J.R. Ward

Quotes

• “When I picked up the bird and felt its light weight in my hands, I realized that carelessness was a form of cruelty. See...”
• “At the last minute, she bobbed left so that he stabbed the wall she'd hit, trapping the blade in the Sheetrock. As he we...”
• “In this state, the club was The Wizard of Oz made obvious: All the magic that went on here night after night, all the bu...”
• “The hardest thing is being with other people - it's like they're on a different wavelenght, but only you know it. They t...”
• “Bottom line? As much as youwanted someone to change and believed they could, they were in control of their life. Not you...”
• “As the Brotherhood got down to business, he found himself putting his hand on the dog’s big head and stroking the soft f...”
• “And why had those prayers been focused heavenward? Well, it kind of made sense, didn't it? Even when there were no more ...”
• “In the silence, she felt the past and the present shift and mix, but that was a mirage. There was no way to comfort the ...”
• “Those eerie diamond eyes shifted over to her and she stilled, as if he's willed her to do so.There was a moment of silen...”
• “All around, grown men were getting out of cars and shoving at each other like fifteen-year-olds, the bunch of juiced-up,...”
• “What is your name?" she murmured.He cocked an eyebrow at her and then went back to staring at his brother. "I'm the evil...”
• “V settled back against the pillows and measured the hard line of her chin."Take off your coat.""Excuse me?""Take it off....”
• “Perfect!" Wrath bellowed. "And this is a doctor saying it -- I mean, she went to medical school."..."And Dr. Sam told me...”
• “You so need to lighten up about that potato-launcher incident," Butch said.Phury rolled his eyes and eased back in the b...”
• “She silenced him with her mouth, then pulled back. "You can't change what I think of you."He reached up and brushed her ...”
• “And for all he had learned to bandage himself up on the outside, the wound remained just as bad and deep as the moment i...”
• “You're getting into some kind of shape, cop."Aw, come on, now." Butch grinned. "Don't let that shower we took go to your...”
• “I ejaculated about ten minutes ago and the stuff was black. So everything is not normal."Silence greeted that happy litt...”
• “You know,” he said, “this is why I love you so much.”Her tone was heartbreakingly warm. “What do you mean?”You don’t ask...”
• “I would do anything for you. Anything."With that, he pushed his way out...and as the door eased shut, she realized that ...”
• “You would have made a fine warrior, you know that?"I am one. Death is my enemy."Yeah, it is, isn't it." God, it made suc...”
• “I'm sorry," he muttered. "If I... uh, hurt your feelings or something." She glared at him. "I'm not hurt. I'm pissed off...”
• “Michael Rafferty was a goodman. A solid man. He was never going to be Hugh Jackman handsome or Bill Gates rich or King o...”
• “As he shut the door, he was painfully aware that they were each talking about their young--only Wrath's had four paws an...”
• “True enough. I say this all the time.Trez looked at his hands. “I didn’t ask for this.”“No one asks for life.” The execu...”
• “Personally, I think so-called "common language" is more interesting and apropos than "proper English"; it's passionate a...”
• “V had a passing thought that she used the word "anyway" like an eraser on a crowded chalkboard. She said it whenever she...”
• “And I'll wash your other clothes. Shall I also order you a new set of leathers?""Don't-" Wrath shut his mouth. "Sure. Th...”
• “Okay, okay, okay … go to your corners, boys. This is a nice Aubusson carpet you’re standing on. You get blood on it and ...”
• “Sometimes your whole life could hinge on a fraction of an inch. Or the beat of nanosecond. Or the knock on a door.Kind o...”
• “The front door swung open, and Zsadist strode into the house. Wrath glared. "Nice of you to show up, Z. Busy tonight wit...”
• “The thing was, the places of your life, like the clothes you wore and the car you drove and the friends and associates y...”
• “Rhage exhaled slowly, air easing out of his nose. As he sank into his skin, he reveled in the perfection of peace. The h...”
• “Falling into ruin was a bit like falling in love: Both descents stripped you bare and left you as you were at your core....”
• “Listen, I don't want things to get weird, okay.""Oh, yeah, no, weird is bad.""But just so you and I are clear, I really ...”
• “The place is also big enough. We could all live there without killing each other." -Rhage"That depends more on your mout...”
• “Then again, he supposed the healing process, in contrast to trauma, was gentle and slow... The soft closing of a door, r...”
• “They massacred the servants before killing my parents. I saw it all through a knothole in the wood. As I said, my eyes w...”
• “He cleared his throat and reminded himself that if you pissed Her Holiness off, they'd need barbecue tongs to pick up yo...”
• “But then, gifts are like beauty, are they not. It is in the eye of the recipient that they find their seat, not in the h...”
• “As far as he was concerned, there were only two good positions for a human. A female on her back. And a male facedown no...”
• “Beth's not on that train?""Nope. She's not even in that station, that town, or that part of whatever country your metaph...”
• “Among the problems with shame was that it in fact did not make you shorter or quieter or less visible. You just felt lik...”
• “Caregivers had to take care of themselves, and part of that meant having a life beyond whatever illness had put them in ...”
• “What’s next? The size of my cock?” “Hey, even pencils can get the job done—I’ve heard the moaning from your room to prov...”
• “And mortal terror in a female was Z's favorite turn-on. He got off on it like most males favored crap from Victoria's Se...”
• “I was dead unit you found me, though I breathed. I was sightless, though I could see. And then you came...and I was awak...”
• “God, he was probably too young to be this old, but life had a way of being about experience, rather than calendar days.”
• “The essential truth of life, he was coming to realize, wasn't romantic an took only two words to label: Shit. Happens.”
• “You keep showing up here? Being who you are?' There was a pause. 'I'm going to fall in love with you.' -Rehvenge”