You know, lieutenant, you wear your weapon the way other women wear pearls." "It's not a fashion accessory.

What time is it in New York?" He shook his head. "An hour later than it is here. The earth simply has to revolve, Eve, however annoying it is for you." "It can revolve all it wants. I just don't see why people can't settle on the same time.

I see you've destroyed another police vehicle. Perhaps you now hold the record.

I don't fiddle or edit or change while I'm going through that first draft.

When you find nothing... it means you're eliminating what surrounds the something.

She wants to learn how to handle a gun. Well, I want George Clooney naked in my bed, but I haven't attempted kidnapping. Yet.

What do you know about life? " Bitterness ached in her throat. " You were born with everything. You never had to struggle for a single thing you wanted, never had to worry if you'd be accepted or loved or wanted back." He stared at her, grateful for the moment that she couldn't see that he'd spent nearly half of his life worrying that she, the single thing he wanted, would accept him, love him, and want him back.