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
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Eve refers to one of her favorite pastimes, driving off the road, and Roarke uses this to make a point about how she takes no pleasure in the act of driving. The only way Eve can derive pleasure is if she's crashing.

Source: Kindred In Death

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