And each book has to receive your best effort every single time. No slacking.

She walked with a ghost of herself, one full of potential and possibility. One who was fearless. Where had that girl gone?

I would hope that my writing's cleaner than it was when I started.

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

I'd rather be screwed up with you than smooth with anybody else.

If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

Roarke had to force himself not to snatch her up as she swept through the hallowed Senate halls. Members of the media were already leaping toward her, but she cut through them as if they weren’t there. “I like your style, Lieutenant Dallas,” he said when they’d fought their way to the car. “I like it a lot. And by the way, I don’t think I’m in love with you anymore. I know I am.