"I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible."
- Jane Austen
"Either get out of bed or else take your clothes off," he said. "I'm not in the mood to compromise."
- Janet Evanovich
"It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous stud..."
"Someday is not a day of the week."
- Janet Dailey
"I need to look like an idiot at least twice a day to keep myself humble. "
"Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride - where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation."
"She'll be back," Ranger said. "But not tonight."[Stephanie] "How'd you get her to leave?""Told her I was gonna spend the next twelve hours ruining you for all other men, and so she might as well go ho..."
"I ran three miles, staggered into the lobby, and took the elevator back to my apartment. No point to overdoing this exercise junk. --Stephanie Plum"
"Men drive off bridges and drink too much because of women like you."
"Babe!"