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Kindred in Death (In Death, #29) QUOTES

Kindred in Death (In Death, #29) QUOTES

1 " Roarke: You'd enjoy flying more if you'd learn the controls.

Eve: I'd rather pretend I'm on the ground.

Roarke: And how many vehicles have you wrecked, had blown up, or destroyed in the last, oh, two years?

Eve: Think about that, then imagine it happening when I'm at the wheel at thirty thousand feet.

Roarke: Good point. I'll do the flying. "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

2 " Eve: "She completely eye-fucked you." Roarke: "I know. I feel so cheap and used." Eve: "Shit. You got off on it. Men always do." Roarke: "True enough, which is why we're so often cheap and used. "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

3 " He’d walked into her life, and everything had changed. He’d found her; she’d found him—and all those dark places inside both of them had gotten a little smaller, a little brighter. "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

4 " A nice-looking boy pays attention, says the right things, looks at you just a certain way. You’re not smart anymore. "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

5 " Eeww.” “Don’t say ‘eeww.’ It’s wussy. "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

6 " It’s a damn small world when it sucks. "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

7 " Maybe I’m like the vehicle,” Eve decided. “Keep it ordinary on the outside, so nobody notices all the hardware inside. "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

8 " Bad guys, in their various forms, on their various levels, didn’t take time off. "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

9 " You’d enjoy flying more if you’d learn the controls.” “I’d rather pretend I’m on the ground.” Roarke sent her a quick smile. “And how many vehicles have you wrecked, had blown up, or destroyed in the last, oh, two years?” “Think about that, then imagine it happening when I’m at the wheel at thirty thousand feet.” “Good point. I’ll do the flying.” “Do that, ace. "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

10 " Eve: "Where's Mister Scary?"
Roarke: "Summerset has the night off."
Eve: "You mean the house is Summerset-free? Damn shame we have to waste it with work. "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

11 " Because he’s better than that. Better than they are. He’s young, he’s good-looking, charming, efficient, smart, and skilled enough to come up with, or get someone else to come up with this e-virus that’s got all you geeks stumped.”
“We’re not stumped,” Roarke corrected with some annoyance as they rode to the bedroom. “The bleeding investigation is ongoing and we’re pursuing all shagging avenues.”
While it amused her to hear him quote the usual departmental line—with the addition of the Irish—she shrugged. "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

12 " Sometimes slime slides "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)

13 " See? It’s senseless. How can you lose an hour? Where does it go? Can someone else find it? Does it get reported to the Lost Time Division? "

― J.D. Robb , Kindred in Death (In Death, #29)