The Obsession
Nora Roberts
Top 10 Best Quotes
“You put something behind you, it's got its eyes on your back. I'd rather keep it in front of me, so I can see where it's going.”
“Where there is a great deal of light, the shadows are deeper.”
“You have a sixty-seven GTO convertible, in factory red.” He stood in reverent silence for ten full seconds. “I think you have to marry me now. You’re the first woman besides Loo who’s seen her and known what she is. I’m pretty sure we’re engaged.”
“What the hell are you doing?” “What the hell does it look like I’m doing?” “It looks like you’re putting pants on that dog.” “Then that’s what the hell I’m doing.”
“There could be pockets of normal even in the middle of the awful.”
“Don’t hate me.” “Does anybody?” “Kevin’s old high school girlfriend.” “Because she’s a slut.” Jenny beamed. “I didn’t realize you knew Candy.”
“sometimes, as you ought to remember, you want some conversation, some meat along with the sizzle. Bonnie had the sizzle, but I knew it wasn’t going to be enough, even for the summer, when she picked up a copy of East of Eden I had on the nightstand and said she didn’t know I was religious.” “Religious?” “She figured Eden—so it must be a biblical story. She didn’t even know who Steinbeck was.” And he could still shake his head over that. “Even an overbite can’t make up for that.”
“What I’m saying—I take a good snapshot. Slices of life, the kids and all, I mean. And it’s important to have the record, those memories. But what you do, it just grabs emotions right out.”
“You want to pay me? Give me a slice of that pizza.” “What? Seriously?” “That’s Rinaldo’s pizza. I’ve got a weakness.” “You want a slice of pizza?” “It doesn’t seem like much to ask after I risked a concussion and possible brain damage to change your tire.”
“You walked in, and the air changed. It gives you an advantage and you're enough of a challenge. I'm not trying to be a challenge. It's one of the things that makes you one.”
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Book Keywords:
humanity, intrigue, love
