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41 " Tastykakes are just another of the many advantages of living in Jersey. They’re made in Philly and shipped to Trenton in all their fresh squishiness. I read once that 439,000 Butterscotch Krimpets are baked every day. And not a heck of a lot of them find their way to New Hampshire. All that snow and scenery and what good does it do you without Tastykakes? "
― Janet Evanovich , Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, #8)
42 " In my father’s scheme of things, there were Italians and then there was the rest of the world. "
― Janet Evanovich , Visions of Sugar Plums (Stephanie Plum, #8.5)
43 " Everyone wants a Christmas tree. If you had a Christmas tree Santa would bring you stuff! Like hair curlers and slut shoes. "
44 " On the bright side, I'm sure this isn't the last time you'll ever get firebombed, so maybe you'll have better luck next time. "
― Janet Evanovich , Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15)
45 " He blew himself up.”“Get out! You mean like guts all over the place?”“Not all over the place,” I said. “He was pretty well contained, all things considered. "
― Janet Evanovich , Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum, #19)
46 " I could help you,” I said. “Counseling, drugs, a religious advisor, a girlfriend. "
47 " I don’t get writer's block because I don’t believe in it. I believe you sit in front of the computer and force your fingers to get something on the screen. "
― Janet Evanovich , How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author
48 " Lots of times I’m not crazy about the writing, but I keep moving ahead and somehow it gets better. The important thing is to move forward. "
49 " Respect and love your readers. Write for the reader. "
50 " He wears jeans, untucked shirts, and a Glock 19, and he has a big shaggy dog named Bob. "
51 " I attributed the incidence to temporary insanity, and in my own defense, I'd like to say I haven't run over anyone since. "
― Janet Evanovich , One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
52 " Then I had to decide if I needed to wear shoes that kicked ass or were good for ass kicking, on account of there's a difference you know. ~ Finger Lickin' Fifteen "
― Janet Evanovich
53 " That's why I'm not on social media. People are way too open about their private lives. I don't need to see pictures of what somebody had for lunch or hear about how difficult their last bowel movement was or see on a map where they were when either one happened. "
― Janet Evanovich , The Pursuit (Fox and O'Hare, #5)
54 " If I could just get Broom to cooperate, we could fly, Glo said. Then we wouldn't have to worry about traffic. Harry Potter didn't have to worry about traffic.You relize Harry Potter isn't real, right? Of course, but he could be. I mean, maybe not Harry Potter, but someone like him. Who's to say? "
― Janet Evanovich , Wicked Business (Lizzy & Diesel, #2)
55 " Sure, he was attracted to her, but women always had to go beyond that.Women [had] nesting fantasies. It wasn't long before they wereredecorating your apartment and criticizing your choice of mustard. "
― Janet Evanovich , The Heist (Fox and O'Hare, #1)
56 " He squinted at me. "What are you wearing? Is that some new form of birth control? "
― Janet Evanovich , High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5)
57 " You deserved to get run over. And besides, I barely tapped you. The only reason you broke your leg was because you panicked and tripped over your own feet. "
58 " peripatetic "
59 " I checked out the wine. Screw cap. The greatest invention since fire. "
― Janet Evanovich , Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, #20)
60 " Diesel was smiling at Grandma. “You blew through almost two hundred thousand and you were playing dollar slots? That’s impressive.” “Especially since some of that time I was winning,” Grandma said. “Twelve dollars?” “Yep. I was on a roll. "
― Janet Evanovich , Plum Lucky (Stephanie Plum, #13.5)