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1 " If your feet are firmly planted on the ground you'll never be able to dance. "
― Iris Johansen , Countdown (Eve Duncan, #6)
2 " Come to close?No one wants to come to close.If it's done for them,they accept it,even while they condemn it.Why not?But no one wants to know what it's like.Turn a blind eye.Maybe it will go away. "
― Iris Johansen , Dead Aim (Eve Duncan, #4.5)
3 " But it's natural for men to compete against each other. We've been doing it since the cave days. Why else do we have wars? Wars are competition, no matter what the politicians call them. "
― Iris Johansen
4 " They said no one knew a man as well as a woman who slept with him. "
5 " I’m trying. God knows. I’m trying. But I’m only halfway there. Don’t trust me too far.” His voice suddenly grew harsh. “I like your friends, Sara, but I hated seeing them with you. I didn’twant you to smile at them. I don’t want you to smile at anyone but me. It rubs me raw to see you—” He stopped and drew a ragged breath. “But you’re a woman people will always want to smile at and touch and—” He broke off again. “So I’d better get used to it, hadn’t I "
― Iris Johansen , Man From Half Moon Bay
6 " Where you are,there I'll be.Make up your mind to it.You may not love me now bt you will.I'll see to it "
7 " If you think me weak, bring forth your champion and let me do battle with him.And kill in that childish way of the Franks? Full of pomp and bravado? We are masters of death here. We do not play at it. - Ware & Sinan "
― Iris Johansen , Lion's Bride (Lion's Bride, #1)
8 " You try to be selfish because you’re afraid of letting anyone too near. To guard themselves is the way of people whose instinct is to nurture and protect. - Kadar den Arnaud "
9 " I can't be easy. It's not my nature. But it's my nature to love you. "
― Iris Johansen , Eve (Eve Duncan, #12)
10 " A faint smile touched his lips. “How militant you’re being. What if I don’t choose to stay? Will I be chained to your wrist like a diplomat’s briefcase?”“If necessary.” She blinked back tears of anger and exhaustion. “I’ll do anything I can to keep you here. It’s stupid of you to even think of leaving me when you love me. And you do love me. Why don’t you admit it?”“I love you,” he said obediently.“You’re so damned frightened that I’m going to be hurt—” She stopped and tried to steady her voice. “Well, if you don’t stay with me, I’ll get Penny and Mac to give me the most dangerous assignments they can dredge up. Beirut, investigative reporting, drug running.”The smile disappeared from Jordan’s face. “The hell you will. "
11 " She gave him a cool glance over her shoulder. "May your balls wither away and you develope an allergy to Viagra and all its counterparts." He looked at her, stunned. And then he suddenly exploded into laughter."God, you're a formidable woman" "No, I'm not. I'm soft, remember?" She slammed the door behind her. "
― Iris Johansen , Killer Dreams
12 " They say anticipation makes pleasure more intense. "
― Iris Johansen , Quicksand (Eve Duncan, #8)
13 " Silence & smile are two powerful tools. Smile is the way to solve many problems & Silence is the way to avoid many problems. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "
14 " My your balls wither away and you develop and allergy to Viagra and all it's counter-parts(Sophie to Royd) "
15 " come and get it, you dumbass "
16 " I'm only Superman, I'm not God. "
― Iris Johansen , The Ugly Duckling
17 " We all die. I can't promise to live forever." His armstightened around her. "But I can promise to love you as long as Ilive. "
18 " It's hard to know what's right when everyone thinks you're wrong. "
― Iris Johansen , Chasing The Night (Eve Duncan, #11; Catherine Ling, #1)
19 " You don’t give up on people because they’re not what you want them to be. Not if you love them. "
― Iris Johansen , Sleep No More (Eve Duncan, #15)
20 " He had never dreamed anyone would ever care enough to venture into the darkness to pull him into the light. He felt bewildered and awkward and filled with a strange sense of wonder. And a stranger sense of grace. "
