I find myself fascinated by a man who admits to enjoying fairy tales and uses the word "impinge"- barely misses a beat while indulging in a brief gir….

Couples take care of each other, Clare, that's what makes them a couple. And couples tell each other when something happens that scares them..

Three weeks hadn't changed Cop Central. The coffee was still poisonous, the noise abominable, and the view out of her stingy window was still miserab….

You got used to running things on your own." "What could he do about it when he's in Iraq and the car breaks down in Kansas?" Beckett gave her a long….

Shall I tell you what rock and roll is, Johnno, from someone who doesn't perform, but observes? It's restless and rude. It's defiant and daring. It's….

Men shake hands after they beat each other up; we eat chocolate..

The most important aspect of any story, to me, is character..

Roarke, what's going on here?' 'Lieutenant.' He leaned forward, touched his lips to hers. 'Indications are we're having a romance..

I think I've just lost five pounds in fear sweat." Peabody mopped at her face. "Now I want a cannoli. I don't know why." With a laugh, Roarke shifted….

We all look. The lucky find..

Phillip look into Ray's eyes. He saw compassion and hope. And he saw himself mirrored back, bleeding in a dirty gutter on a street where life was wor….

It's Major Ketchup in the bathroom with the laser scalpel." "Hmm." He sliced a delicately herbed spear of asparagus. "Obviously we were meant for eac….

I'd always loved to read - and come from a family of readers - but I never thought about writing as a career..

Life is never as long as we want it to be, and wasted time can never be recovered..

Because when you hate something, you stop doing it..

That woman doesn't have the sense God gave a retarded flea..

Peabody, you never cease to amaze me." "One day I'll tell you about my granny and her five lovers." "Five lovers isn't abnormal for a woman's lifetim….

When somebody walks out, it leaves a hole in you. Some people fill it up, the good and the bad, and get on that way. Some people leave it open, maybe….

Once you considered failure you were one step farther away from success..

Caroline Waverly: Sometimes we hurt more for what might have been than for what is..

...but even strong women need an arm to lean on now and then. (Anna Whitney in Glory in Death).