Not everything you wanted, deep inside, worked out.

You know what, the jacket’s like the car.” "“Is this a riddle?” " , "“No,” Peabody said as Eve swiped the master.","“It’s an", "ordinary thing—well, special, but a jacket, right? And the car, it’s ordinary, it even looks it. But both of them have the special inside. Cop special especially, you know? He so gets you. That’s even better than a just-because present.”", "“You’re right. He does. And it is.” Inside, Eve paused another moment. “He’s worried about me.”", [J.D. Robb, Celebrity In Death]

The man was useless as tits on a bull, but he didn't deserve to die like that.

Two women can't share a house comfortably, no matter how fond they might be of each other. It's got to be one woman's kitchen.

It takes a lot of spine and stomach to make yourself into something when no one gives you a foundation.

Better, Cilla thought, to be alone on a quiet night than to be alone in a crowd. Much better.

Every writer has to figure out what works best - and often has to select and discard different tools before they find the one that fits.