servant girls." (Sugar Beth). "You think I might be getting ideas, do you?" (Colin). "I know you're getting ideas. You were using a Hi-Liter." (Sugar Beth). - Ain't She Sweet? p.123
• "Can I sleep at your house, Daphne?""I guess. But why do you want to?""Because mine has a ghost" - This Heart of Mine p.175 hc (posted by yc from Hong Kong)
• There were two beauty operators in the salon, one a trim brunette in a light blue smock, the other a blowsy blonde sporting one of the biggest beehives Gracie had ever seen. Her pudgy thights were encased by purple stretch pants and a tight pink T-shirt clung to a huge pair of breasts. The T-shirt read GOD, I WISH THESE WERE BRAINS. - Heaven, Texas p.157 (posted by Christy)
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• "I never knew a woman so hung up on my good looks." "All your women are hung up on your good looks. They just pretend it's your personality." "I swear, somebody needs to spank you." "You are, like, so not the man to do it." "You are, like, such a damned brat." - This Heart of Mine p.176 (posted by MJ)
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• "I can't even talk about how much I love making love with you. Do you know that you make the most amazing sounds? And you hold me like I'm all you have, and that makes me feel like I'm some kind of god." " I love being inside you, and touching your face, and spening my eyes so I know it's really you." "And after we're finished, I go into a fever thinking about a day when I can leave myself inside you. When I'll steal the soap and turn off the water so I stay there...inside you...part of you." I think about you walking around that way, talking to people, going about your business, and you and I are the only ones who know that I'm there inside you." - First Lady p.370 (posted by Christin)
• Bobby Tom Denton: "Just because we're engaged doesn't give you the right to tell me what kind of women I'm attracted to..." - Heaven, Texas p.213 (posted by BookWorm)
• Bobby Tom gave his intended the best facsimilie of a tender smile he could manage to bestow on someone he planned to murder in cold blood. - Heaven, Texas p.135 (posted by BookWorm)
• Phoebe: "Sometimes I think BIMBO is just another word men made up so they could feel superior to women who are better at survival than they are" - It Had To Be You p.324 (posted by BookWorm)
• The door closed behind her (Phoebe), and the two men regarded each other for a moment. Viktor spoke first. "I must have your promise, Coach, that you won't hurt her." Dan: "I won't." Viktor: "You spoke a little too quickly for my taste. I don't quite believe you." Dan: "I'm a man of my word, and I promise I won't hurt her." He flexed his hands. "When I murder her, I'll do it real quick so she won't feel a thing." Viktor sighed. "That's exactly what I was afraid of." - It Had To Be You p.68 (posted by BookWorm)
• "Who gives this woman to be wedded to this man?" There was a long pause. The congregation began to stir uneasily. Colin frowned. Ryan smiled and stepped forward. "I do." - Ain't She Sweet p.453 (posted by Apple)
• (Colin to Sugar Beth) "You're a lunatic. Someone should lock you up. Bloody hell, I'll lock you up." - Ain't She Sweet p.289 (posted by J.A.)
• Forever was a long time for love to last, but when it came to Colin Byrne, forever felt exactly right. - Ain't She Sweet p.381 (posted by A.C.)
• (Jane)"Don't sneak up on me like that!"...(Cal)"I wasn't sneaking. I'm just a quiet walker."..."Well, stop it."...."You are one grouchy fud." ...."Fud?"... "P.H.D. Us dumb jocks call you guys fuds." ...."Us fuds call you guys dumb jocks, which just goes to show how smart some of us fuds really are." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.192-193 (posted by Jessica)
• Angela:"Sometimes the best part of loving somebody is loving them even though they've hurt you. Listen to me, Joel. Any fool can love somebody who's perfect, somebody who does everything right. But that doesn't stretch your soul. Your soul only gets stretched when you still love somebody after they've hurt you." - Hot Shot p.274 paperback (posted by Pauline (Montreal, Canada))
• (Kevin) As he gazed back up at her, his eyes looked less like jade daggers and more like happy green jelly beans. "How did you do that?" (Molly) "I didn't do it. You did. When you rescued me." (Kevin) "I pulled off your suit?" (Molly) "You did." He grinned. "I've always been damn good with women." - This Heart of Mine p.192 hc (posted by sara)
• Something....His eyes settled on her bare wrist, and the panic he'd been trying to hold off hit him like a sucker punch. Her bangle was missing. His mouth went dry as all the changes she'd made in herself suddenly fell into place. Isabel had forgotten to breathe. - Breathing Room p.348 hc (posted by Michelle G of SV, Arizona)
• Susanah rolled her eyes. God forbid they should ever have a real emergency. No one would ever believe it. - Hot Shot p.297 (posted by Dahlia )
• As he came around the front of the car, his eyes skimmed over her, then studied her more closedly. She felt an unwelcome tingle and wondered if he liked what he saw, or if he was making an unfavorable comparison with his United Nations companions. So what if he was? She liked her body and her face. They might not be memorable to him, but she was happy with them. - This Heart of Mine p.173 (posted by Rachel)
• "The one that's making you act like a prick, bless your heart" - Ain't She Sweet p.109 (posted by Pam K)
• (Cal to Jane) "You crazy lady" - Nobody's Baby but Mine p.87 (posted by amanda)
• did you hear the peculiar way she says bastard? like "bah-stud". i cant say it the way she does. Real peculiar. - Fancy Pants p.141
• He caught an ankle, the one still wearing a sock, and pressed it high on the bed. Then clasped her opposite knee, pushed it wide, and thrust himself deep inside of her. - Ain't She Sweet? p.000 (posted by cassandra)
• He saw that Jane's eyes were glued to his mother's face, and he took in her stunned, happy expression. He remember the cold sonovabitch who'd raised her, and in spite of everything -- the shotgun, his mother's desertion, even Kevin Tucker -- he couldn't help but feel glad that she'd finally found herself a decent parent. If only she hadn't found HIS decent parent. - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.322 (posted by SxyAngel)
• Annie's arm was starting to shack, and Cal could see the shotgun was getting too heavy for her. He caught his mother's eye. She reached out and took it away. "If anyone's gonna shot either one of them, Annie, I'll do it." Great! His mother had turned crazy, too. - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.321 (posted by SxyAngel)
• Cal started to rise, but she waved him back down. "I'm fine. Visit with your borhters." They exchange smiles, and Cal patted her rear. Gabe thought about how he love doing that. Not patting Jane's rear, of course, but Rachel's. Being able to pat a woman's rear whenver you wanted was one of the best things about being married, although nobody ever told you that. - Dream a Little Dream p.386 (posted by SxyAngel)
• "Rachel's giving us twenty-five thousand dollars for Emily's Fund."..."The check's from cal Bonner," Rachel said "It's his gift, not mine." Lisa's expression indicated she didn't believe it, and Russ look as if he'd been hit by a shot gun. - Dream a Little Dream p.297 (posted by SxyAngel)
• "You live here dont you?" "Now I do" "You said you wanted to get married to her" "Yes" "Then I'll let you. But only if we get to STAY HERE!" - Dream a Little Dream p.283 (posted by SxyAngel)
• "Me? Me! You expect a--a woman like me-- A--a church secretary . . . I'm-- I'm plain." ... "You're not exactly dog meat, Kristy." - Dream a Little Dream p.113 (posted by SxyAngel)
• (bobby tom) all right, sweetheart; here's your last question, and its a real challenge, so don't let yourself get distracted by these jelous women. To make sure all twelve of our future children are going to be legitimate, what New York City football team did Joe Namath play for?/ Gracie's face fell. Lord. Any fool should know the answer to this one. New York City... What football team was from New York City? Her expression brightened. " the New York City YANKEES!" A roar of laughter went up from the crowd , accompanied by more than a few loud groans. Bobby Tom silenced them all with a glare. At the same time, the glitter in his eyes dared any of them to contradict her. When he was certain everyone understood the message, he turned back to Gracie and gathered her into his arms. With a tender look and a gentle brush of his lips, he said" Exactly right, sweetheart. I had no idea you knew so much about football" And that was how every last person in Telarosa, Texas , came to understand that Bobby Tom Denton had finally and forever fallen head over heels in love - HEAVEN TEXAS p.370 (posted by sitha)
• "My wild rose of the deep wood. Things between us will never be dull." (Cain) "What did you call me?" (Kit) "Nothing." He stilled her question with his lips. "Nothing at all" - The kiss that began gently grew wuntil it set them both on fire. Cain plowed his fingers through her hair and cupped her head between his hands. "Undress for me, will you, sweet?" he groaned softly. "I've dreamed of this for so long." - Just Imagine p.370 (posted by Angele)
• (Jewel)"You're not a lesbian, are you?" (Sugar Beth) "I haven't been in the past. Which doesn't say I wouldn't consider it for the right employment opportunity." - Ain't She Sweet? p.102 (posted by Natalie Hart)
• "All that spring Honey prayed to Walt Disney. From her bedroom in the rear of the rusty old traier that sat in a clump of pines behind the third hill of the Black Thunder roller coaster, she prayed to God and Walt and sometimes even Jesus in hopes that one of those powerful heavenly figures would help her out." - Honey Moon p.3 (posted by Barbie in San Fran)
• "Slytherin!" she called out to the jerk who cut her off. "Dirty, rotten Slytherin!" Hannah echoed. - THIS HEART OF MINE p.13 (posted by Kacee)
• "I knew it! I knew you'd hate my body!" She slammed her hands on her hips, marched over to the bed, and glared down at him. "Well, for your information, mister, all those cute little sex kittens in your past might have had perfect bodies, but they don't know a lepton from a proton,and if you think that I'm going to stand here and let you judge me by the size of my hips and because my belly's not flat, then you're in for a rude awakening." She jabbed her finger at him. "This is the way a grown woman looks, buster! This body was designed by God to be functional, not to be stared at by some hormonally imbalanced jock who can only get aroused by women who still own Barbie dolls" "Damn. Now I've got to gag you." With one swift motion, he pulled her down on the bed, rolled on top of her, and covered her lips with his own. - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.276/77 (posted by Anna)
• His (Darnell) eyes narrowed into vicious slits as he curled his lip at the Associated Press and spoke to her under his breath "There's no way I'm letting anybody on the Dolphins' defense see a picture of me smilin'," - It Had To Be You p.310 (posted by rednekchic)
• She could feel him smile against her forehead. "You're not mad?"/ "Why would I be?"/ "I wanted to drive out all the memory, honey. I wanted to put a good one in its place."/ She had no idea what he was talking about, and she was too lethargic to question him. Sighing with contentment, she snuggled her cheek into his neck and opened her eyes. She was aware of the gentle beating of his heart, the stars twinkling in the sky above, the soaring gridwork of steel.../ Her head shot up./ "Something wrong, sweetheart?"/ "Oh my God!"/ They were lying naked on the fifty yard line in the very center of the Midwest Sports Dome. - It Had To Be You p.373 (posted by rednekchic)
• She withheld comment on the fact that he had obviously planned to drive away while she was gone. "Is there something wrong with the car?" "It won't start." "Let me look. I know a little bit about engines." He stared at her in disbelief. "You?" Ignoring him, she set the damp sack on the fender, peered under the hood, and lifted up the distributor cap. "My goodness, you seem to have lost your rotor. Let me see. I just might --" She opened her purse. "Yes, I have one right here." She handed over the Thunderbird's small rotor, along with the two screws that held on the distributor cap and her Swiss Army knife so he could refasten them. All of it had been neatly wrapped in the plastic bag she had taken from the hotel room for just this sort of emergency. - Heaven, Texas p.65-66
• "Katherine Louise, why aren't you in bed?" Miss Dolly stood in the doorway, her frilly nightcap askew, her face puckered with worry./"Just restless. I'm sorry I woke you."/"Let me give you some laudanum, dear, so you can sleep."/"I don't need any."/"You need your rest, Katherine. Now, don't be stubborn."/"I'll be fine." She led Miss Dolly upstairs, but the older woman refused to leave her alone until Kit forced down several teaspoons of the laudanum./She fell asleep, only to have her rest disturbed by opium-induced shadow-images. Toward dawn, a greaty tawny lion came to her. She smelled his male, jungle scent, but instead of feeling fear, she wove her fingers through his mane and pulled him closer./Gradually, he changed into her husband. He whispered love words and began to caress her. Through the fabric of her dream, she felt his skin. It was warm and as moist as her own./"I'll fill you now," her dream-husband whispered./"Yes," she murmured. "Oh, yes."/He entered her then, and her body caught fire. She moved with him, and climbed with him, and just before the flames exploded, she called out his name./The laudanum dream was still with her when she awakened the next morning. She gazed up at the pink-and-green silk bed hangings, trying to shake off the groggy aftereffects of the medicine. How real it had seemed...the lion who'd changed beneath her hands into--/She shot up in bed./Cain stood at her washstand shaving before the mirror that hung above it. He wore only a white towel draped around his hips. "Good morning."/She glared at him. "Go into your own room to shave."/He turned and stared pointedly at her chest. "The scenery is better in here."/She realized the sheet had fallen to her waist, and she yanked it to her chin. Then she saw her nightgown lying crumpled on the floor. He chuckled at her sudden intake of breath. She lifted the sheet and stuck her head under it./Sure enough. She wasn't imagining the dampness between her thighs./"You were a wildcast last night," he drawled, clearly amused./And he'd been a lion. - Just Imagine p.260-262 (posted by Michelle)
• His breathing grew heavy in her ear, and the muscles in his shoulder quivered beneath her palms. Her apprehension returned. He was so powerful, and she was defenseless. He could tear her apart. Yet she lay here./"Wait," she whispered./His head came up, his eyes darkly gazed./"I shouldn't be...I need..."/"What's wrong?"/Her fear of him evaporated, but not her anxiety. So much was wrong, and right then, she knew she had to tell him. "It wasn't true," she managed. "What I told you. I've--I've never been with a man."/His brow clouded. "I don't believe you. This is another one of your games."/"No..."/"I want the truth."/"I'm telling you the truth."/"There's one way to find out for certain."/She didn't understand, not even when she felt his hand between her thighs. She sucked in her breath as he pushed his finger inside her./Cain felt her wince, heard her gasp of surprise, and something inside him twisted. The membrance was there, that tenacious survivor of her rough, unruly childhood. Taut as a drumhead, strong as she was strong, it protected her even as it damned him. - Just Imagine p.216-217 (posted by Michelle)
• "Pick you up at noon, hot stuff." As he walked away from her toward his car, she raised her voice. "Don't call me hot stuff!" "Sorry." He opened the door and slid inside. "Hot stuff, ma'am." - It had to be you p.200 (posted by Dianne Concepion)
• "Come here, honey"/"How'd you know my name?"/"I don't"/"You called me Honey."/"Is that your name?"/"Honey Jane Moon"/"How about that." - Honey Moon p.44 (posted by Kasey)
• "First he half drowns her and then he kisses her...you got strange ways with woman, Kenny" - Lady Be Good p.300 (posted by Suzanne)
• He stopped to rest at a cart selling nuts and candy, bought himself some Jelly Belly's, flirted just enought with the Mexican cutie working there to convince her pull out the banana-flavored one. Although he liked his Jelly Belly's mixed up, he didn't like banana, but, since it took too much effort to pull them out himself, he generally tried to talk someone else into doing it. If that didn't work, he just ate 'em. - Lady Be Good p.3 (posted by Alicia)
• "NOW" - It Had To Be You p.321 (posted by fmm)
• C-"I'll check in with Ryan periodically. But - and listen very carefully, my darling - I will NOT be calling you again. If you were a sane woman, I would, of course, behave in a more rational fashion. Since you are a lunatic, however, this is the only way." SB - "You planned this from the beginning, didn't you?" C - "Let's simply say that you are not the sort of woman who can be permitted to run amok." - Ain't She Sweet p.362 hc (posted by NancyR)
• "You're one uptight chich, Dr. Favor. Is that a building block of your philosohpy? 'Thou shalt be the most uptight chick on the planet'?" "I'm principled, not uptight." Just saying it made her feel stuffy, and she wasn't stuffy, not really, not in her heart anyway. "What do you know about my philosohpy?" "Nothing until I got on the Web last night. Interesting. From what I read in your bio, you built your empire the hard way. I've got to hand it to you. Nobody seems to have given you anything for free." "Oh, I got a lot for free." She thought of all the people who'd inspired her over the years. Whenever she'd reached a low point in her life, the universe had always sent her an angel in one form or another. Her foot slipped off the accelerator. - Breathing Room p.84 hc (posted by Francine B)
• ''Damn, you're pretty,'' - Fancy Pants p.213
• He turned back to her, crossed his arms over his chest and said with deadly quiet, "You've got thirty seconds, Susannah."/"For what?"/"To stop acting like a feather-headed female and decide what you want."/"I-I don't know what you mean."/"Twenty-five seconds."/"Stop bullying me."/"Eighteen."/"You're a real jerk, do you know that?"/"Fifteen."/"Why does it have to be me?"/"Twelve."/"Why can't you say it?"/"Ten."/"All right, I'll say it!"/"Five."/"I love you, you jerk!"/"Damn right, you do. And don't you forget it." - Hot Shot p.463 (posted by Liz)
• "That does it." With no more than the flare of those aristocratic nostrils, he backed her right against the wall. he looked ferocious as he pull her into his arms and growl, " God help me, i've never wanted to do violence to a woman, but we're either going to make love or i'm going to beat you." - ain't she sweet p.239 hc
• "sometimes she did this funny little thing after they'd finished making love. He'd be holding her against his chest , sort of dozing off and feeling peacefull all the way down to his toenails , and she'd make this litle ' x' right over his heart with her fingertip. Just this little 'x'. Right over his heart. " - Heaven Texas p.286 (posted by Koshela )
• Gracie Snow was having a bad hair month...She should have known better than to trust a hairdresser named Mr. Ed. - Heaven, Texas p.5 (posted by Mandy Musshafen)
• "The Professor needs something tangible to stick in her equations.And you know why that is? Because nobody's ever really loved her befor, and she doesn't believe it can happen now." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.351-352 (posted by audrey)
• Right before dawn it got worse. He pried open his eyelids and saw a foot stuck in his mouth. Not his. A tiny toenail dug into his bottom lip. He winced and tried to move, only to have the other foot punch him in the chin. Then he felt the damp spot by his hip. And how could life get any better than this? Diaper Boy cuddled closer. - Breathing Room p.271 (posted by Amy)
• Outside she was a silver Alfa-Romeo parked behind her Panda. "Where did this come from?" "My car won't be ready for awhile, so I had this delivered to hold me over." "People buy candy bars to hold them over, not cars." "Only poor people like you." - Breathing Room p.199
• "Someone's moved these crates away from the wall. Go up to the house, will you, and see if you can find a flashlight? I want a better look." "Here." She pulled out the small flashlight she'd stuck in her pocket. "Do you have any idea how annoying that is?" "I'll try not to do it again." - Breathing Room p.154
• "Blasphemy isn't just a sacrilege," she pointed out with what he regarded as an unnecessary degree of relish. "It's the sign of someone's having a limited command of the Engligh language." - Breathing Room p.110
• "What?"(Jane) "But only up to a point. He said the two of us had been dating for months before that fateful night. According to him, the birthday thing was a suprise you'd arranged. Middle-age kinkiness. I believe he called it. I've got to say, the kid was pretty convincing. By the time he was done, even I believed that's the way it happened." (Cal) "I told you he was a sweetie."(Jane) "Oh, yeah? Well, your sweetie also made it clear that the only reason you and I started to date was because he'd just dumped you, and you were so upset about it he passed you on to me as a consolation prize."(Cal) "Thay Jerk."(Jane) "My sentiments exactly."(Cal). - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.336 (posted by Queen)
• "I married a damn cereal killer." - Nobodys aby But Mine p.219 (posted by JJ)
• "Apparently you didn't read my instructions about buying organic food." "Dang, you were serious. I thought that was some kind of test to see if I could think for myself instead of being a blind follower of the ridiculous." - AIN'T SHE SWEET? p.108 hc (posted by Shell)
• "'I know you don't mean to be vain and self-centered, Sugar Beth, bless your heart. I'm sure someday you'll grow out of it.' Tallulah believed she could insult her niece however she wanted as long as she blessed her heart while she was doing it." - AIN'T SHE SWEET? p.5 hc (posted by Shell)
• "He was a handsome son of a gun, looked fifteen years younger than his age, a Texas version of Anthony Hopkins, but without that scary dental appliance." - AIN'T SHE SWEET p.175 hc (posted by Shell)
• · he (cal) stared incredulously into a mounds of dry cereal. All the marshmallows were missing! He saw lots of beige colored frosted oat cerieal but not a single marshmallow! "maybe someone tampered with the box" she(jane) offered in that cool scientists voice."Nobody could havetambered with it!! it was sealed up tighter than a durm when i opened it. Something must have gone wrong at the factory"..He sprang up from his stool and headed back into the pantry for another box...ripped open the new box, and poured it in the bowl, but all he saw was frosted oat cereal. No marshmallows. "I don't believe this! i'm going to write the president of General Mills! Don't they have any quality control?" "i'm sure it's just a fluke" "doesn't make any difference whether it's a fluke or not. It shouldn't have happened. When a person buys a box of lucky charms he's got expectations"...and now the marshmallows were missing from five boxes of his favorite cereal....he wouldn’t just write the president of General Mills, he decided. He was going to sue the whole damned company! Everybody from the boared of directors right down to the shipping clerks. By damn he's teach General mills not to ship out inferior cereal. He jerked upen the door of his jeep, and that's when he saw them. Marshmallows. HUndreds of tiny marshmallows covering the seats. Red balloons, pink hearts, blue moons. They were scattered everywhere. Across the dashboard, on the front seat, and all over the backseat. A red veil descened over his eyes. He slammed the door shut and charged into thekitchen. He was going to kill her! She sat at the counter sipping a cup of tea. "forget something?" "yeah i forgot something all right!...you are going to pay for this!"..he grabbed one of the lucky charm boxes and turned it over, spilling the cereal everywhere. He yanked open the sealedflap on the bottom and sure enough, a neat slit in the inner bag had been carefully resealed with scotch tape. He gritted his teeth. “Don’t you think this was just a little childish?” “It certainly was. And immensly satisfying.”she took a sip of tea. “If you were pissed off about the way I took off last night, why didn’t you just say so?” “ I prefer docudrama.” “ I can’t believe anybody could be so damned immature.” “I could have been a lot more immatre-emptying the marshmallows in your underwar drawer, for example-but I believe revenge should be subtle” “Subtle! You ruined five perfectly good boxes of Lucky charms and spoiled my whole day in the process.” “what a pity.” “I ought to…I swear I’m….” Damned if he wasn’t carrying her upstairs right now and making love to her until she begged for his forgivness. “Don’t mess with me Calvin. You’ll only get hurt.” Seriously. He was seriously going to kill her. He regarded her though narrowed eyes. “maybe you’d better explain why you got upset enough to do this”… “MANNERS? Is that wat five boxes of mutilated Lucky charms is all about” “yes” just one good shot, he couldn’t leave until he got off one good shot “You’re about the lowes breed of human breed there is.” “What?” “Right up there with the Boston Strangler and the Son of Sam.” “Don’t you think that’s a little extreme?” “Not hardly.” He shool his head and regarded her with disgust. “I married a damned cereal killer.” - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.216-219 (posted by bubbleyblondey)
• Monday, when he'd barged in on her because she'd somehow managed to hold up everybody's paychecks, she'd been painting her goddamn fingernails! He'd gotten mad then, but he'd barely begun to yell before her lip had started to tremble and she'd said he couldn't talk to her like that because she had PMS. - It Had to be You p.96 (posted by karen)
• "Neil Kirkpatrick." "Lady Francis Posh-Wicket here calling from London." "Who?" "I'm the director of Her Majesty's Royal Office of the Garter. Her Majesty has some rather exciting news for one of your authors. Sir Colin Byrne. Ah, but what a stupid cow I am. He's not Sir Colin yet. Which is why I need to ring him up. But he doesn't seem to be answering his bloody phone." "I'm afraid I don't know where he is." "Bollocks, sir. Am I to believe you've lost one of your most important authors?" "Excuse me?" "Perhaps YOU would like to tell Her Majesty that Sir Colin has disappeared because I'm sure I don't want to." "Who is this?" "I must insist you locate Sir Colin im-ME-jetly." "I don't know who you are, but I have work to do here." "Not until you tell me where he is, you WANKER!" There was a long pause. "Sugar Beth, is that you?" This time, she was the one who hung up. - Ain't She Sweet? p.356 hc
• (Cal to Jane) "Your crazy lady." - NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE p.p.- hc (posted by LG and CG)
• The engine roared to life. He ran toward her. She shot our of her parking space. He rushed to the side of her car. "Stop it, Kristy! You're overreacting! Let's talk about this." That was when she did the unthinkable. She rolled down the window, thrust out her hand, and gave Reverend Ethan Bonner the bird. - Dream A Little Dream p.171-172 (posted by Chris G.)
• "...Gracie is real funny about money. How much do you pay her?" Willow told him. He shook his head. "She could do better delivering pizzas." "It's an entry level position." "I'm not even going to speculate on what kind of position she had to assume for that particular form of entry." - Heaven, Texas p.92 (posted by Chris G.)
• She welcomed the contempt in those jade eyes. Contempt trumped pity any day. She watched him cross his legs, the movement an unsettling combination of feline grace and male strength. "We used to call you the Duke behind your back," she said. "Did you know that?" "Of course." "We all thought you were a pansy." "Did you now?" "And stuck-up." "I was, Still am, for that atter, I take pride in it." - Ain't She Sweet? p.22-23 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "Maybe I did you a favor. A teacher's salary could never have bought all this. Congratulations on your book, by the way." "You've read "Whistle-stop?" The skeptical arch of that elegant eyebrow got her hackles up. "Gosh, I tried to. But there were all those big words." "That's right. You never liked to tax your brain with anything more challenging than a fashion magazine, did you?" "Hey, if somebody doesn't read them, there'll be a whole shitload of women walking around in plaid polyester, and then think how sorry everybody'll b." - Ain't She Sweet? p.19 hc (posted by JoanS)
• Instead, she followed the direction of his gaze to the fanciful mobile. "Do you like Daphne books?" He gave her a wide smile "Like Benny!" He pointed toward the cardboard figure of a mischievous-looking badger wearing goggles and an aviators scarf. "Benni's my friend. Read book!" - Ain't she sweet? p.252 hc (posted by C.)
• 'If you want to see your dog alive again, be at Rowan Oak at five o'clock. And come alone./ Rowan Oak?/ If you call the police , the dog's...dog meat./ I dumped you." - Ain't She Sweet p.318-319 hc (posted by Monika)
• "Hey, Sugar Beth, you are even mo' gorgeous than I remember, doll baby." His eyes trailed from her breasts to the crotch of her low rise pegged pants. " got my own business now. Bowmar's Carpet Clean. Dpin' real good, too. What's say me and you go toss back a few beers at Dudley's and catch up on old times?" "Sorry, Cubby, but I swore off gorgeous men the day I decided to become a nun." "Dang, Sugar Beth, you ain't even Catjp;oc." "Now that sure is gonna surprise my good friend, the Pope." - Ain't She Sweet? p.13 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "Believe it or not, you can live a decent life without diamonds and furs." "Thank you, Mr. Gucci." - Ain't She Sweet? p.238 hc (posted by LD)
• She eyed his dark trousers and long-sleeved grape-colored shirt. "If only I hadn't sent your dueling pistols to thr cleaners." He'd promised himself he'd stop sparring with her, but the words came out anyway. "At least I still have my riding crop. Just the thing, I've heard, for discipling an unruly servant." - Ain'tShe Sweet? p.108-09 hc (posted by JoanS)
• The wild child of Parrish, Mississippi, had come back to the townshe'd lleft behind forever. Sugar Beth Carey gazed from the rain-slicked windshield to the horrible dog who lay beside her on the passenger seat. I know what you're thinking, Gordon, so go ahead and say it. How the mighty have fallen, right?" She gave a bitter laugh, "Well, screw you. Just..." She blinked her eyes against a sting of tears. "Just...screw you." - Ain't She Sweet? p.1 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to wind up dead." - Ain't She Sweet p.378 hc (posted by LJ )
• She was beginning to realize that the writing life would be a lot more glamorous if writers didn't actually have to write. - Ain't She Sweet p.208 hc (posted by LJ- it's not a plot spoiler - it's a SEP-thought)
• "In case you still haven't figured it out, he loves you. Your tiger will be back in the morning, and you can thank me anytime. Now, do I have to paint another picture for you, or do you think you can take it from here by yourself without screwing up?" - Kiss An Angel p.366
• Molly: "What are you doing?!".....Kevin: "Waiting till you're ready to drown. And then I'm going to save your life. Dan did it for Phoebe, and I'm going to do it for you."......Molly: "Dan didn't ry to murder her first!" - This Heart of Mine p.395 (posted by Didi)
• He (Kevin) was enjoying himself way too much so she picked up her stride. (Molly)"I'll bet I can max out your credit card in half an hour." - This Heart Of Mine p.175 (posted by SMK)
• " The truth will set me free!" Emma sucked in a great big gulp of air. " And the truth is . . ." She sucked in another gulp. " I'm in love withTorie!" With a great lunge, she threw open her arms and planted a passionate kiss right on his sister's lips. - Lady Be Good p.pg. 262 (posted by Ackangel)
• "Lady Emma, I don't believe you've been properly introduced to Father Joseph Antelli. He's been head priest at St. Gabriels's for- How long's it been, Father? Twenty years?" - Lady Be Good p.215 (posted by Dusti)
• And that was how every last person in Telarosa, Texas, came to understand that Bobby Tom Denton had finally and forever fallen head over heels in love. - Heaven, Texas p.371
• "Isn't there a mirror someplace where you can go admire yourself?" "I never knew a woman so hung up on my good looks." "All your women are hung up on your good looks. They just pretend it's your personality." - This Heart of Mine p.176 (posted by Silvia)
• Jane looked up from the suitcase she'd been packing and saw Jim standing in the doorway. "What's wrong?" "You have to come out in the living room now and face Cal." "I already faced him, and I don't want to do it again." "You have to. Annie says." "No." One eyebrow shot up. "What did you say?" "I said no?" Unfortunately, it came out as a question instead of a statement, but there was definitely something intimidating about this man and his raised eyebrow. "Right now I'm the closest thing you've got to a father, and I'm telling you to get yourself out there! Bemused, she watched as he jabbed his hand in the general direction of the living room. She couldn't help comparing the authoritarian look in his eyes with the way her own father had always regarded her, as if he were vaguely repulsed. "No agruments. March!" She thought about asking him if he intended to ground her if she disobeyed, but decided that wasn't a good idea. "Jim, this isn't going to work." He walked over and pulled her into his arms for a reassuring squeeze. "He needs to have his say. He deserves that." She rested her cheek against his shirt front. "He already had his say on the front porch a few minutes ago." "Apparently he didn't finish." He gently pushed her away and gave her a nudge toward the door. "Go on now. I'm right behind you." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.348
• "You ever skinned a squirrel, city gal?" "I---uh---can't say as I have." Now she'd failed the squirrel-skinning test. - Nobody's Baby But MIne p.98 (posted by DeniseClaire)
• Cherry was the love of my boyhood, Rach. You're the love of my manhood. And I do love you, with all my heart. Please don't leave me.... Aren't you forgetting something? He whisphered. She tilted her head in inquiry. Aren't you forgetting to say I love you too Gabe? What about that? She drew back, smiled into his eyes. Is there any doubt? I love you Gabe. All the way to the bottom of my soul. - Dream aa little dream p.377-378 (posted by eya)
• " I don't believe this! I'm going to write the president of General Mills! Don't they have quality control?" " I'm sure it's just a fluke." "Doesn't make any difference wheather it's a fluke or not. It shouldn't have happened. When a person buys a box of Lucky CHarms, he's got expectations." - Nobody's Baby but mine p.217 (posted by Chillingtaz)
• He gazed up into the beautiful, intent eyes of his virgin bride. "Let me know if I'm scaring you." "Shut up and take off your pants." - Dream a Little Dream p.312
• "What did you expect? Am I supposed to fall all over you just because you've finally come to your senses? "Would it be too much to ask?"...He'd begun to glare at her again, his eyes growing stormier by the minute."When do you think you might be ready? To fall all over me, that is." - Breathing Room p.362 hc (posted by Ferial)
• "You know you're the breath of my life, don't you? he whispered against her lips. - Breathing Room p.364 hc (posted by Ferial)
• He turned the knob and looked inside to see her standing frozen in front of the mirror with tears creeping soundlessly down her cheeks as she stared at her reflection. Something soft and unfamiliar turned over inside him. "What's the matter, sweetheart?" She didn't move, and the tears continued to trail down her cheeks. "I was never really pretty, not like my mother, but now I'm ugly." Instead of irritating him, her badly battered vanity seemed somehow touching. "I think you're beautiful, angel face, even dirty. You'll feel better after you're cleaned up." - Kiss an Angel p.144 (posted by Adlin Zaharah Omar)
• "...Pheobe's sweet-footed, nimble-fingered $8-million wide-out from Telarosa, Texas." - It Had to be You p.352 (posted by Cat)
• He (Ren) took in the glowing conflagration of her (Isabel) dress, the heat in her eyes, the angry energy that radiated from her and his mouth went dry. Gone were her tidy neutrals - all those comforting blacks, whites and beiges that defined her world. And her hair......Disorderly curls blazed around her head in a style that Beverly Hills hairdessers charges hundreds of dollars to produce. Her lipstick was wrong and her shoes didn't match, but she burned with a sense of purpose that put him on high alert. He'd spent a year on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. He'd studied the scripts and he knew exactly what was happening. Isabel's evil twin had come to town. - Breathing Room p.337-338 hc (posted by Whitney)
• ". . .I'm not going to bed with a wan who dislikes me."/"We'll work on that part of it."/"We've never had a date."/"We've already done it twice!"/"That was nothing more than a medical procedure." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.167 (posted by PB)
• Brady pulled a toothpick from his shirt pocket and slipped it into his mouth. "Daisy's been a lot different since she got back." "She's adjusting to being pregnant, that's all." Brady wasn't fooled. "I miss the way she used to be. She was always nibbing in my business--I guess I don't missthat--but I sure miss the way she cared about everybody. Now it doesn't seem like she cares about anything other than Sinjin and the elephants." "She'll get over it." "Yeah, I guess." - Kiss An Angel p.348 (posted by JoanS)
• Her eyes flew open (Jane). "I knew it! I knew you'd hate my body!" She slammed her hands on her hips, marched over to the bed, and glared down at him. "Well, for your information, mister, all those cute little sex kittens in your past might have had perfect bodies, but they don't know a lepton from a proton, and if you think htat I'm going to stand here and let you judge me by the size of my hips and because my belly's not flat, then you're in for a rude awakening." She jabbed her finger at him. "This is the way a grown woman looks, buster! This body was designed by God to be functional, not to be stared at by some hormonally imbalanced jock who can only get aroused by women who still own Barbie dolls!" "Damn. Now I've got to gag you.." With one swift motion, he pulled her down on the bed, rolled on top of her, and covered her lips with his own. - Nobody's Baby But Mome p.276-277 (posted by JoanS)
• Kevin stopped where he was and stood there simply gazing at her. Molly sat cross-legged in the meadow with the sun shining on her bare shoulders and a pair of yellow butterflies fluttering like hair bows around her head. She was all the dreams he'd lost at dawn-dreams of everything he hadn't understood he needed until now. She was his playmate, his confidante, the lover who made his blood rush. She was the mother of his children and the companion of his old age. She was the joy of his heart. - This Heart of Mine p.355 hc (posted by Whitney)
• "In the mean time, you might be thinking about exactly how wide you can spread those legs because I intend to spend a long time between them." - Dream A Little Dream p.134 (posted by Tasha Childs)
• "I mean how can you be seriously worried about getting beat by some guy who has his -uh-stomach hanging out?" She smiled brightly. "So, for tonight... think naked!" - It Had To Be You p.229 (posted by Maia)
• "What's underneath this dress is definitely worth more than a hundred dollars." "As long as you take American Express, you can name your price." - It Had to Be You p.289 (posted by Maia)
• Even though he was so hard he ached, he laughed because he was the only person in the world who knew her secret. Kristy Brown Bonner was easy. - Dream A Little Dream p.313 (posted by amber)
• " love you Nealy Case. I love you from the very bottom of my soul." He drew a deep breath. " Not just from my heart,you understand. I love you from my soul." Her toes curled in his palm. "I've been getting this awful feeling you don't love me back, but that doesn't change what I feel about you or make it any less real. Even if you throw me out of your life forever, I want you to know that you'll always be the best part of me." His voice turned into a whisper so full of feeling she felt as if she could touch it. " You're the air I breathe, the food I eat, the water I drink. You're my shelter and my refuge; you're my energy and inspriation; my ambition, my enthusiasm. You're my resting place." She felt boneless as he bathed her in poetry. He smiled. " Just lloking at you shines sunlight on every moment I live. Before I knew you, I wasn't even alive. I thought I knew what I wanted, but I didn't have any idea. You barged into my life and changed it forever. I love you, I admire you, I lust after you, I adore you..."----" You make me see the world in new ways. You're the first thing my heart greets when I wake up in the morning. You're the last thing I see in my mind before I fall asleep."----" ANd I finally understand the while unbelieveable beauty of two people being one because that's the way I want it to be, the two of us one." - First Lady p.369-370 (posted by Kayce)
• Face it. There wasn't going to be any joy in mudvill tonight. Mighty Kevin had struck out. - This Heart of Mine p.310 (posted by ELK)
• “Lucky us,” Molly muttered. “Now we can get lectured on our sexual inadequacies by both of them.” “Like hell.” With no warning Kevin grabbed her, pushed her against the refrigerator, and crushed his mouth to hers.She knew exactly what he was doing. And while this might be better than her hickey idea, it was a lot more dangerous. His free hand caught her leg beneath the knee and raised it. She snaked it over his hip and curled her arms around him. His other hand dipped under her top and covered her breast. Just as if he had the right…..The kitchen door thumped, reminding her they had witnesses. Which, of course, was the whole point. Kevin drew back a few inches, not even far enough for her lips to cool. His eyes never left her mouth, and he kept his hand on her breast. “Go away!” A gasp from Amy. The thud of the door. The sound of quickly retreating footsteps. “I- I guess we showed them,” Molly breathed against his mouth. “I guess” he replied. And then he started kissing her all over again - This Heart of Mine p.275 (posted by ELK)
• "aarrrggghhhh" Kevin shot into the room. "What's wrong?" "Look at that!" she pointed at the small bottle of drugstore perfume. "That meddling little ... trollop!" "What are you talking about?" "Amy stuck that perfume there!" She rounded on him. "Bite me!" "Why are you mad at me? I didn't do it." "No! Bite me. Give me a hickey right here." She jabbed her finger at a stop a few inches above her collarbone. "You want me to give you a hickey?" "Are you deaf?" "Just thunderstruck" - This Heart of Mine p.225 (posted by ELK)
• Her eyes flew open. "I knew it! I knew you'd hate my body!" She slammed her hands on her hips, marched over to the bed, and glared down at him. "Well, for your information, mister, all those cute little sex kittens in your past might have had perfect bodies, but they don't know a lepton from a proton, and if you think that I'm going to stand here and let you judge me by the size of my hips and because my belly's not flat, then you're in for a rude awakening." She jabbed her finger at him. "This is the way a grown woman looks, buster! This body was designed by God to be functional, not to be stared at by some hormonally imbalanced jock who can only get aroused by women who still own barby dolls!" - Nobody's baby but mine p.276, 277 (posted by Caro)
• "I thought i'd be the last one here." Her voice sounded breathless. His expression was so tender she could feel her chest swel.. "We had a hard time getting away." They stood in the middle of the entryway gazing at eachother as the men began to move away to find their wives and girlfriends. Bobby Tom couged. "The two of you should probably breathe or something so nobody hangs a coat on you." Dan didn't take his eyes of from Phoebe. "Don't you have a playbook to study, Denton?" "Yessir, Coach." Chuckling, he left them alone. Phoebe could have looked at him forever, but they had duties to perform. Dan took her arm and began to lead her into the room. "Half an hour. And then you're all mine." - IT HAD TO BE YOU p.362 (posted by chrissy)
• "I thought i'd be the last one here." Her voice sounded breathless. His expression was so tender she could feel her chest swel.. "We had a hard time getting away." They stood in the middle of the entryway gazing at eachother as the men began to move away to find their wives and girlfriends. Bobby Tom couged. "The two of you should probably breathe or something so nobody hangs a coat on you." Dan didn't take his eyes of from Phoebe. "Don't you have a playbook to study, Denton?" "Yessir, Coach." Chuckling, he left them alone. Phoebe could have looked at him forever, but they had duties to perform. Dan took her arm and began to lead her into the room. "Half an hour. And then you're all mine." - IT HAD TO BE YOU p.362 (posted by chrissy)
• He knew it wasn't just lack of sleep that was making his eyes sting, but emotion. He'd never seen anything more beautiful in his life that Phoebe icing that ugly-looking cake with those two little towheaded boys kneeling on chairs beside her. - IT HAD TO BE YOU p.314 (posted by chrissy =p)
• Patches's arm dropped from her shoulders, but instead of helping her out, he sounded distinctly skeptical. "You left yer princess crown at the dairy queen?" - Honey Moon p.354
• "I thought that you weren't any good at sports." "I said i didn't LIKE sports, jock boy." She flicked his chest. "There's a difference." - This heart of Mine p.282 hc (posted by Michelle)
• She cupped his cheeks and whispered on a sob, "You can get up now. Please, Dash.. Please, get up.." His eyelids flickered, and his mouth began to work. "Honey.." He whispered her name on a horrible wheeze. "Don't talk. Please, God, don't talk..." His eyes locked with hers. They were full of love and bleak with pain. "I knew.. I'd.. break.. your.. heart." he gasped. And this his outspread hand went limp. - Honey Moon p.295 (posted by Jennifa)
• Turning slowly, she confronted a furious Dash Coogan, his face as dark as a thundercloud, invisible six-shooters riding on his hips. He was paying no attention to Scott, but was glaring at her instead, and he looked as if he were ready to take on all of Doge City. - Honey Moon p.171 (posted by Jennifa)
• The rowboat wobbled a bit as he stood and drew her up infornt of him, where he unfastened the sweatshirt and pullde it over her body. It was so large it came to her knees. He pushed a lock of hair behind her ear.''Do you have any idea hoq precious you are to me?'' ''Yes, I really do.'' "Good." Quick as a flash he crossed the empty sleeves infront of her like a straightjacket and tied the cuffs in the back. "What are you-?" "I love you."He brushed a kiss across her lips, picker her up, and dropped herr over the side. She was so astonished that she took a mouthful, then had to kick furiously to get to the surface. With her arms imprisoned, it wasn't that easy. "There you are," he said when he bobbed up. "I was getting worried." "What are you doing?""Waiting till you're ready to drown." He smiled and eased back down on the seat. "And then I'm goingto save your life. Dan did it for Phoebe. and I'm goig to do it for you.""DAn didn't try to murder her first!" she screamed. "I go the extra mile." - This Heart Of Mine p.364 hc (posted by Linda)
• The reality of his feelings had hit him like a lightning bolt. Yesterday afternoon he'd been struck by the truth as he'd driven hell-for-leather off the mountain right after he'd made a fool of himself by yelling out that he'd stay married. The expression on her face- the look of absolute contempt- had devestated him. Her good opinion was more to him then any sportswriter's. She was everything to him. - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.338 hc (posted by Anna)
• "You duh man" - This Heart Of Mine p.tons (posted by Cyndy p)
• When they'd passed out strenth of character, he'd been at the goddamn end of line. - Glitter Baby p.222-223 (posted by Texan_shoshana)
• "It was a kiss made in lonely dreams. A kiss that took its time. A kiss that felt so right she couldn't remember all the reasons it was wrong." - This Heart of Mine p.227 (posted by mc)
• Molly wasn't going to rely on Kevin's cooperation to get back to the cottage, so she headed to the woods, holding the t-shirt away from her body in the front and back, while she stretched it to make it longer. "If anybody throws you a fish,"he called after her,"it's because you're waddling like a penguin." "If anybody asks you to bray, it's because you're acting like an-" "Save you're sweet talk for later, Daphne. The garbage guys just drove up with the new Dumpster." "Shut the lid after you climb in." - This Heart Of Mine p.212 (posted by Chairene Perez)
• Edwards face was pale; his bottom lip trembled. "The m-man scared me." She combed her fingers through his light-brown hair, smoothed down a cowlick, brushed his bangs off his forehead. "I know he did, but he's just an old butthead and I was here to protect you." "You told me not to say butthead." "These are extenuating circumstances." " What are tenuating circustands?" "It means he really is a butthead." - Dream A Little Dream p.5 (posted by Seonaid)
• "The children's song ended, and the voice began to speak. 'I love you just the way you are, Ethan. You're very special to Me. Through you, I shine the light of My love in all the world. You are My perfect creation. Just the way you are." And then, in Ethan's mind, this most wonderful God took off His formal suitcoat and slipped out of His stiff shoes. In a cozy sweater and sneakers, He sang His song of perfect love, telling all His children--every single one of them--that it was a beautiful day in His neighborhood." - Dream a Little Dream p.309 (posted by Celia B.)
• "Why not? You had high statuure, and you certainly have been brought down." / "What's my tragic flaw?" / Kissy thought a minute. 'Bad parents.' - Glitter Baby p.301 (posted by dh)
• Her lipstick was wrong and her shoes didn't match, but she burned with a sense of purpose that put him on high alers. He's spent a year on The Young and the Restless. He'd studied the scripts, and he new exactly what was happening. Isabel's evil twin had come to town. - Breathing Room p.338 hc
• He even reached out to take her hand on an icy stretch, but she wasn't that foolish. Instead, she gave him a snooty look and told him he'd have to manage on his own because she wasn't going to prop him up every time he saw a little ice and got scared. - THIS HEART OF MINE p.39 (posted by alison)
• Molly to Kevin: "I had crushes on you and Alan Greenspan both at the same time. I can't imagine what I was thinking of. Although the crush I had on Greenspan was a lot worse. Thank God I didn't run into him with that sexy briefcase." - This Heart of Mine p.211 hc
• Reality crashed back in on her. Just what did she think she was doing playing kissy-face with Mr. I'm Too Sexy? - This Heart of Mine p.208 hc
• Bobby Tom tended to belligerent when anyone challenged his good looks, and tonight was no exception. "Is that so? For you information she said I look like that movie star- what's his name? Christian Slater." Bobby Tom frowned. "Either of you know who Christian Slater is?" Neither of them did. For a moment Bobby Tom looked befuddled. Then he snatched a glass of champagne from a passing waiter and grinned. "Well, I'll tell you one thing about him. He's a damned fine-looking sonavabitch. - It Had to Be You p.36 (posted by Britannia)
• He could no longer remember a single one of his well-reasoned arguments for walking away from her. She was a gift--a gift he nearly hadn't found the guts to claim. Now, as he watched her standing fearless against the elements, her power stole his breath. Cutting her out of his life would be like surrendering his soul. She was everything to him--his friend, his lover, his conscience, his passion. She was the answer to all the prayers he'd never had semse enough to pray. And if he wasn't as perfect for her as he wanted to be, she'd just have to work harder to improve him. - Breathing Room p.352-353 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "Calm down,poochy." Molly pushed it open the rest of the way and saw Kevin, all bare-naked beautiful, stretched out in the old-fashioned tub, legs crossed and propped on the rim, a book in his hands, and a small cigar clamped in the corner of his mouth.... "Close the door on you way out. Unless you want to get naked and climb in here with me?" [Kevin] "Thanks so much, but it looks a little small." "Small? I don't think so, sweetheart." "Oh, grow up!" - This Heart of Mine p.173 and 174 hc (posted by Britannia)
• "Just let me brush my teeth, soldier boy, and then I'll take you to paradise." - Molly to Kevin - This Heart of Mine p.337
• God, he was cute. Cute and sexy and hunky and mean. Uhmm. Grrr... - It Had to Be You p.158
• "At least we only have one of our wives throwing up this time," Ethan said. "Remember when we were all here on Christmas Eve, and Rachel and Kristy were both at it." / Cal shuddered. "It's not something any of us is likely to forget." Merry Christmas from Celia B. with help from the Bonner brothers :D - Dream A Little Dream p.383-384 (posted by Celia B.)
• Oh, boy...Molly stalled as long as she could--brushing her teeth, splashing water on her face, straightening her tank top, and retying the drawstring on her pajama bottoms. She half expected him (Kevin) to charge in after her, but apparently he didn't see the need, since the window had been painted shut and the only other way out was through him. A bath was too much to hope for. Besides, it was way past time to face the music. She'd edged open the door and saw him leaning against the opposite wall ready to pounce. "Uh...what were you saying?" He carved out the words with his teeth. "Would you care to explain why, when I walked down to the beach after breakfast this morning, I found a dead tuna floating in the lake?" "A change in fish migration patters?" - This Heart of Mine p.313 hc (posted by sm)
• (Kevin:) "What do you think Sarah would have been like?"...(Molly:) "Well..." She was trembling and she wasn't sure whether the sound that slipped from her was a choked laugh or a leftover sob. "Georgeous, if she took after you." Her chest ached but instead of fighting the pain, she embraced it, absorbed it, let it become part of her. "Extremly smart, if she took after me." (Kevin:) "And reckless. I think today pretty much proves that. Gorgeous, huh? Thanks for the compliment." (Molly:) "Like you don't know." - This Heart of Mine p.152-153 (posted by Sarah C)
• Seeing those eyes (Molly's) flash felt good.Last night's confrontation seemed to have lifted some of her depression, and she had a little of the sparkle back that he remembered from Door County. He, on the other hand, had stared at the bedroom ceiling until dawn. Never again would he be able to think about he baby as an abstraction. Last night had given her a name. Sarah. - This Heart of Mine p.156 (posted by Sarah C with late Birthday Wishes.)
• Patrick's eyes gleamed. "Your stepmother is going to have a public orgasm when she meets Lady Emma." - Lady Be Good p.112 (posted by Tessa)
• "You were the best birthday present I ever got." / "Thank you." / "I wanted to give you something back, but I've got to warn you that it's not half as good as my present. Even so, you have to keep it." / "All right." / He draped the pink bow around his neck and grinned. "Happy birthday, Rosebud." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.359-60 (posted by Celia B. Submitted 12/11-02...Happy B'day, SEP !!)
• One of the things she most hated about her crush - her ex-crush - on Kevin was the fact that her crush was on Kevin, the shallowest man on earth. Football was all that mattered to him. Football and an enfless parade of blank-faced internatinal models. Where did he find them? NoPersonality.com? - This heart of mine p.5 (posted by Astrid from Bellings/Germany)
• "'For all your talk, you don't know the first thing about love.' Tears spilled over her lashes and rolled down her cheeks. She slipped the chain that held his Super Bowl ring over her head and pressed it inot his palm. 'I love you, Bobby Tom, and I'll love you till the day I die. But I've never been for sale. I was a free offering all along.'" - Heaven, Texas p.330 (posted by mc)
• "She flounced off with her elephant trotting behind. If she'd thought to look back, she would have seen something that would have surprised her. She would have seen her tough, humorless husband grnning like a teenager." - Kiss An Angel p.201 (posted by shali)
• "For a moment he just stood there, and then he grinned. Every time he thought he had Gracie right where he wanted her, she managed to surprise him. But he had a few surprises of his own left, and as he made his way to his truck, he knew that initiating Gracie Snow was definitely going to be one of life's finer pleasures." - Heaven, Texas p.195
• "Love that has to be earned on the golf course, or anyplace else, for that matter, isn't worth it. Love has to be a free gift or it doesn't have any value at all." - Lady Be Good p.343-44 (posted by mc)
• "Shut up." She said it quietly because she didn't want to leave in anger. She found herself moving toward him, watched her hand go to his cheek. She loved the feel of his skin loved who he was despite his all-too-human frailties. "You're a good man, Charlie Brown, and I wish you all the best." - This Heart of Mine p.353
• Gracie gave a loud, offended sniff. "Your son is no gentleman. He refused to have sex with me." - HEAVEN, TEXAS p.113
• "Hold on a minute, darlin'." He (Dan Calebow) stilled her hands before she could go further and got up from the bed to disappear into the bathroom. He reappeared a moment later. Her (Phoebe's) lips curved as he tossed a handful of foil-wrapped condoms on the table the side of the bed. "What an ego." "How would a maiden lady like you even know what those are?" "Public television." Now he was the one with the grin, and she realized that was the first time she had ever laughed in bed with a man. Until this moment, she had never imagined that laughter and sex could go together. - It Had To Be You p.168 (posted by JoanS)
• "'All right. We don't have to get married. It was just a suggestion.' She stared at him. Seconds ticked by...'Is that is?"she asked. 'I can't exactly force you.' Anger and hurt rose up so far inside her she thought she would choke. 'That's all then? I say no, and you pick up your toys and go home?'...'What do you want me to do? The waiters would throw me out if I got down on my knees.' His sarcasm in the face of something so important to her was like a knife through her ribs. 'Don't you know how to fight for anything you want?" she whispered fiercely." - Fancy Pants p.449 (posted by Tracee McMiller)
• He (Kevin) leaned against the post Cal had painted only a month earlier. "How's the little guy doing today?" With a familiarity that indicated he'd done it before, he reached out and patted Jane's belly. Cal had him off the porch an flat on the ground within seconds. - Nobody's baby but mine p.321-22 (posted by Caro)
• "It's no a big deal, Skeet. I don't know why you always make such a big deal out of it. Hitting a golf ball is easy. It's not like trying to catch a football or hit a baseball or something really hard like that. Anybody can hit a golf ball." Skeet didn't see anything. He was carrying Teddy's clubs down the fairway and he was laughing too hard to talk. - Fancy Pants p.497
• "Phobe would never hit anybody." The coach murmerd something that sounded like "Don't count on it." "Pardon me." "Nothing. You go on with what you were saying." - It had to be you p.244
• He jumped up and pulled her non-too-gently to her feet. We're heading straight to the bedroom, darling. Since there's a good chance I'm going to have a heart attack before the night's over, I want to die in my own bed - It had to be you p.287
• He jumped up and pulled her non-too-gently to her feet. We're heading straight to the bedroom, darling. Since there's a good chance I'm going to have a heart attack before the night's over, I want to day in my own bed. - - It had to be you p.287
• He jumped up and pulled her non too gently to her feet. We're heading straight to the bedroom, darling. Since there's a good chance I'm going to have a heart attack before the night' over, want to day in my own bed. - It had to be you p.287 (posted by Rose)
• hey, no begging me to stay,okay?she managed a smile and step away."all good things come to an end,and that's where we are."she made her way to the door. - THIS HEART OF MINE p.353 (posted by LIZA CHANG)
• "Gracie, honey, if you don't mind, I'd like you to slip off those panties of yours before we go." / "What!" / "I believe I made myself pretty clear." / Her pulses raced at the sound of that husky drawl. "I can't go outside without my underpants!" / "Why not?" / "Because--Because it's outside and I'd be..." / "You'd be naked underneath that cute little skirt of yours, but as long as you sit like a lady, I don't see that anybody's going to know. Except for me, that is." / ....Another sigh. "I never thought I'd have to give you--a former Sunday School teacher--a lecture on ethics." / ...."Former Sunday School teachers don't go around without their underwear." / "You show me where it says that in the Bible." / This time she did laugh. / "I'm losing patience, sweetheart." The sparks in those midnight blue eyes made her feel breathless. "Take 'em off, darlin', or I'll take 'em off for you." / ....Skin burning, she turned her back to him, slipped her hands under her skirt, and pulled off a pair of buttercup yellow panties. / Bobby Tom chuckled and whipped them from her hands. "Thank you, darlin'. I think I'll bring these along for inspiration." He shoved the panties deep into the pocket of his jeans, and they were so tiny they didn't even make a bump. - Heaven, Texas p.203-205 (posted by Celia B.)
• "Don't tell me you've got something against wet T-shirt contests. That's the closest most football players get to a cultural event." She (Phoebe) laughed. But then her laughter faded as she saw the way he was looking at her. Through the lenses of his glasses, his sea-green eyes were enigmatic, yet something seemed to crackle between them, an electricity that shouldn't have been there. She was thrilled, frightened. Dipping her head, she took a quick sip of wine. He (Dan) spoke softly. "For somebody who flirts with everything in pants, you sure are nervous with me." "I am not!" "You're a liar, darlin' . I make you nervous as hell." - It Had to be You p.117-118 (posted by JoanS)
• Gracie Snow was having a bad hair month. As the humid night breeze of early July sent a kinky coppery brown lock flying in front of her eyes, she decied she should have known better than to trust a hairdresser named Mister Ed. - Heaven, Texas p.5 (posted by Rox)
• As they began to mount the stairs, he looked up at his mother. "Just how many of those wine coolers did she drink?" "She had three," Suzy replied. Three! Bobby Tom couldn't believe it. After only three drinks, she'd stripped off her clothes and demanded that he have sex with her. "Mom?" He shoved on his hat. "Yes dear." "Whatever you do, don't let her anywhere near a six-pack" - Heaven, Texas p.115 (posted by Rox)
• "Sweetheart, you have to stop befriending wild animals. First Tater, now Sinjin. I'll tell you what. You obviously need a real pet. First thing tomorrow, we'll get you a dog." She looked up at him in alarm. " Oh, no, we can't do that." "Why not?" "Because I'm afraid of dogs." He looked stunned, and then began to laugh. At first it was the merest rumble deep in his chest, but it soon turned into a rich, hearty sound that bounced off the walls of the big top and echoed through the lot. "It figures," she grumbled through her own smile. "Alex Markov finally laughs, and it's at my expense." He turned his head into sun, drew her tighter against him and laughed all the harder. Sinjin regarded them both with faint annoyance, then streched out against the bars of the cage to lick Daisy's thumb. - Kiss an Age; p.246 (posted by JoanS)
• "Do you know how long that thing was in there?" Not nearly long enough! And then she realized he was talking about the condom. - This Heart of Mine p.45 hc (posted by Rox)
• The cage sat on a small flatbed about threefeet above the ground. A rim of light cast by the floodlights threw harsh shadows over the animal inside. Daisy's heart pounded as she approached, and her steps slowed. Sinjin rose and turned toward her. She froze as she received the impact of those golden eyes. His gaze was hypnotic, both direct and unblinking. A chill slithered along he spine, and she felt herself dissoving in those olden eyes. DESTINY. The word trailed through her mind, almost as if she hadn't put it there herself, almost as if it had come from the tiger. DESTINY. - Kiss an Angel p.96 (posted by JoanS)
• She (Daisy) dug her nails into her palms and told herself she had no choice. "I, Theodosia..." She gulped for air. "...take thee Alexander..." She gulped again. "...to be my awful wedded husband..." - Kiss an Angel p.2 (posted by JoanS)
• This quote continues Phoebe's education: The spitfire screeched to a stop on a pair of stiletto heels. "Webster Greer, you put that girl down right this minute or your ass is gonna be grass!" "Aw, honey--" He dropped the redhead onto a chaise lounge. "Don't you 'honey' me," the spitfire shrieked. "You want to find yourself sleeping in that bowling alley you built for yourself in our basement, that's just fine with me, 'cause you sure as hell won't be sleeping with me." "Aw, honey--" "And don't you come crying on my shoulder after I haul your ass to divorce court and take you for every penny you got." - It Had to be You p.115 (posted by JoanS)
• I don't care how much evidence the state presented. I've never for one moment believed he murdered that waitress. - Kiss an Angel p.53 (posted by Tracy)
• He shook his head. "The next time I hear a women going on about how neurotic men are, I'm going to remember this. You tell me you like my body, and what do I say? I say, thank you. Then I tell you I like yours and what do I hear? A long lists of grievances - Kiss an Angel p.218
• A burly defensive lineman lay down on the concrete at the side of the pool and began to bench press a shrieking young woman. Dan pointed his beer can toward them. "Now there's where your real trouble's gonna start." She (Phoebe) stood s she could get a better view and then wished she hadn't. "I hope he doesn't hurt her." "That wouldn't matter so much as the fact that she's not his wife." At that moment a tiny fireball with a shining mane of Diana Ross hair charged from the rear of the patio toward Webster Greer, a 294-pound All pro defensive tackle. Dan chucked. "Watch and learn, Phoebe." - It Had to be You p.115 (posted by JoanS)
• He remembered those wild years in his early twenties before he'd gotten the call. The beautiful, busty women; the nights of hot free sex-doing it every way he could think of. Oh, God....."Yes?" Oprah replied. He gave up. How could he enjoy Laura's body with the Greatest Talk-Show Host of them all listening in? - Dream a Little Dream p.84 (posted by DQ)
• "Like, I have opinions , y'know." "Far more opinions than a child needs." Lucy was too shrewd to make the insolent response that would force Nealy to send her to her room. Instead, she gave him a wily smile. "In four years, I'll be a voting citizen. And so will all my friends." "Doubtless the republic will survive." "And the Democrats, too." (Go Lucy!!!) - First Lady p.326 (posted by Sarah)
• Fill in the blank: The most important thing in KevenTucker's life is__ - This Heart Of Mine p.191-192 (posted by l.r)
• I don't care if you're last every time, if you stink at team sports. Even if the worst happens and you hate golf, it doesn't matter. You understand me? We're brothers forever - Lady be good p.208 (posted by P)
• "'I want to love you now,' he whispered. Her eyes stung with tears as he spoke the words she'd been longing to hear. She clung to his body, and they fell into a rhythm as timeless as the beat of their hearts...I want to love you, he'd said. Not, I want to make love to you, but I want to love you. And he had. He couldn't have loved her more completely if he'd spoken the words a hundred times. - Kiss An Angel p.315 (posted by Tracee McMiller)
• "Sweetheart, we're going to have to slow down a little here." "I don't want to. I want you to show me what happens next." "I can see that. But the fact is you're not ready for anything more than kisses right now." He set her firmly away from him and bent over to pick up her clothes, adjusting himself when his back was turned because he didn't want to shock her to death. He coaxed her into her clothese not a moment too soon because he'd just fastened her skirt when the doors slid open and his mother came in. 'How's se doing?" Before he could reply, Gracie gave a loud, offended sniff. "Your son is no gentleman. He refused to have sex with me." Suzy patted his arm, her eyes dancing with amusement. "Words to warm a mother's heart." - Heaven, Texas p.113 (posted by JoanS)
• The drive-in scene with Gabe & Rachel: "Before you lost your mind, how did you make a living?" "I was a hitman for the Mafia. Are you done crying yet?" "I wasn't crying! And I wish you were a hitman because, if I had money, I'd hire you right this minute to knock yourself off." - Dream a Little Dream p.78 (posted by Texan_shoshana)
• Cal Being a You Know, Example #2: She gazed down at the check and wondered if the time would ever come when she could outrun her past. "Yes. Yes, I'm going to take it, Mr. Bonner. You bet your life I am." / She shoved the check into the pocket of her dress and turned toward the door, but his soft voice stopped her before she could leave. / "Mrs. Snopes, you won't like what happens if you try to screw me over on this." / Her fingers convulsed around the know. "Believe me, Mr. Bonner, you're the last man on earth I'd screw." - Dream a Little Dream p.271-272 (posted by Celia B.)
• Contributor's Note: As you all know from the poll, my favorite hero is Cal Bonner, I really love him but there were times when he was a real sh--, well, you know. Anyway, here are two examples of this: (Sorry for the caps, I can't figure out how to do italics on this site.) "You're thirty-four! THIRTY-FOUR! Were you ever planning on mentioning that to me?" / "When was I supposed to mention it? Should I have told you when you were stalking me in my classroom, or when you were screaming at me over the telephone? How about when you pushed me on the airplane? Or maybe I should have let you know after you locked me up in your house? Is that when I should have told you?" / "Don't try to weasel out of it. You knew it was important to me, and you deliberately misled me." / "Deliberately? Now there's a big word for a dumb jock. Do you think it's cute putting on that asinine hillbilly act and making everyone think you're a moron? Is that your idea of a good time?" / "What are you talking about?" / She spit the words at him. "University of Michigan. SUMMA CUM LAUDE." / "Oh, that." Some of the tension left his body, and his weight eased on her. - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.134-135 (posted by Celia B.)
• Ignoring her, he reached into the bag and pulled out a paperback book. "Talking Back to Prozac. You be sure to let me know exactly what to say." - Lady Be Good p.164 (posted by Joanne)
• "Come here my little passionflower. I'll comfort you." She curled Emma to her bosom by throwing a hammerlock around her neck. "I'm trying very hard," Dex murmured as he watched the females embrace, "not to get turned on." - Lady Be Good p.264 (posted by Pegledo)
• "I don't see what difference it makes. Movies like this, all anybody has to do is kick ass and undress women, Hell, I've been doing that since I was eight years old." - heaven, texas p.pg. 3
• "Trying to seduce me?" He pushed his glasses up on his nose. "What are you talking about?" "That thing you're doing with your tongue." "I'm eating my gelato." "You're diddling with it." " I'm not diddl--" She stopped and gazed up at him. "Is this turning you on?" "Maybe." "It is!" Sparks of happiness rushed through her. "Watching me eat this is turning you on." He looked irritated. I've been a little sex-deprived lately, so it doesn't take much." "Sure. It's been, what? Five days?" "Don't even think about counting that pitiful encounter." "I don't see why not. You were satisfied." "Was I?" She no longer felt quite so happy. "Weren't you?" " Have I hurt your feelings?" She noticed he didn't sound too worried about it. She tried to decide whether she should be honest or not. Not. "You've destroyed me," she said. "Now, let's go to the museum before I completely fall apart." "Snotty and sarcastic." - Breathing Room p.93-94 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "Now, this is where I draw the line! It's bad enough everybody in town's going to be thinkin' I'm sleeping with a depressed, lice-ridden, hemorrhoidal foreigner who likes to be tied up and might be pregnant, although-since she's just about cornered the market on condoms-I don't know how that could have happened. But I will not-you listen to me, Emma!-I absolutely will not have anybody thinkin' a woman of mine needs a vaginal moisturizer, do you hear me?" - Lady Be Good p.165 (posted by Deb in Atlanta)
• One of the things she most hated about her crush--her ex-crush--on Kevin was the fact that her crush was on KEVIN, the shallowest man on earth. Football was all that mattered to him. Football and an endless parade of blank-faced international models. Where did he find them? NoPersonality.com? - This Heart of Mine p.5 (posted by Lacy)
• Jack peeled the silver foil coin off the end of the Tums roll. "Just out of curiosity, you know anything about acting?" "Hell, no." "That's what I figured." "I don't see what difference it makes. Movies like this, all anybody has to do is kick ass and undress women. Hell, I've been doing that since I was eight years old." - Heaven, Texas p.3 (posted by JoanS)
• Phoebe kissed her cheek. "You look pale. Are you all right?" "It's January in Chicago. Everybody's pale." Molly squeezed her a moment longer than necessary. Celia the Hen, a motherly resident of Nightingale Woods who clucked over Daphne, had been created just for her sister. - This Heart of Mine p.62 (posted by Celia B.)
• "Like Dr. Craig Elkhart?" He spit out the name. "What do you know about Craig?" "I know he dumped you for a twenty-year-old secretary." "She wasn't a secretary. She was a data-entry clerk. And he didn't dump me." "That's not the way I heard it. The guy dumped you like a load of wet cement." "He most certainly did not. We parted by mutual agreement." "Mutual, my ass." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.163 (posted by Celia B.)
• This quote is in honor and memory of #19 of the Baltimore Colts: "Do you know that the Colts only paid Johnny Unitas ten thousand dollars a year? And that was after he'd led them to two championships." These men were definitely crazy, and she decided she would be the voice of sanity. "Then why don't you get rid of Bobby Tom Denton and hire this Unitas person? You could triple the Colts' offer and still be a few million ahead." Dan Calebow laughed...Her eyes darted to Ron, who had a gentle smile on his face. "What did I say wrong?" she asked. Leaning forward, he patted her hand and whispered, "Johnny Unitas is retired now. He's--uh--about sixty. And he was a quarterback." "Oh." "But if he were still playing and--uh--younger, that might have been an excellent suggestion." "Thank you," she replied with dignity. Head still dipped, Dan wiped his eyes with his thumbs. "Johnny Unitas. Jay-zus..." - It Had to Be You p.73-74 (posted by Celia B.)
• "You're a woman who likes to play it safe." "How can you say that after what happened?" "Are we back to our night of sin?" "I don't want to talk about it." "Proving my point. If you didn't like to play it safe, you wouldn't still be obsessing over what turned out to be a less than memorable experience." She wished he hadn't put it that way. "If the sex had been great--now, that would have been worth obsessing about." He slipped off his sunglasses to gaze down at her.. "You know what I mean by great, don't you, Fifi? The kind of sex that makes you so wild all you want to do is stay in bed for the rest of your life. The kind of sex where you can't get enough of the other person's body, where every touch feels like you're being rubbed with silk, where you get so hot and--" " You've made your point!" - Breathing Room p.92-93 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "Kevin?" Hannah called out politely. "Mr. McMullen's up next. He wants to know if it's okay if he uses his walker?" And didn't that just say it all! - "This Heart of Mine" p.304 (posted by T.K.)
• "Women," he snorted. "Can't live them. Cant't murder them in their sleep." - KAA p.348 (posted by Eolair)
• She crossed her legs as he came up to her. "I've never seen you in glasses." "My contacts bother me after about fourteen hours." He took a sip from the can of beer in his hand and propped his foot on the bench next to her. This m an really was a Tennessee Williams wet dream she thought, as a film strip slowly unwound in her head. She could see him in the shabby library of a decaying plantation house, his white shirt damp with sweat from a lusty encounter with young Elizabeth in the brass bed upstairs... - It Had to be Upi p.114 (posted by JoanS)
• He yawned. "Okay, let's see...how will the story play out on Entertainment Tonight?" He dropped his voice into television-announcer mode. "The recently disgraced Dr. Isabel Favor, who's apprently not as wise as she wants her legions of worshippers to believe, was seen in Volterra, Italy, with Lorenzo Gage, Hollywood's dark prrince of dissolute living. The two were spotted together--" "I love the fanny pack." She threw the Panda into gear. "What about the sandals and white socks?" "A retro fashion statement." - Breathing Room p.82-83 hc (posted by JoanS)
• He yawned. "Okay, let's see...how will the story play out on Entertainment Tonight?" He dropped his voice into television-announcer mode. "The recently disgraced Dr. Isabel Favor, who's apprently not as wise as she wants her legions of worshippers to believe, was seen in Volterra, Italy, with Lorenzo Gage, Hollywood's dark prrince of dissolute living. The two were spotted together--" "I love the fanny pack." She threw the Panda into gear. "What about the sandals and white socks?" "A retro fashion statement." - Breathing Room p.82-83 hc (posted by JoanS)
• She gazed at his geeky outfit. "You have to lose the fanny pack."...He slouched down in the seat and closed his eyes. "I mean it. The fanny pack goes. I can deall with the white socks and those sandals, but not the fanny pack." She looked again. "No, I can't deal with the white socks either. They both have to go." - Breathing Room p.82 hc (posted by JoanS)
• He looked over at her and smiled. "Speaking of the Super Bowl. Will you marry me as soon as it's over?" "How about Valentine's Day?" "Too long." "Groundhog Day?" "Deal." The Ferrari raced down the ramp onto the Tollway. "You know that we've got a few problems to talk through before we get married." "I'm not getting rid of Pooh." "See, there you go being antagonistic. Marriage means learning to compromise." "I didn't say I wouldn't compromise. I promise to take the ribbon out of her topknot before you walk her." "You're all heart." - It Had to be You p.365-366
• She threw up her hands. "All right. Why not?" "Why not?" "Sure." His arms fell to his sides. "That's it? I pour my heart out. I love you so much I've got freakin' tears in my eyes. And all I get in return is 'Why not'?" "What did you expect? Am I supposed to fall all over you just because you've finally come to your senses?" - Breathing Room p.362 hc
• She noticed a man skulking in the shrubbery--a very badly dressed tourist, by the look of him....The fan wore an ugly checked sport shirt, baggy Bermuda shorts that nearly brushed his knees, and thick, crepe-soled sandals with white socks....His purple fanny pack sagged like a bruised kidney t his waist...She braced herself for a confrontation then looked more closely. With a groan, she banged her forehead against the steering wheel. He stuck his head in the door and grinned. "Morning, Fifi." - Breathing Room p.81 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "Did you read the script?" he asked as he slid back under the covers. "I did." "You know, don't you, that I'm not going to do it." "I know that you are." "Jesus, Isabel...." "You can't turn it down." "But Jesus?" "I admit it'll be a stretch. He was celibate and preached nonviolence. But you both love kids." - Breathing Room p.368 hc
• The dog cocked his head to study her, but it didn't take him nearly as long to guess her identity as it had Cain. With three barks of recognition, he raced over to greet his old friend. Kit fell to her knees. Oblivious to the damage his dusty paws were inflicting on her dove-gray traveling dress, she hugged him and let him lap her face. Her hat fell to the carpet, loosening her carefully arranged hair, but she didn't care. Cain's voice intruded on their reunion like a polar wind over a glacier. "I see finishing school hasn't improved you. You're still the same headstrong little brat you were three years ago." Kit looked up at him and said the first thing that came to mind. "You're just mad because the dog's smarter than you are." - Just Imagine p.126-127
• She reached the yard before Cain and dismounted while Samuel held the bridle. "You'd better take your time cooling him out," she told the youngster. "And put a blanket on him. I rode him hard." Cain drew up in time to hear her orders. "Samuel's nearly as good a stable boy as you were, Kit." He smiled and dismounted. "But he doesn't look half as fine in britches." - Just Imagine p.156
• His heart slammed against his ribs, and joy flooded him, followed almost instantly by distress. Even from fifteen yards away he could see that she wore no makeup, and lines of fatigue were etched on her face. her hair was restrained with a clip at the nape of her neck, and for the first time since he'd known her, she looked almost plain. Where was the Daisy who loved to primp and fuzz with her perfumes and powder? The Daisy who took such joy in dabbing herself with apricot scented lotion and raspberry red lipstick? Where was the daisy who used up all the hot water taking her showers and left a sticky film of hair spray on the bathroom door? Dry mouthed, he drank in the sight of her, and something broke apart inside him.This was Daisy as he'd made her. This was Daisy with her love light extinguished. - Kiss An Angel p.339-340 (posted by ac 94)
• A big-haired, tight-jeaned woman gave him the twice over, but she didn't look like a PGA fan, so Kenny figuared it was his good looks had attracted her.....A former girlfriend had said tat, if Hollywood ever made a movie of Kenny's life, the only star pretty enough to play him on th screen was Pierce Brosnan....He told her right then that the only way he'd ever let Pierce Brosnan play him was if they rumpled Pierce up first, got rid of that prissy foreign accent, then fed him enough chicken-fried steak so he didn't look liek the first storm out of West Texas wold blow him over. But most of all, they'd have to teach old Pierce exactly how God intended for a man to swing a golf club. - Lady Be good p.3 (posted by JoanS)
• It had been a long time since he'd been around a woman who interested him, not to mention one who offered genuine entertainment. Last night he'd had his first decent sleep in months, and so far today he hadn't felt the need to pull out his emergency cigarette. Besides, anybody could see that Dr. Fifi would benefit from a little corruption. And he was just the man for the job. - Breathing Room p.80 hc (posted by JoanS)
• julia_sun - Nobody's Baby but Mine p.369 (posted by 10)
• "Excuse me," the woman said. "I'm sorry to bother you, but.,..you look so familiar. Aren't you--" "Yes, ma'am, I am." He tilted his Stetson and gave her a grin. "And I'm flattered you recognize me outside the rodeo ring. Most people don't." She looked confused. "Rodeo? I'm sorry, I thought you were...You look so much like Kenny Traveler, the pro golfer." "Golfer? Me? Oh, noma'am. I'm way too y oung to play an old man's game like golf. I like real sports." - Lady Be Good p.1 (posted by JoanS)
• Dallas Fremont Beaudine once told a reporter from Sports Illustrated that the difference between pro golfers and other big-time athletes was mainly that golfers didn't spit. Not unless they were from Texas, anyway, in which case they pretty much did any damn-fool thing they pleased. - Fancy Pants p.43 (posted by JoanS)
• Molly needed her wits about her, but the fact that she was still missing her underwear put her at a disadvantage - This Heart of Mine p.322 (posted by Lisa B.)
• "I don't love you anymore", she whispered. "I don't love you at all." His throat closed. "It's all right, sweetheart. I love you enough for both of us." - Kiss An Angel p.343 (posted by KarenY)
• The day Kevin Tucker nearly killed her, Molly Somerville swore off unrequited love forever. - This Heart of Mine p.1 hc
• "Married people aren't supposed to make love in a car," he said closing his eyes again as she settled into his lap and began kissing his ear....He lifted her skirt a little so that she could straddle his legs with her thighs. Then he began to caress one of those thighs, gradually working upward. His eyes shot open. "Francie Day Beaudine, you don't have any underpayants on." "Don't I?" she murmured in that bored-little-rich-girl voice of hers. "How naughty of me." - Fancy Pants p.494 (posted by JoanS)
• He wished he hadn't let the feisty Dr. Favor get to him there at the end. He'd coasted along with ass-kissers for so long that he's forgotten what it was like to have to pay attention, but if he intended to hang around with her, he'd better get back in the habit. She sure wasn't impressed by his fame. Hell, she didn't even like his movies. And that moral compass strapped to her back was so heavy she could barely stand up straight. So did he really intend to spend the day with her tomorrow?...Yeah, he really did. How else was he going to get her naked again? - Breathing Room p.79 hc (posted by JoanS)
• Quick as a flash he crossed the empty sleeves in front of her like a strsitjacket and tied the cuffs in the back."What are you-?" "I love you." He brushed a kiss across her lips, picked her up, and dropped her over the side.She was so astonished that she took a mouthful, then had to kick furiously to get to the surface.With her arms imprisoned, it wasn't easy. "There you are,"he said when she bobbed up."I was getting worried." "What are you doing?" "Waiting till you're ready to drown."He smiled and eased back down on the seat . "And then I'm going to save your life.Dan did it for Phoebe, and I'm going to do it for you." "Dan didn't try to murder her first !"she screamed. "I go the extra mile." - This heart of mine p.364 hc (posted by L.S.)
• She couldn't understand it. One of the things she most hated about her crush - her EX-crush - on Kevin was the fact that her crush was on KEVIN, the shallowest man on earth. Football was all that mattered to him. Football and an endless parade of blank-faced international models. Where did he find them? NoPersonality.com? - This Heart Of Mine p.5
• "Sex is not a commodity. You can't bargain with it." "Who says?" His smile turned positively diabolical. "There were lots of nice-looking clothes at that boutique in town, and I can be real free with my credit card." "What a proud moment this is for me. Bunny-book author turned hooker in one easy step." - This Heart Of Mine p.233
• One of the Northerners shoved a cigar into his hand. "That woman of yours is pretty good, but when all's said and done, I guess shootin' is still pretty much a man's game." "You're right there," another said. "Never much doubt about a man beating a woman." Cain felt only contempt for their casual dismissal of Kit's skill. He thrust the cigar back and glared at them. "You fools. If she hadn't been drinking champagne, I wouldn't have had a chance against her. And neither, by God, would any of you." - Just Imagine p.342-343
• "You want my honest opinion?" "Oh, by all means." Kit darted a disgusted glare at Dora's back. "Pugs are sissy dogs." Cain chuckled. "That boy is impertinent!" Cain ignored Dora. "You prefer mutts, Kit? I've noticed you spend a lot of time with Merlin." "Merlin spends time wved a cigar into his hand. "That woman of yours is pretty good, but when all's said and done, I guess shootin' is still pretty much a man's game." "You're right there," another said. "Never much doubt about a man beating a woman." Cain felt only contempt for their casual dismissal of Kit's skill. He thrust the cigar back and glared at them. "You fools. If she hadn't been drinking champagne, I wouldn't have had a chance against her. And neither, by God, would any of you." - Just Imagine p.342-343
• "You want my honest opinion?" "Oh, by all means." Kit darted a disgusted glare at Dora's back. "Pugs are sissy dogs." Cain chuckled. "That boy is impertinent!" Cain ignored Dora. "You prefer mutts, Kit? I've noticed you spend a lot of time with Merlin." "Merlin spends time with me, not the other way around. I don't care what Magnus says. That dog's 'bout as worthless as a corset in a whorehouse." "Baron!" Cain made a queer, croaking noise before he recovered his composure. "Maybe you'd better remember there's a lady present." "Yessir," Kit muttered, although she didn't see what that had to do with anything. - Just Imagine p.28
• "Molly has some opinions about me that I don't share." "What kind of opinons?" "She thinks..." He set down his beer bottle. "She says I'm emotionally shallow." "You are not!" Lily's eyes flashed."What a terrible thing to say!" "Yeah, but the thing is-" "You're a very complicated man! My God, if you were shallow, you'd have gotten rid of me right away." "I tried-" "You'd have given me a few pats on the shoulder and promised to send me a Christmas card. I'd have been satisfied and driven off into the sunset. But you're too emotionally honest to do that, which is wy my being here is so painful for you." "That's nice of you to say but-" Oh, Kevin... you musn't ever think of yourself as shallow,. I love Molly, but if I ever hear her say anything like that about you, she and I are going to have words." Kevin wanted to laugh, but his eyes were starting to sting, and his feet were moving, and the next thing he knew, his arms just opened up. Leave it to a man's mother to come to his defense when his chips were down, even if he didn't deserve it. He gave her a fierce, possessive hug. She made a sound that reminded him of the mew of a newborn kitten - "This Heart of Mine" p.338 hc (posted by Lauren)
• They didn't talk much. Kevin listened to the CDs he'd brought with him. He liked jazz, she discovered, everything from forties bebop to fusion. Unfortunatley, he also liked rap, and after fifteen minutes of trying to ignore Tupac's view of women, she hit the eject button, grabbed the disk, and tossed it out the car window. His ears turned red, she discovered, when he yelled. - "This Heart of Mine" p.107 hc (posted by Lauren)
• "Fine." She cursed herself. "I'll pick you up at ten." "In the morning?...You're kidding, right? That's before dawn." "Sorry you can't make it. Maybe some other time." "Okay, I'll be ready." He started off, then looked back. " You're not going to pay me to have sex with you again, are you?" "I'll do my best to resist the temptation." ... She climbed into her car and shut the door. As she stared glumly through the windshield, she reminded herself that she has a Ph.D. in pyschology, which qualified her to make a fairly accurate diagnosis. She was an idiot. - Breathing Room p.78 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "My God! She's on her way to becoming the most famous physicist in the country, and she's dumb as a post! You are not having your baby in this house! You're having it at the county hospital!" "Okay" She smiled at him through her tears. "You're yelling at me." - Nobody's Baby but Mine p.369 (posted by kclmiller)
• "People who live in glass houses, Dr. Favor..." So he'd figured out who she was. "I don't pay much attention to the self-help movement, but even I've heard of you. Is the doctorate real or phony?" "I have a very real Ph.D. in psychology, which qualifies me to make a fairly accurate diagnosis. You're a jerk. Now, leave me along." - Breathing Room p.72 hc (posted by JoanS)
• She was on her way up the cobbled hill toward the grocery when she spotted a newsstand with racks of postcards.....As she stopped to choose a few she noticed that several depicted Michaelangelo's David, or at least a significant part of him.... "Have you already forgotten what one looks like, my child?" - Breathing Room p.70 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "I want my house." She took a step back, then was angry with herself for doing it. "Is this how you get your kicks? Disguising yourself so you can pick up women?" "Believe it or not, Fifi, I can do that without a disguise. And I was worth a hell of a lot more than those fifty euros you left." "A matter of opinion." - Breathing Room p.56 hc (posted by JoanS)
• She could still leave. She could let him know this was a big mistake, the mother of all mistakes. How much money did you leave a gigolo who hadn't completed the job? And what about a tip? Should she leave-- - Breathing Room p.30 hc (posted by JoanS)
• "And I'm not a control freak." "Coulda fooled me." Carlotta Mendoza emptied a brass wastebasket.... You're also--what was those other things she said--driven and demanding? Si, those too." "I am not. Get the top of those light fixtures, will you? - Breathing Room p.2 hc (posted by JoanS)
• Jane's hand flew to her throat. She whirled around."Cal graduated summa cum laude?" "That's what they call it when a body's real smart. I thought you, being a professor, would of knowed that. My Calvin, he was always smart as a whip." - "Nobody's Baby But Mine" p.131 (posted by Lauren)
• "A bodyguard! I don't need any damn bodyguard!" The silver toes of Bobby Tom Denton's purple lizardskin boots flashed in the sunlight as the ex-football player stalked across the carpet and planted the heels of his hands on his attorney's desk. Jack Aikens regarded him cautiously. " Windmill Studios thinks you do." I don't happen to care what they think. Everybody knows there isn't a single person living in all of Southern California who's got a lick of sense." - "Heaven, Texas" p.1 (posted by Lauren, Southern California, born and raised)
• As she considered how much to tell him, she gazed at the cheery April sunshine outside the parking garage and thought what a contrast it provided to her dismal thoughts. "I taught history before I became headmistress at St. Gert's and-" "Head mistress?" "Yes, and-" "You really go around calling yourself that? A Head Mistress?" "It's what I do." He looked vastly amused. "For proper people, you British sure have some racy job titles." - "Lady Be Good" p.12 (posted by Lauren)
• As she considered how much to tell him, she gazed at the cheery April sunshine outside the parking garage and thought what a contrast it provided to her dismal thoughts. "I taught history before I became headmistress at St. Gert's and-" "Head mistress?" "Yes, and-" "You really go around calling yourself that? A Head Mistress?" "It's what I do." He looked vastly amused. "For proper people, you British sure have some racy job titles." - "Lady Be Good" p.12 (posted by Lauren)
• A nice- looking woman in a short gray suit smiled at him, and he smiled back. He glanced at his watch and saw he was half an hour late. He yawned again. Stretched. "Excuse me," the woman said. "I'm sorry to bother you, but... you look so familiar. Aren't you-" Yes, ma'am, I am". He titlted his Stetson and gave her a grin that still had a little yawn clinging to the edges. "And I'm flattered you recognize me outside the rodeo ring. Most people don't." She looked confused. "Rodeo? I'm sorry. I thought you were... You look so much like Kenny Traveler, the pro golfer." "Golfer? Me? Oh, no ma'am. I'm way too young to play an old man's game like golf. I like real sports." - "Lady Be Good" p.1 (posted by Lauren)
• She fell back on her heels and slowly let the laughter consume her. How typical, she thought. And how appropriate. Other people prayed and got thunderbolts and angels. She got Scarlett O'Hara. - FANCY PANTS p.241-2 (posted by LisaRose)
• Her stomach roiled. "Shut up! Just shut up!" "Come on, Kit. Get it over with." "Shut up!" The gun exploded. Once, twice, three times, more. And then the click of an empty chamber. Cain hit the floor with the first shot. As the kitchen once again fell silent, he looked up. On the wall behind where he'd been standing, five holes formed the outline of a man's head. - Just Imagine p.49
• As the song continued,a picture formed in his mind of all of Them combining into One:Eastwood the Enforcer God; Oprah, the Counselor God; Marion Cunningham, the Mother God...They melded into a single new form. The children's song ended, and and the voice began to speak. O love you just the way you are, Ethan. You're very special to Me. Through you I shine the light of My love on all the world. You are My perfect creation. Just the way you are. And then, in Ehtan's mind, this most wonderful God took off His formal suitcoat annd slipped out of His stiff shoes. In a cozy sweater and sneakers, He sang His song of perfect love, telling all His children - every single one of them - that it was a beautiful day in His neighborhood. - Dream a Little Dream p.309 (posted by jjdove)
• As the handle of her suitcase dug into her palm, she took in the classic lines of his face, the molded cheekbones and lean jaw, the stright, perfect nose, and then his eyes, which were a brilliant Paul Newman blue and as thickly lashed as her own. How could a mortal man have eyes like that? How could a man have such an incredibly generous mouth and still look so masculine? Thick, dark blond hair curled up over the edges of a blue billed cap sporting an American flag. She could see the top of a formidable pair of shoulders, the well-formed muscles of his tanned forearm, and for one irrational moment she felt a crazy stab of panic. She had finally met someone as beautiful as she was. - FANCY PANTS p.104 (posted by LisaRose)
• "How long do you think she's going to keep fighting this thing?" Cal finally asked. "I'd give her another forty years," Gabe replied. Ethan held up his hand. "I'm not the bad guy here. I don't know whether she heals people or not, but the fact is, a lot of them seem to get better after she sits with them for a while." The injured animals got better, too. Gabe was always making excuses to get her to handle the ones under his care. He didn't understand how it happened. He only knew that they seemed to heal faster after she'd touched them. "A faith healer in denial." - Dream a Little Dream p.387-388
• He wanted to shake her until every one of her chattering teeth hit the ground. "What the hell are you trying to say? Why did she choose me?" Jodie eyed him warily. "Because she thinks you're stupid." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.77
• They stared at each other. Darnell's menacing black sunglasses reflected Pooh's round brown eyes. Phoebe held her breath as she waited for catastrophe. The seconds ticked by. Pooh stuck out her long pink tongue and licked Darnell's cheek. The diamond in Darnell's gold tooth flashed as he grinned. "I like this dog." "I can't tell you how happy that makes me," Phoebe said on a single rush of breath. - It Had to be You p.221-222
• Kenny didn’t know what was coming, but he had a good idea that he wasn’t going to like it. He hesitated just as Emma thrust herself forward and pressed her palms to her chest. “I can’t live a lie any longer!” “Oh, shit. “I’ve been trying to keep this to myself, but it’s no use!” He felt exactly like bystander watching a car accident about to happen and being helpless to stop it. “The truth will set me free!” Emma sucked in a great big gulp of air. “And the truth is…” She sucked in another gulp. “I’m in love with Torie!” “You’re what?” Torie’s eyebrows shot halfway up her forehead, and she took an automatic step backward. But Lady Emma was on a roll, and nothing was going to stop her now. With a great lunge, she threw open her arms and planted a passionate kiss right on his sister’s lips. - Lady Be Good p.262 (posted by Denise!)
• She started working away at her bottom lip, scheming to beat the band. "When we get ready to leave, I'm going to give Ted a passionate kiss. He already said it was all right." "I'll just bet he did." "Then, as soon as I get Hugh alone, I'm going to tell him how Ted and I've fallen in love." "No, you're not." She regarded him with pleading eyes. "Please, Kenny, don't make a fuss. There isn't any other way. I'll make it up to Ted." TED? She was going to make it up to TED? - Lady Be Good p.260 (posted by Celia B.)
• "Take it off first, soldier." He looked at her suspiciously. "Take what off?" "Your clothes. Entertain the troops." "My clothes?" He frowned. "I was sort of thinking you might want to do that for me." She shook her head and leaned back on one elbow, giving him her witchiest, bitchiest smile. "Strip." "Now, listen here, Francie--" Lifting a languid hand, she once again pointed toward the center of the room. "Do it real slow, good-looking," she purred. "I want to enjoy every minute." "Aw, Francie..." - Fancy Pants p.409 (posted by Celia B.)
• "Daisy, I'd never...I mean that thing with Alex was just because I was immature. He was so nice to me, but I'd never come on to him now or anything, if you were worrying about that." "Thank you for telling me." Daisy busied herself collecting their trash so Heather wouldn't see her smile. The teenager wrinkled her nose. "No offense, Daisy. He's sexy and everything, but he's really old." Daisy nearly choked. Heather gazed over at the registers where Kevin was finally placing his order. "He is so cute." "Alex?" Heather looked horrified. "No! Kevin!" "Ahh. Well, Alex is no Kevin, that's for sure." Heather nodded solemnly. "That's for sure." This time Daisy couldn't help it. She began to giggle, and to her delight, Heather joined in. - Kiss An Angel p.280 (posted by Celia B.)
• "Next time you're not lassoing me," she said. "You don't know 'ow to 'ave a good time, Princess." "We'll do knives instead." His face brightened as the doors slid open. "Really?" "Yes. I'll throw." - Honey Moon p.370 (posted by Celia B.)
• "Let me just tell you that you might want to think twice about casting aspersions at my son, since you don't know who he really is." The threatening tone in Sam's voice grew stronger. "Don't do this, Mom. I'm telling you." Angela lifted her chin, more than willing to take on the chairman of FBT. "My son--the one you called a hoodlum--the one you think isn't good enough for your daughter--" "Stop it, Mom!" "My son happens to be the only male child of Mr. Elvis Presley!" - Hot Shot p.164-165 (posted by Celia B.)
• "Dedicated to my sister Lydia" - Glitter Baby p.1 (posted by A very touched (in more ways than one) Little Sis! )
• She hated his shock. "You are in love with me." ...She wanted to say this was just another variation on her crush, but she couldn't. "Big deal," she managed. - This Heart of Mine p.352 (posted by Teresa)
• Way kissed her once again. When they finally parted, he threw back his head and laughed. The biggest hood at Telerosa High had finally won the heart of the prettiest girl in the sophomore class. - Heaven, Texas p.348 (posted by LiA)
• Luther shoved his index finger into Thackery's chest. "You couldn't be satisfied with being an amateur asshole, could you, Jimbo! You had to go and turn pro on me!" - Heaven Texas p.365 (posted by LiA)
• ''I, Theodosia...'' She gulped for air.'' take thee Alexander...'' She gulped again ''..to be my awful wedded husband...'' It wasn't umtil she heard her stepmother, Amelia ,gasp that she realized what she'd said. - Kiss An Angel p.# 2
• we're all having some blood drawn . no big deal.with needles? i don't know how the do it, he lied. go get the kid. fuck that. i not letting anybody stick a needle in me we - FIRST LADY p.24 (posted by CHARLIE REECE)
• "That's enough, Lucy," she said. "You have a ...a...time out for being disrespectful." "A time out?" Lucy regarde her incredulously. Nealy knew about time outs from her visits to nursery schools, and she pointed toward the back. "Fifteen minutes. And shut the door. That way you'll have some privacy so you can think about how to address adults properly." "You've got to be shittin' me." - First Lady p.203 (posted by Denise!)
• The First Lady of the United States was traveling toward the heartland with a drunk, a teenage hellion, a baby she was terrified to touch, and an unborn Wal-Mart pillow. - First Lady p.89 (posted by Denise!)
• "You're about the lowest breed of human being there is." "what?" "Right up there with the Boston Strangler and the son of Sam." "Don't you think that's a little extreme?""Not hardly ." He shook his head and reguarded her with disgust " I married a damned cereal killer." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.219 (posted by mdj)
• "I'll have you know I've already played out more love scenes in my life than most men have in their dreams."/"Not on camera. And not with a whole bunch of people looking on." She paused as a worrisome thought struck her. "Or have you?"/"Of course not! Well, not exactly. Just never you mind! - Heaven, Texas p.201 (posted by J.W.)
• He remembered the way she'd stood before him in her bra and bunny panties, with her head high and shoulders back. If an American flag had been waving behind her, she'd have looked like a very sexy Marine Corps recruiting poster. The few, the proud, the cottontailed. - This Heart of Mine p.284 (posted by Tina)
• "Maybe in that socialist state you live in, but here in the land of the free, home of the brave, people have respect for a man who's willing to make it his life's work to service lonely ladies." - Lady Be Good p.43 (posted by Joey)
• "I decided to stop smoking, and I need a distraction. Making somebody else miserable seemed like a good idea." - Lady Be Good p.176 (posted by Joey)
• Daisy drew her head back far enough so she could grin down into his scowling face. "She got you good, Alex. She really did. If we have a girl, we may name her Sheba." "Over my dead body." - Kiss An Angel p.368 (posted by LiA)
• "I wish you wouldn't let him do that." She [Daisy] reached farther between the bars to scratch Sinjun behind his ears. "He won't hurt me. He doesn't respect me, but he loves me." - Kiss An Angel p.245 (posted by LiA)
• "Everybody get away from him!" Gracie shouted, her copper hair glinting in the sunlight, her expression fierce as an Amazon warrior. "Nobody touches him, do all of you hear me? Nobody touches him!" Bobby Tom, his wrists still cuffed behind his back, looked down at her, his expression faintly bemused. - Heaven, Texas p.365 (posted by Dena)
• Dear God, fill this blessed child with the omnipotence of Your love. - Dream a Little Dream p.294 (posted by Celia B.)
• I'm a fox. I'm a fox. I'm a fox. - Dream a Little Dream p.168 (posted by Celia B.)
• He clenched his jaw, narrowed his eyes, and gave her a look so mean-assed he was ashamed of himself for using it on a poor, defenseless, pregnant female. "Maybe a bare-butt spanking is exactly what you need." "Really?" Instead of fainting from fear the way any sensible woman would have done, she got this calculating look on her face. "Might be fun. I'll think about it." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.241-242 (posted by Celia B.)
• "I don't want you to take my dress off!" " 'Course your do." The hook gave. "Stripes are a funny thing. Unless you're planning to officiate at a football game, I'd suggest you avoid 'em in the future." - Heaven, Texas p.138 (posted by Celia B.)
• "If, at any time, my size bothers you, please say something at once." Her eyes popped open. He smiled. She swallowed. "When you say size, Dex. You're talking about your height, right? I mean, you're a tall man, and...." - Lady Be Good p.287 (posted by Kathryn )
• Finally, her legs gave out and she sank down into the dirt. She pulled his toothbrush from one pocket and his socks from the other. They formed a warm damp ball in her hand. Tears wet her cheeks as the silence suffocated her. She slipped his toothbrush into her mouth and sucked on it. - Honey Moon p.299 (posted by Vicki)
• "...Tell me you didn't forget the wine." "It's a stakeout, you pansy, not a cocktail party." - Breathing Room p.258 hc
• "No Pooh!" But her warning came to late. The trembling dog was already squatting. With an apologetic expression on her small, furry face, she began to pee on the lid of Bert Somerville's casket. - It Had To Be You p.10 (posted by Vicki)
• "Here's to you Dex. My third and final husband, along with being the love of my love. Do you remeber I had a suprise for you today? Well, guess what, you gorgeous geek? You knocked me up!" - Lady Be Good p.369 (posted by Vicki)
• He held it just out of her reach and stuided the label."Now, who would imagined a member of the British aristocracy would have a problem with head lice?" - Lady Be Good p.165 (posted by Vicki)
• "...And put me down right this minute or I'll scream bloody murder, then do the job for real!" "I already hid all the electrical appliances, and I'm not taking a shower without locking you in the closet first." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.164 (posted by Denise!)
• "On the other hand," Ethan said, "she looks real good naked." "Ethan!" Mortified, Jane turned to Lynn. "It's not the way it sounds. It was an accident." Lynn's eyes widened. "A strange accident." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.351 (posted by Denise!)
• "...And Eth couldn't help looking. It's been years since he's seen a beautiful naked woman in the flesh. I'd be worried about him if he hadn't looked." "He's a minister!" "It was a blessed event. You sure you don't want me to hang that robe up?" "You're making a joke out of this." "Absolutely not. Only an insensitive jerk would think something this traumatic was funny. Tell you what. I'll go downstairs right this minute and kill him before he gets away." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.274 (posted by Denise!)
• She rested one hand lightly on the banister and moved slowly down the steps, wearing nothing but a fragile veil of almond-scented lotion. Cal's lips parted. His eyes glazed. Her foot touched the bottom step, and she smiled. He licked his lips as if they had gone very dry and spoke in a voice that held a slight croak. "Turn around Eth." "Not on your life." - Nobody's Baby But Mine p.273 (posted by Denise!)
• "Miz Somerville, we haven't met, but--I need you to slap my butt." "You--uh-- must be Bobby Tom." A very rich Bobby Tom. "Yes, ma'am." She absolutely could not do this. Maybe some women were born to be butt-slappers, but she wasn't one of them. - It Had To Be You p.109 (posted by Denise!)
• He sprawled into the chair, legs extended, shoulders slouched, pistol on his knee. A perfect portrait of decadence in the Villa of the Angels. - BREATHING ROOM p.- hc
• And then panic set in because he didn't know he was kissing a national institution. He didn't understand he was kissing someone who knew all about how to be First Lady…but very little about what it took to be a woman. - FIRST LADY p.-
• Calvin Theroux stood to her right, promising love, security, and comfort. A messiah on a motorcycle stood to her left promising nothing. With a soft cry, proper Susannah Faulconer chose her destiny. - HOT SHOT p.-
• "I was drunk, and that night didn't have anything to do with sex. It was about confusion." "Bull. You weren't that drunk. It was about sex." He paused, cocked an eyebrow at her. "We're about sex." - BREATHING ROOM p.- hc
• Dallas Fremont Beaudine once told a reporter from Sports Illustrated that the difference between pro golfers and other big time athletes was mainly that golfers didn't spit. Not unless they were from Texas, anyway, in which case they pretty much did any damn fool thing they pleased. - FANCY PANTS p.-
• All that spring, Honey prayed to Walt Disney. - HONEY MOON p.-
• "Get inside before I spank you in public." There it was again, another of his maddening threats. Did that mean he wouldn't spank her if she did as he said or that he simply planned to spank her in private? She was still mulling over the whole unpleasant concept when he started the truck. Moments later, they were back on the highway. - KISS AN ANGEL p.-
• Ronald swallowed so hard his Adam's apple bobbed. "Uh, Coach, that might not be a good idea. She doesn't seem to want to be bothered with team business." "Now that's just too bad," Dan drawled, as he set off, "because I'm going to bother her real bad." - IT HAD TO BE YOU p.-
• She saw the exact moment when he recognized her. His soft mouth thinned and those gentle eyes glazed with contempt. "Well, well. If it isn't the Widow Snopes come back to haunt us." - DREAM A LITTLE DREAM p.-
• Bobby Tom drove the freeways of the Windy City as if he owned them. He was king of the town, mayor of the world, top cat of the universe. - HEAVEN, TEXAS p.-
• Although he liked his Jelly Bellys mixed up, he didn't like the banana ones, but since it took too much effort to pull them out himself, he generally tried to talk someone else into doing it. If that didn't work, he just ate 'em. - LADY BE GOOD p.-
• He shook his head and regarded her with disgust. "I married a damned cereal killer." - NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE p.-
• Anybody could see that Dr. Fifi would benefit from a little corruption. And he was just the man for the job. - BREATHING ROOM p.- hc
• "Are you demented, you stupid badger? Is that your problem? Or are you just an idiot!" "As to that, I-- Did you just call me a badger?" She blinked. "A bastard. I called you a bastard." "That's all right, then." - THIS HEART OF MINE p.-
• "We're going to have an affair." "Thank you, God." "But we're doing it on my terms." "Now there's a surprise." - BREATHING ROOM p.- hc