There I go being critical again. Does a man have to stand on one foot and juggle for me to consider him entertaining? What am I looking for? A knight?...No, knights are all polished and shiny. I think my taste runs to something with a bit of tarnish and maybe a few scratches. Someone who can make me laugh and cry and make me angry and make my knees tremble when he touches me.
Nora RobertsNobody's that naive," she muttered. "Nobody's that guileless." "He's from Nebraska." Peabody scanned her pocket unit. "From where?" "Nebraska." Peabody waived a hand, vaguely west.... "They still grow them pretty guileless in Nebraska. I think it's all that soy and corn.
Nora RobertsI 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 girl-on-girl fantasy. You're a man of layers, Ford." Me and Shrek, we're onions.
Nora RobertsYou're the woman in my life,โ he said. โAnother thing about me and my brothers? We look after the women in our lives. We don't know any other way.
Nora RobertsYou canโt just hope for happy endings. You have to believe in them. Then do the work, take the risks.
Nora RobertsBecause youโre the one. Because Iโve never felt for anyone what I feel for you. I want a lifetime with you, Abigail. I want a home with you, family with you. I want to make children with you, raise them with you. If you truly donโt want any of that with me, Iโll give you the best Iโve got, and hope you change your mind. I just need you to tell me you donโt want it.
Nora Roberts