Sandra Brown > Quotes

“It takes far less courage to cling to the past than it does to face the future".”
― Sandra Brown, Envy

“Even knowing the ending was sad, I wouldn't have deprived myself the beauty of the story.”
― Sandra Brown, Rainwater

“People adjust their behavior to fit the society they live in. They integrate because they have to. But what they are on the inside doesn't change.”
― Sandra Brown, Tough Customer

“I don't panic unless I have to. Wastes energy.”
― Sandra Brown, Lethal

“What do you want? What are you willing to give up to get it? Writing requires you make sacrifices. Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.”
― Sandra Brown

“You can only write by putting words on a paper one at a time.”
― Sandra Brown

“Please forgive me, Mother. I apologize for saying 'fuck.'"

Then he straightened and addressed Doug. "Which, by the way, was repeated sixty-seven times in this particular film. It has a running length of ninety-four minutes. So last night while watching it, she heard fuck, or a derivative thereof, spoken every one and a half minutes, give or take a few seconds. But if my saying fuck offended her, then I'm fucking sorry.”
― Sandra Brown, Smash Cut

“Can we talk?”
“Fuck off.”
“Good. You’re willing to cooperate.”
― Sandra Brown, Mean Streak

“In order to win everything, a woman must know to lose.”
― Sandra Brown

“If you loved people, you might hurt them, dissapoint them, anger them, but you never, ever, dishonored them.”
― Sandra Brown, Texas! Lucky

“i'm going to marry you. i thought you'd like to know in case you wanted to buy a dress or something.”
― Sandra Brown

“Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.”
― Sandra Brown

“The F word turns me on, she whispered.
The F word?
Food
He threw back his head and laughed. It rumbled up out of his chest and felt so good it startled him. For the first time in years,his laughter was spontaneous. It wasn`t tinged with bitterness and cynicism.”
― Sandra Brown, Envy

“Life was precious. Life was fragile. Here one moment, gone the next. Every second should be milked for all it's worth because you never know when the bottom was going to drop out.”
― Sandra Brown, Breath of Scandal

“[Parker] ”We know why I kissed you last night, Maris.”
“To frighten me off.”
He frowned. “That doesn’t even merit an argument. I kissed you because you braved Terry’s and showed up everybody in the place, including me. I kissed you because just looking at you made me ache. I kissed you because I’m a rotten son of a bitch and your mouth looked so goddamn kissable. Simply put, I kissed you because I wanted to. It’s something I admit and you damn well know. But there is one question that’s driving me fucking crazy.”
His eyes focused harder on hers and, by doing so, penetrated. “Why did you kiss me back?”
― Sandra Brown, Envy

“Extraordinary beauty can be a curse to the one who possesses it. one pays a dear price for fame and fortune”
― Sandra Brown

“And the longer she holds out, the more you want it, and the more you want it, the blinder you get. There is a direct correlation, you know, between a stiff dick and blind stupidity.”
― Sandra Brown, Smash Cut

“She shook her head slowly. “I don’t believe you. You can’t be a cop.”
“Not a cop.”
“Federal agent?”
“FBI.”
“Even more unlikely.”
“J. Edgar rolls over in his grave every day, but that’s the way it is.”
― Sandra Brown, Lethal

“People don't care how smart woman is as long as she's charming and gay and pretty.”
― Sandra Brown

“Don't ever be afraid to live. Because though dying is easy when compared to living”
― Sandra Brown, Breath of Scandal

“I'm sure you could have. Fending off unwanted male attention is a skill every attractive woman must acquire. But you're also a lady who was reluctant to cause a scene.. (Hammond Cross)”
― Sandra Brown, The Alibi

“Ah, but being in love made you mean and crazy. Love made you act like a fool even when you knew you were acting like a fool and couldn't help yourself from acting like a fool.”
― Sandra Brown, Bittersweet Rain

“And then he pressed into her. First his thighs, then his middle, his chest, and finally his mouth. She made a whimpering sound, but its definition was unclear even to her, until she realized that her arms had gone around him instinctually, and that she was clutching his back, his shoulders, her hands restless and greedy for the feel of him.
He kissed her openmouthed, using his tongue, and when she kissed back, she felt the hum that vibrated deep inside his chest. It was the kind of hungry sound she hadn’t heard in a long time. Masculine and carnal, it thrilled and aroused her.”
― Sandra Brown, Lethal

“He also knew that whenever he recalled her kissing his cheek with such unqualified trust and acceptance, it was going to ache just a little in the vicinity of his heart.
It ached now.”
― Sandra Brown, Lethal

“But owning the pain, running through it, overcoming it, was a matter of self-will and discipline.”
― Sandra Brown, Mean Streak

“People reveal as much by their silence as they do by what they say.”
― Sandra Brown, Deadline

“Put your hands on me. Pretend this means something - Lee Coburn”
― Sandra Brown, Lethal

“(Coburn)“Honor.”
Gasping, she lowered her arm from over her eyes and looked into his face.
“Put your hands on me. Pretend this means something.”
With a whimper, she wrapped her arms around him and clutched his back, then slid her hands down over his ass and drew him even deeper into her. He groaned, buried his face in the hollow of her neck, and rocked his body against hers. An orgasm burst through her at the same time he came.
She pretended nothing.”
― Sandra Brown, Lethal

“He won't hurt me. I have a secret weapon.”
― Sandra Brown, The Switch

“Moving between her thighs, he stretched out above her, then thrust into her. Once. Because, as he did everything, he acted without hesitation or apology to claim her entirely. Her eyes went wide and her breath caught. Holding her gaze, he pressed himself deeper, barely easing back before pressing deep again.”
― Sandra Brown, Lethal