82 Quotes & Sayings By Jd Robb

Do you remember the first time we made love?" He touched his lips to hers as he said it. "We rode up in the elevator like this and couldn't keep our hands off each other, couldn't get to each other quick enough. I was mad for you. I wanted you more than I wanted to keep breathing. I still do." He deepened the kiss as the elevator doors opened. "It's never going to change. J.D. Robb

Eve: “If you ended up naked and dead with another woman, I'd do the Rumba on your corpse.” Roarke: “You can't do the Rumba.”Eve: “I'd take lessons first.” Roarke: “You might very well. Not that you'll ever get the chance, but you'd also grieve.” Eve: “Wouldn't give you the satisfaction. You cheating f-wit putz. "Roarke: “You'd weep in the dark and call my name.” Eve: “Call your name alright. How are things in hell? You dickless bastard. And I'd laugh and laugh, that's how I''d call your name.” Roarke: “Christ Jesus Eve, I love you.”-- Eve, Roarke . J.D. Robb

In my hands is power. The power to hear or to destroy. To grant life or to cause death. I revere this gift, have honed it over time an art as magnificent and awesome as any painting in the Louvre. I an art, I am science. In all ways that matter, I am God.God must be ruthless and far-sighted. God studies his creations and selects. The best of these creations must be cherished, protected, sustained. Greatness rewards perfection. Yet even the flawed have purpose. A wise God experiment, considers, uses what comes into his hands and forges wonders. Yes, often without mercy, often with a violence the ordinary condemn. We who hold power cannot be detracted by the condemnations of the ordinary, by the petty and pitiful laws of simple man. They are blind, their minds are closed with fear-fear of pain, fear of death. They are too limited to comprehend that death can be conquered. I have nearly done so. If my work was discovered, they, with their foolish laws and attitudes, would damn me. When my work is complete, they will worship me. J.D. Robb

No. No, I don't believe you'd betray me with her. I don't believe you'd cheat on me. But I'm afraid, and I'm sick in my heart that you might look at her, then at me. And regret. J.D. Robb

Eve: What is it about asking you Catholic questions that gets you all jumpy? Roarke: You'd be jumpy, too, if I asked you things that make you feel the hot breath of hell at your back. Eve: You're not going to hell. Roarke: Oh, and have you got some inside intel on that? Eve: You married a cop...you married me. I'm your goddamn salvation. J.D. Robb

Roarke: The bodies of the three men were found floating in the Chattahoochee River.Eve: I think it'd be embarrassing to be dead in the Hoochie-Coochie River.Roarke: ChattahoocheeEve: What's the difference? Roarke: Quite a bit, I'd think. J.D. Robb

Roarke: You'd enjoy flying more if you'd learn the controls. Eve: I'd rather pretend I'm on the ground. Roarke: And how many vehicles have you wrecked, had blown up, or destroyed in the last, oh, two years? Eve: Think about that, then imagine it happening when I'm at the wheel at thirty thousand feet. Roarke: Good point. I'll do the flying. J.D. Robb

You can’t go back. Can’t fix what broke. But you can go forward. And every step matters. Every one makes a difference.” She pushed away from the desk, cupped his face in her hands. “From where I’m standing, you’re the best step I ever took. J.D. Robb

What a woman you are, ” he murmured, and she heard the emotion in it, theway the Irish thickened just a bit in his voice. And saw it in those vivid eyes when he drew back. “That you would think of this. That you would do this.” He shook his head, kissed her. Like the breath, long and quiet.“ I can’t thank you enough. There isn’t enough thanks. I can’t say what this means to me, even to you. I don’t have the words for it.” He took her hands, . You stagger me.” He framed her face now, touched his lips to her brow. “You’re the beat of my heart, the breath in my body, the light in my soul. . J.D. Robb

Did she know, could she know what it meant to him when she turned to him, when she opened herself to him like this? In absolute trust. Her strength, her valor remained a constant wonder to him, as did her unrelenting determination to defend those who could no longer defend themselves. These moments, when she allowed her vulnerabilities, her doubts, her fears to tremble to the surface compelled him to take care. In these moments he could show her it wasn’t just the warrior he loved, he treasured, but the woman, the whole of her. The dark and the light. J.D. Robb

When I came in and you were sleeping, I thought: There’s my soldier, exhausted from her wars.” He lifted her hand, kissed her fingers. “Now, I look, and I think: There’s my woman, soft and lovely.” Her lips curved as he undressed her. “Where do you get this stuff?” “It just comes to me. I’ve only to look at you, and the world comes to me. You’re my life. J.D. Robb

Eve talking to someone on her computer and having trouble with the language translator....." I have two like crimes. Your data and your input on Leclerk would be very helpful" Marie pursed her lips and humor danced in her eyes." It says you would like to have sex with me. I don't think that is correct"" Oh, for Christ sake" Eve slammed a fist against the machine..... J.D. Robb

Roarke didn't quite make it to Eve's office. He found her down the corridor, in front of one of the vending machines. She and the machine appeared to be in the middle of a vicious argument." I put the proper credits in, you blood-sucking, money-grubbing son of a bitch." Eve punctuated this by slamming her fist where the machine's heart would be, if it had one. A N Y ATTEMPT TO VANDALIZE, DEFACE, OR DAMAGE THIS UNIT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.The machine spoke in a prissy, singsong voice Roarke was certain was sending his wife's blood pressure through the roof. T H I S UNIT IS EQUIPPED WITH SCANEYE, AND HAS RECORDED YOUR BADGE NUMBER. DALLAS, LIEUTENANT EVE. PLEASE INSERT PROPER CREDIT, IN COIN OR CREDIT CODE, FOR YOUR SELECTION. AND REFRAIN FROM ATTEMPTING TO VANDALIZE, DEFACE, OR DAMAGE THIS UNIT."Okay, I'll stop attempting to vandalize, deface, or damage you, you electronic street thief. I'll just do it." She swung back her right foot, which Roarke had cause to know could deliver a paralyzing kick from a standing position. But before she could follow through he stepped up and nudged her off balance." Please, allow me, Lieutenant.""Don't put any more credits in that thieving bastard, " she began, then hissed when Roarke did just that." Candy bar, I assume. Did you have any lunch?"" Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know it's just going to keep stealing if people like you pander to it."" Eve, darling, it's a machine. It does not think."" Ever hear of artificial intelligence, ace?"" Not in a vending machine that dispenses chocolate bars. . J.D. Robb

I had that hole in me, that empty space. I could have lived my life with it, content enough. I wasn’t an unhappy man.”........... The tears came now. He watched them drip down her cheeks, wondered if she were even aware they leaked out of her. “She was part of my life. You are my life. If I have a regret, it’s that even for an instant you could think otherwise. Or that I allowed you to.”- Roarke . J.D. Robb

Marriage isn't for the weak or lazy. It's work, and it should be. What would be the point otherwise? J.D. Robb

The man loves you with everything he has, everything he is. Eve, that means you can hurt him. J.D. Robb

She broke off a piece of bacon and offered it to the cat who sat staring holes through her.“ For him, this is makeup sex. That’s all you get, ” she said when Galahad inhaled the bacon then affectionately butted his head against her calf.“ Just FYI, if you let another man rub up against you, and I sniff it out, you won’t be able to buy me off with bacon.” He handed her the syrup pitcher so she could drown her French toast.“ So noted. J.D. Robb

The wife’s gotta know. You can’t hook up like that for what looks like about six or seven years without the wife figuring it out. Unless she’s another idiot.“ I’m not an idiot.” Smiling, Roarke continued to stroke. “I’ll keep that in mind when I decide to have a long-term affair.”“ Yeah, you do that. They’ll never find your body, ” she murmured, then dropped into sleep. His smiled warmed, and feeling well loved, he dropped off with her. J.D. Robb

You’re all right, Blue Eyes.” She lifted her head to look into them. “You’re all right, down the line. You ever want a free bang, you got one coming.”“ It would, no doubt be a memorable bang. But my wife is fiercely jealous and territorial.” He grinned over at a very cold-eyed Eve.“Her? You? That’s a kick in the ass.”“ Every damn day, ” Eve muttered, and strode out. She kept striding, out of the club, back into the comparatively fresh air of the city street. And fisted her hands on her hips as she spun to him. “Did you have to do the ‘my wife’ crap?” His grin remained, and only widened. “I did, yes. I felt a desperate need for your protection. I believe that woman had designs on me.”“ I’ll put a design on you that won’t come off in the shower.”“ See, now I’m excited.” Reaching out, he toyed with the lapel of her coat." What have you got in mind ?. J.D. Robb

People have been sleeping and/or marrying their way to the top since the first cavewoman said: ‘Ugh, that one’s the strongest and has the biggest club. I’ll shake my mastodon-skin-covered ass at him.’”“ Ugh?”“ Or whatever cave people said. And it’s not just women who do it. Cave guy goes: ‘Ugh, that one catches the most fish, I’ll be dragging her off to my cave now.’ Ava sees Tommy and–”“ Says ugh.”“ Or today’s equivalent thereof.”- Eve & Roarke. . J.D. Robb

Say what you said before again. The Irish thing. I want to say it back to you." He smiled. Took her hand. "You'll never pronounce it."" Yes, I will." Still smiling, he said it slowly, waited for her to fumble through. But her eyes stayed steady and serious as she brought his hand to her heart, laid hers on his, and repeated the words. She saw emotion move over his face. His heart leaped hard against her hand. "You undo me, Eve."He sat up, dropped his brow against hers. "Thank God for you, " he murmured in a voice gone raw. "Thank God for you. J.D. Robb

Eve: "Keep your mind off sex" Roake: "Why? It's so happy there. J.D. Robb

You're almost as good as Peabody."He stopped at the door, grabbed her up in a steaming kiss. "You can't get that from Peabody.""I could if I wanted." But it made her grin as he uncoded the locks. "But I like you better for sex. J.D. Robb

I wasn't going to have dessert, but it was right there, all gooey and sweet. It's like sex. I mean, when it's right there, what are you supposed to do? I wasn't going to have that either--sex--with my parents bunking in the office, but, well, it was right there."" I'll tolerate the gooey and sweet, Peabody, but I'm not thinking about you having sex with McNab, especially in the same sentence as 'my parents.'"" I think they had sex, too." Eve struggled not to wince or twitch. "Do you want me to kick you down four flights of steps and make you walk up again?"" I'd probably bounce all the way down, too, with all this gooey and sweet in my butt. So I guess not."" Good choice. J.D. Robb

You're aunt's just--what is it--down the hall. You know damn well this place isn't soundproofed."" You'll just have to be quiet." He gave her ribs a deliberate tickle that made her jump and yelp. "Or not."" Didn't I bang you already today, twice this morning?"" Darling Eve, you're a pathetic romantic. J.D. Robb

Why do you always have to put you and McNab and sex in my head? It brings pain no blocker can cure. J.D. Robb

He stepped to her again, laid his lips on her brow. "But I want children with you, my lovely Eve. One day."" One day being far, far in the future. Like, I don't know, say a decade when.. Hold on. Children is plural." He eased back, grinned. "Why, so it is--nothing slips by my canny cop."" You really think if I ever actually let you plant something in me--they're like aliens in there, growing little hands and feet." She shuddered. "Creepy. If I ever did that, popped a kid out--which I think is probably as pleasant a process as having your eyeballs pierced by burning, poisonous sticks, I'd say, 'Whoopee, let's do this again?' Have you recently suffered head trauma?"" Not to my knowledge."" Could be coming. Any second. . J.D. Robb

That's science fiction shit, " "It's only fiction until science catches up. J.D. Robb

Business crises energize me. Personal crises devastate me. The doctors call it an avoidance tendency. (Mirena to Eve) J.D. Robb

Maybe I just didn’t want it to be Benny because he really loves her, and if I was wrong about that, it’d be depressing. Who wants to be depressed?”“ Poets, ” Eve decided. “You have to think they must.”“ Okay, other than poets. J.D. Robb

Lord, Give me the strength not to bitch slap this woman. J.D. Robb

You have to trust or you're only living half a life. J.D. Robb

Minute by minute, then hour by hour, then day by day. Work is solace, " he said, "friends are comfort. Life is for the living. You and I know that, even though we spend so much time with the dead - maybe because of that we know we have to live. Chale has been a great help to me."" That's good, " she said, thinking of the priest she'd suggested Morris talk to. "You can. . you know, anytime."" Yes." His lips curved. "I know. You're work, and a friend, so have been both solace and comfort. J.D. Robb

And what the hell does that even mean? Why would you serve food for thoughgs, and what kind of food? If you serve spinach, do you get healthy thoughts? If it's ice cream and candy, it is fun thoughts? Why do we say stupid things? J.D. Robb

He'd wanted her. Out of all the women in the world, he'd wanted her. Wanted, hell, she thought grinning now. Pursued, demanded. Taken. And while she could admit all of that was exciting, he'd gone one step further. He cherished. She'd never believed anyone would, or could. And had never believed there was enough inside her to give all of those things back." (Lt. Eve Dallas) J.D. Robb

Her killer wrote a note on that stationary."" A note." Now Renquist's eyebrows lifted. "Well. That was rather arrogant of him, wasn't it? J.D. Robb

I want to keep you, till the end of days. J.D. Robb

Three weeks hadn't changed Cop Central. The coffee was still poisonous, the noise abominable, and the view out of her stingy window was still miserable. She was thrilled to be back. J.D. Robb

An eye for an eye.”“ That's a revenge thing, right? From some play.”“ The Bible, darling. The Lord of all plays. J.D. Robb

Peabody, you never cease to amaze me."" One day I'll tell you about my granny and her five lovers." "Five lovers isn't abnormal for a woman's lifetime." "Not in her lifetime; last month. All at the same time." Peabody glanced up, deadpan. "She's ninety-eight. I hope to take after her. J.D. Robb

I want you to take note, Commander, that turning in my badge would be like cutting off my arm. But if it comes down to a choice between the job and my marriage, then I lose the arm. J.D. Robb

The person I'm most thankful for this Thanksgiving is Lieutenant Eve Dallas. She kept me safe when I was scared and I was sad. She took me to her house with Roarke and Summerset and Galahad so nobody could hurt me, not even the bad people who killed my family and my friend. She told me the truth. She promised me she would find the bad people and make sure they were punished. And Roarke said she would never stop until she did that. He told me the truth too. She helped me find Richard and Elizabeth and Kevin. They're not my mother, my father, and my brother. But they're my family now, and I know it's okay to love them. It doesn't mean I don't love my mom and dad and my brother. Dallas didn't treat me like a baby. She told me I was a survivor, and that's important. She worked hard, and she even got hurt, but she found the bad people, and she made sure they got punished. She told me the truth. She kept her promise. So she is the person I'm most thankful for this Thanksgiving. Nixie Swisher. J.D. Robb

And that, she thought as he left her, summed up the miracle of her life. She had a home with him, and he'd be there. J.D. Robb

I‘m very aware that my personal life, my marriage, is the source of speculation and interest in the department and with the public. I can live with that. I’m also aware that my husband’s businesses, and his style of conducting his businesses, are also the source of speculation and interest. I have no particular problem with that. But I resent very much that my reputation and my husband’s character should be questioned this way. From the media, Commander, it’s to be expected, but not from my superior officer. Not from any member of the department I’ve served to the best of my ability. I want you to take note, Commander, that turning in my badge would be like cutting off my arm. But if it comes down to a choice between the job and my marriage, then I lose the arm. J.D. Robb

What other thing, Eve?""I love you. Sometimes it makes my stomach hurt, but I kind of like it. Tired now, come to bed. Love you. 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. J.D. Robb

She didn't want the medi-techs. She wanted a fucking a candy bar. J.D. Robb

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 we're so often cheap and used. J.D. Robb

Eve: "Where's 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. J.D. Robb

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

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

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... J.D. Robb

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. J.D. Robb

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 they've got teeth in there. Big, sharp, shiny teeth." I didn't. But now I've got to worry about it. J.D. Robb

I got you a present."" Did you?"" It's 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 J.D. Robb

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. "You're about to find out." She toppled them both off the bench and onto the mat. "Well, ouch. I take it guilt doesn't bring out your gentler side. J.D. Robb

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

Lunatics are, unfortunately, rarely stupid. J.D. Robb

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 you're dead. (Peabody) J.D. Robb

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

Pull yourself together, Detective. You're embarrassing yourself, and more imprtant, you're embarrassing me."" They're going to do it outside. In public."" So the fuck what?"" Public, " Peabody said, head still between her J.D. Robb

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

I don't know why people do the things they do to each other. We're all here to live out lives, to do our work, to raise our families, to love who we love. We're all here for the same things, but some, they can't let that be. They can't be happy or content with that. I don't know what that is. She handed the photos back to Peabody. Do you? At a loss, Eve shifted. No. If you don't, I don't suppose anybody really does. J.D. Robb

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. J.D. Robb

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. J.D. Robb

Brian's face broke out in a wide grin as he slapped Roarke on the back. "That's a woman, isn't it?"" Delicate as a rose, my Eve. Fragile and quiet natured." He grinned himself when he heard her curse, loud and vicious. "A voice like a flute."" And you're sloppy in love with her."" Pitifully. J.D. Robb