LB > LB's Quotes

“I can imagine no greater bliss than to lie about, reading novels all day.”
― Julia Quinn, Ten Things I Love About You

“Okay, Shane," Agnes said as Brenda's clock gonged midnight. "I got Joey in the kitchen, a cop in the front hall, a dead body in the basement, and you in my bedroom. Where do you want to start?”
― Jennifer Crusie, Agnes and the Hitman

“Any instructions?” Carpenter said.
“Yeah,” Shane said. “Shoot anybody who looks at Agnes funny. And anybody else you don’t like. I’m getting tired of this shi*.”
“Somebody needs a hug,” Carpenter said.
“Humor,” Shane said. “Har.”
― Jennifer Crusie, Agnes and the Hitman

“no more pep talks about believing in toads," Liza said.
"Don't they turn into princeses when you kiss them?" Bonnie said.
"Thats frogs," Liza Said. "Entirely different species.”
― Jennifer Crusie, Bet Me

“King scratched at the door to be let out."
Charlie snorted. "King obviously has a lot of stamina. I'd have been clawing
at the door a lot sooner if I was trapped in a booth with Mark."
"But Mark ignored him, so King... uh, pooped."
Charlie grinned. "And then?"
"Mark yelled at him and scared him." Harry fought back a grin. "So King
pooped again."
Charlie's grin widened. "Mark is an idiot."
"So then Mark waved the script at him, and King—"
"Pooped again." Charlie started to laugh.
"Then Marcia came in and threw a fit because of all the poop in the booth and because Mark was mistreating a puppy. She gave him ten minutes to get the booth clean, and she took the dog away from him.”
― Jennifer Crusie, Charlie All Night

“So, Mr. Shane, you felt you had the right to come down here and bespoil my crime scene because …” He raised his eyebrows, waiting for an answer. “I thought he might need assistance,” Shane lied. “And the untoward angle of his neck did not tell you that he was beyond any earthly assistance you might render?” “I’m not a doctor, sir,” Shane said. “Neither are you a miracle worker, son,” Xavier said. “Should you find any other bodies in my jurisdiction, you will refrain from attempting to raise them from the dead.”
― Jennifer Crusie, Agnes and the Hitman

“No, I wouldn't. I wouldn’t tell a soul.'

'People who use that phrase are always the last to live up to it.”
― Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library

“There was something wonderful about a blank sheet of notepaper. The lines were there, just waiting to be filled, and the page could turn into anything from a grocery list to the opening of The Great American Novel. The possibilities were endless.”
― Joanne Fluke, Strawberry Shortcake Murder

“That cowboy's really full of himself. He thinks he's something and that means he's not.”
― Joanne Fluke, Key Lime Pie Murder

“Miss Marple,' said Sir Henry, "you frighten me. I hope you will never wish to remove me. Your plans would be too good.”
― Agatha Christie, The Thirteen Problems

“Look,” Liam said, “sometimes being a hero isn’t about getting the glory. It’s about doing what needs to be done.”
― Christopher Healy, The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

“Gustav,” he said, “I’m proud of you. You can relax now.”
― Christopher Healy, The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

“P.S. If it's not a secret, will you tell me how you got my dollhouse inside our living room last Christmas? I know its too big to fit down the chimney. I measured.”
― Joanne Fluke, Sugar Cookie Murder

“When facing unbeatable odds, just think of yourself as unbeatably odd. (The Hero's Guide to Being a Hero)”
― Christopher Healy, The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle

“Your mother brought a strange man to this house once, Katarina. I had hoped it might be a few years before history repeated itself.”
Kat rolled her eyes at the mention of her father. “Uncle Eddie, I brought Hale home ages ago,” she reminded him; but her uncle just shook his head.
“I've known my great-niece's friend. A boyfriend, on the other hand . . . that is a most different matter.”
“Yes, sir,” Hale said. He stood up a little straighter, spoke a little louder.
“You have a powerful family, boy.”
“Yes, sir,” Hale said. “Please don't hold them against me.”
Then Eddie gave a wry smile. “Who says I was talking about them?”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“I wasn't frightened. I was just afraid." Her aunt smiled. "Is there a difference?" "Oh yes," Eleanor said. "When you're frightened you run away. When you're afraid you keep on doing what you're supposed to do.”
― Ann Weil, Eleanor Roosevelt: Courageous Girl

“How do you know that? You couldn't have finished the book."
"I skipped to the end."
"You..." He closed his eyes as he drank more wine. "Some things are unforgiveable."
--Roarke, Dallas, Roarke”
― J.D. Robb, Dark in Death

“Two library visits in one evening. Why, it could become a habit.”
― J.D. Robb, Dark in Death

“I never feel lonely if I've got a book...”
― Emilia Fox, 4:50 from Paddington

“How many books does she have?"
"I asked her that and she said she had enough to make two brawny movers weep.”
― Joanne Fluke, Double Fudge Brownie Murder

“Bell seated himself behind the desk, motioning for Nancy to stand opposite him. There was tense silence for a moment. Then Bell reached for a desk telephone.
"I am going to call the police, Miss Drew, and turn you over to them on a charge of trespassing, breaking, and entering with an attempt to steal."
"I wish you would," Nancy replied. "if it is possible over that dummy telephone.”
― Carolyn Keene, Password to Larkspur Lane

“What it love, you ask. Dear child, love is like the light and there are two kinds, the bursting fireworks of the moment and the solid, fixed stars that sometimes become obscured in the heavens, but are always there, year after year, for a lifetime. You must experience the first in order to appreciate the second.”
― Ann Rinaldi, In My Father's House

“He knows the most important language of all. Human compassion.”
― Ann Rinaldi, In My Father's House

“People never mentioned in history books still made history.”
― Katherine Locke, The Girl with the Red Balloon

“Honey, God made us all with special needs. Some are simply more apparent than others.”
― Linda Goodnight, The Christmas Family

“[God] wants us to work with Him, honey. Not for Him.”
― Lynn Austin, Wonderland Creek

“That's absurd," I said with a little laugh. "Nobody can read too much. That's like saying someone breathes too much.”
― Lynn Austin, Wonderland Creek

“I want to do something important." "It's the little things that make all the difference in the world. The kind words we speak and the simple things we do for people.”
― Lynn Austin, Wonderland Creek

“Yet a greater, unlearned skill he possessed, which was the art of kindness.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea

“It was the idea of writing with a specific audience in mind or a specific age of reader that scared me off.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea