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“in tonight, do a special bulletin, get herself a nice scoop on the competition. “Yeah, yeah,” she called at the sound of the buzzer. “Just hang on.” She went to the door, looked through the security peep, saw a bit of profile and a big winter hat,”
― J.D. Robb, Obsession in Death

“I always thought of myself as a humanities person as a kid, but I liked electronics,” he said. “Then I read something that one of my heroes, Edwin Land of Polaroid, said about the importance of people who could stand at the intersection of humanities and sciences, and I decided that’s what I wanted to do.” It was as if he were suggesting themes for his biography (and in this instance, at least, the theme turned out to be valid). The creativity that can occur when a feel for both the humanities and the sciences combine in one strong personality was the topic that most interested me in my biographies of Franklin and Einstein, and I believe that it will be a key to creating innovative economies in the twenty-first century.”
― Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs

“elevator doors opened; the girls clumped out, laughing”
― J.D. Robb, Obsession in Death

“Now, Clark’s Construction was officially open for business. He’d enjoyed his chat with the grocery store owner, Patty O’Neil, that first day. The older woman had eyed him up and down until finally she had smiled and slapped him on the shoulder and exclaimed that he’d fit right in.”
― Jill Sanders, A Dash of Love