N.R. Walker > Quotes

“I have a black belt in sarcasm, and my wit is like lightning.”
― N.R. Walker, Sense of Place

“His hand lay across my stomach as he slept soundly. I entwined my fingers with his and breathed through the warmth that seeped through my chest. Such a simple, sweet thing to do, yet holding hands in bed was incredibly intimate.”
― N.R. Walker, Spencer Cohen, Book Three

“They should love you, just as you are. Parents should love their kids, right?"
"You'd think so.”
― N.R. Walker, Spencer Cohen, Book Three

“Watching them was like watching water and oil do the impossible.”
― N.R. Walker, Sixty Five Hours

“I'll never be able to see you."
I took his other hand, holding both his in mine. "You do see me. No one has ever seen me like you do." I lifted his hands to my face. "You know me, you see me, like no one else."
"Not through these eyes."
"No," I agreed quietly. "You see me with your heart.”
― N.R. Walker, Through These Eyes

“Maybe that's what I needed. Another tattoo. Some pain on the outside to ease the pain on the inside.”
― N.R. Walker, Spencer Cohen, Book One

“The guy you’ve been seeing, the one you were all so secret-squirrel about, was my dad?” Cooper nodded. “Yes.” “Oh, fucking hell,” Ryan squeaked. “The one you said sucked dick like a Dyson?”
― N.R. Walker, Elements of Retrofit

“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome.”
― N.R. Walker, The Weight of It All

“And without my consent, with my defences in ruins, while my brain was sleeping, my stupid heart went and fell headfirst into love.”
― N.R. Walker, Spencer Cohen, Book Two

“You know, there’s a joke in there somewhere. A Highlander, a Viking, and a Samurai walk into a bar.”
― N.R. Walker, Cronin's Key

“For all the times he'd fucked me, he'd never fucked me like this. Because this wasn't fucking.

It was in his eyes, in his touch, in his kiss. It was in his heartbeat, pulsing against my chest and inside me. It was how he moaned my name, it was how he murmured and pleaded, and it was how his fingers dug into my skin. It wasn't fucking. It was emotion and pure need…

He was making love to me.”
― N.R. Walker, Point of No Return

“You know what a sense of place is?” Cooper nodded. “It’s when the place you’re in feels like home. Where you’re at peace.” I nodded. “That’s exactly right.” Cooper looked around. “This place?” I shook my head. “No.” His voice kind of squeaked. “Me?” I nodded and grinned. “You’re my sense of place, Cooper.”
― N.R. Walker, Sense of Place

“I glanced back to Yanni to see him smiling at us. "You two can stop being so cute now."
"Well, Spencer can," Andrew deadpanned. "I, unfortunately, am cute all the time."
I laughed. "It's true. He is.”
― N.R. Walker, Spencer Cohen, Book Three

“I stared at her. “Is that another compliment? Because we’ve just been through that.” She walked to her desk. “You mispronounced thank you.”
― N.R. Walker, The Weight of It All

“Because the heart is blind...”
― N.R. Walker

“There is something cathartic about having your scars inked into your skin.”
― N.R. Walker, Spencer Cohen, Book One

“When I opened the door, Andrew was standing there like a remedy for heart palpitations. Or maybe he made them worse. It was hard to tell.”
― N.R. Walker, Spencer Cohen, Book One

“Did you take lessons in cynical?”
“I did, yes. I was so good at it, I now teach ‘How to be a cynical jerk’ at the local
community college. I can get you discount rates if you want. Just tell them I sent you.”
“And sarcasm?”
“Yep, I have my Masters in sarcasm. I can get you a two-for-one deal if you want.”
Will laughed again. “You would seriously charge me to take one of your hypothetical
classes?”
“Hypothetical is an extra charge,” I told him, sitting down on a bench seat. “And anyway,
I have to make a living somehow. I’d consider prostitution, but it’s against my moral standing to enjoy my work.”
― N.R. Walker, Blindside

“You’re so good with people. You say all the right things to make people feel better about themselves. You don’t do it to be patronising at all; you do it because you’re a good person.”
― N.R. Walker, Spencer Cohen, Book Three

“I kissed him softly and left my lips pressed to his for a few beats of my heart.”
― N.R. Walker, Spencer Cohen, Book Two

“Well, all of us country club ex-wives need a lot of money,” she said. “Sex with the
stable boys at the club isn’t cheap you know.”
I almost choked. “Mom! You made me spit my beer.”
My dearest mother hummed into the phone. “Maybe you wouldn’t be single, darling, if
you learned to swallow properly.”
― N.R. Walker, Blindside

“It was funny how the monumental shit in your life tends to happen in slow-motion and at warp speed at the same time.”
― N.R. Walker, Sixty Five Hours

“All I could feel was the pulse of our heartbeats where we joined, throbbing and pounding through every fibre in my body. We rocked back and forth, always kissing. And on the cold, cold ground by the flickering warmth of the fire, we made love. The way he held me, the way he looked at me, it was the closest to heaven I’d ever get without dyin’.”
― N.R. Walker, Red Dirt Heart 2

“When you look at the stars, what do you see?”
“Impossible possibilities.”
― N.R. Walker, Galaxies and Oceans

“I figured if I was tired enough, I wouldn’t miss Travis.
Which kind of worked, until after the three o’clock fussing-wombat feed and I got back into bed and his side of the bed was cold.

Or until I tripped over his laundry that he’d left on the bathroom floor. That he always left on the bathroom floor.

Or until I sat at the table at breakfast time and his chair was too damn empty. There was no smartarse comments, no bursts of laughter. His blue eyes didn’t spark with humour and his sandy-blond hair didn't spike out just so.

There was no foot-holding under the table.”
― N.R. Walker, Red Dirt Heart 3

“My tattoos, like most people's, were reminders, badges of personal experiences. Yes, I might wear them on my skin for the world to see, but their meaning was a little too personal.”
― N.R. Walker, Spencer Cohen, Book One

“I keep spare business shirts. In case of emergencies." Emergencies? "Do you expect to have jizz on your shirt often?”
― N.R. Walker, Sixty Five Hours

“I think he won a tiny piece of my heart that day. If he didn't have the whole damn thing before then, he certainly had part of it now.”
― N.R. Walker, Spencer Cohen, Book Two

“I won’t change that much,” I replied. “Because believe me, when this pasta comes out, I’m gonna suck those carbs down like a blowjob.”
― N.R. Walker, The Weight of It All

“Tutto quello a cui riuscivo a pensare era che gli stavo tenendo la mano.
Lo stavo toccando. E seppi in quel momento che volevo toccarlo di nuovo. Volevo che lui toccasse me. Volevo di più di tutto con lui. Volevo parlargli di qualsiasi cosa. Volevo vederlo usare le mani mentre spiegava qualcosa e parlava così appassionatamente del suo lavoro. Volevo farlo ridere. Volevo tenergli la mano. Volevo sapere che sensazioni mi avrebbe dato, come sarebbe stato toccarlo, stringerlo contro di me. Volevo conoscerlo. Volevo che lui conoscesse me. Volevo capirlo. Volevo entrargli sottopelle. Come lui si stava infilando sotto la mia”
― N.R. Walker, Blind Faith