I'm underrealized," Lula said. "I gotta lot of untapped potential. Yesterday my horoscope said I gotta expand my horizons." "You expand any more in that dress, and you'll get yourself arrested," Connie said. -- Twelve Sharp

I think I got a bruise from landing on you. I hear bacon is real good for healing a bruise.

Suppose something goes wrong? Suppose you need a big full-figure woman like me to help straighten things out?" Lula

When people ask what you do, tell them you're a writer. Put yourself on the line. Make a commitment.

And the closest I've come to an out-of-body experience was when Joe Morelli took his mouth to me fourteen years ago, behind the eclair case.

My father hired you to protect me," Ahmed said, "not to go off chasing men." Grandma leaned forward, keeping her eye on the Taurus. "We think this guy killed Fred." "Who's Fred?" "My uncle," I told him. "He's married to Mabel." "Ah so you're avenging a murder in the family. This is a good thing.

Oh good. I love being bait for a homicidal mutilator." Stephanie Plum