I don't think you can write - at least not well - if you don't love stories, love the written word.
Nora RobertsThat's a lot of vegetables. "It is, yes, and if you eat them like a good girl..." He lifted the silver lid on another plate, revealed a small pizza, with pepperoni arranged into a smiley face. She tried to give him a stony stare, but the laugh won out. "You think you're cute, don't you, pal?" "Adorable." "In this case, you can have adorable. Ow!" She managed the stony stare when he slapped her hand away from the pizza. "Vegetables first.
Nora RobertsRoz to Amelia (the house ghost): How considerate of you, after trying to kill me, to see that I don't catch a cold.
Nora Roberts