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“It's not the fall that kills you; it's the sudden stop at the end.”

Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English writer and humorist

“I have other duties equally sacred … Duties to myself.”

Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906) Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet

“The little things, Emma. The gestures, the moments. And the big. I let him see my heart. I gave it to him, even when I believed he couldn't or wouldn't take it. I gave it anyway-a gift. Even if he broke it. I was very brave. Love is very brave.”

Nora Roberts book Bed of Roses

“We make destiny with every turn, every choice.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“If that isn't typical male stupidity! If something doesn't work, kick it or swear at it!”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“It's hard to resist a bad boy who's a good man.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“It takes a lot of spine and stomach to make yourself into something when no one gives you a foundation.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“Do you know what happens when you always look before you leap?"

She reached out and touched his hand before hurrying toward the door.

"You hardly ever make the jump.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“People tell their children there are no monsters in the world. They tell them that because they believe it, or they want the child to feel safe. But there are monsters, Luke, all the more frightening because they look like people.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“Knowledge is a great gift, and the thirst to seek it even greater. Use what you know… Head and heart… You are not made to give greater weight to one than the other.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“And yet, anything real, anything strong, was never easy. She'd been taught from an early age that the things that mattered most were the hardest to obtain.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“I fear feeling my heart break a second time, because I'm not sure I could survive it. I'd rather live alone than risk the pain.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“When we grow up, we lose the talent for loving without restrictions.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“Love can really screw you up before you figure out how to live with it. And once you do? You wonder how the hell you ever lived without it”

Nora Roberts book Bed of Roses

“Did they know - the young and fearless - what a miraculous thing it was to have all of anyone?”

Nora Roberts Vision in White

“Remind me not to piss you off Red. You might aim for the heart and shoot me in the balls.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“Love and magic have a great deal in common. they enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“I don't kick a man when he's down, unless I'm the one who put him down in the first place. I don't put him down unless he deserves it. And I don't break my word if I give it. So I'll give you my word.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

“If people let other people alone, people would be better off. It's always people that screw things up for people anyway.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer