Quotes by J.D. Robb

The security officer smiled and said, ‘Good afternoon, ma’am,’ to me before Igave him ID.”“It’s a sick world, Eve.” He resisted taking her hand for another squeeze. “A sick,sad world.

She didnt want the medi-techs. She wanted a fucking a candy bar.

Eve: She completely eye-fucked you. Roarke: I know. I feel so cheap and used. Eve: Shit. You got off on it. Men always do. Roarke: True enough, which is why were so often cheap and used.

Eve: Wheres Mister Scary?Roarke: Summerset has the night off.Eve: You mean the house is Summerset-free? Damn shame we have to waste it with work.

What you have with her will save her. Just as it saved you.

[First line]“The business of murder took time, patience, skill, and a tolerance for the monotonous.

She could and had faced an armed laser in the hands of a mad mutant mercenary with less fear than she faced such unswerving emotion...

She’d gotten through the entire evening without killing anyone. Lieutenant Eve Dallas, cop to the bone, figured the restraint showed enormous strength of character.

Statues are too much like dolls, and dolls are creepy. You keep expecting them to blink. And the ones that smile, like this? Eve kept her lips tight together and she curved them up. You know theyve got teeth in there. Big, sharp, shiny teeth.I didnt. But now Ive got to worry about it.

I got you a present.Did you?Its a book of poetry--romancy stuff. I thought, How schmaltzy is that, so it seemed like the thing. Then I screwed up and left it in my desk at work

Far be in from me to dictate how you should assuage your guilt. Do you have a lot of it?She bit his good shoulder. Youre about to find out.She toppled them both off the bench and onto the mat. Well, ouch. I take it guilt doesnt bring out your gentler side.

In their eyes, Eve saw the wolf gleam. The story was the prey, ratings the trophy.

Lunatics are, unfortunately, rarely stupid.

Well...yeah. It just goes to show. (Peabody)Show what (Dallas)You should get dressed up, go dancing, drink grown-up cocktails, and have sex as much as you can before youre dead. (Peabody)

...but even strong women need an arm to lean on now and then. (Anna Whitney in Glory in Death)

Pull yourself together, Detective. Youre embarrassing yourself, and more imprtant, youre embarrassing me.Theyre going to do it outside. In public.So the fuck what?Public, Peabody said, head still between her

She doesn’t like you, McNab.“I knoooow. I find that really attractive in a woman.

I dont know why people do the things they do to each other. Were all here to live out lives, to do our work, to raise our families, to love who we love. Were all here for the same things, but some, they cant let that be. They cant be happy or content with that. I dont know what that is. She handed the photos back to Peabody. Do you? At a loss, Eve shifted. No. If you dont, I dont suppose anybody really does.

Eve engaged her On Duty sign and stepped out of the car. Immediately her ears were assaulted with a blast of music. Christmas carols pumped, full blast, into the air. She decided that people ran inside, ready to buy anything, just to escape the noise.

Would you be shedding tears for McNab’s dead body if he’d been screwing around on you?”Peabody pursed her lips. “Well, since I’d’ve been the one who killed him, I’d probably be shedding tears for me because you’d be arresting me. And that would really make me sad.