"Life is never as long as we want it to be, and wasted time can never be recovered."
— J.D. Robb (Divided in Death)

"I think sometimes fate cuts you a break. Like it says, okay, you've had enough of that crap, so it's time you fell into something nice. See what you make out of it."
— J.D. Robb (Interlude in Death)

""You've got no sense of humor."

"I'm going to laugh really hard after I kick your ass.""
— J.D. Robb (Imitation in Death)

""Statues are too much like dolls, and dolls are creepy. You keep expecting them to blink. And the ones that smile, like this?" Eve kept her lips tight together and she curved them up. "You know they've got teeth in there. Big, sharp, shiny teeth."

"I didn't. But now I've got to worry about it.""
— J.D. Robb (Salvation in Death)

"There it was, Eve supposed. There was the answer to why people got tangled up with people. Because when you were down, when you were wallowing, someone you mattered to would ask if you were okay."
— J.D. Robb (Promises in Death)

"There are no dead ends, just detours."
— J.D. Robb (Remember When)

"Put all your eggs in one basket... the handle's going to break. Then all you've got is scrambled eggs."
— J.D. Robb (Remember When)

"Do little pink fairies sing and dance in your world, Peabody?"
"Sometimes, when it's very quiet and no one else can see."
— J.D. Robb (Promises in Death)

"If you tell me I'm sensible in addition to normal and wise, I'm going to punch you in the stomach."
— J.D. Robb (Divided in Death)

"'Fine, you do that, and you tell them that at the very first opportunity, I'm coming down there and killing all of them. Mass murder. And after they're all dead, I'm going to kick the bodies around, dance on top of them, and sing a happy song. No jury will convict me.'"
— J.D. Robb (Conspiracy in Death)

"Women are the worst. They zero in on some guy.Oh boy, he's the one, gotta get me that one. So they do. Then they spend the rest of their time trying to figure out how to change him. Then if they manage it, they're not all that interested anymore, because guess what? He's not the one anymore."
— J.D. Robb

"Lots of people think things would be better some other way. That's why the world's lousy with theme parks. --Feeney in Naked in Death"
— J.D. Robb

"I'd suggest putting your head between your knees, but I think that's physically impossible for you at the moment."
— J.D. Robb

"Eve-"In the name of all that is holy...It's 2060, not 1760. Can't they figure out a better way to handle this process?"
Roarke-"Amen""
— J.D. Robb

""It's more than you think it can be," she heard herself say. "It changes everything, and fixes everything that matters. Maybe you're never going to be the same, and maybe part of you is always afraid of what will happen if...but he's always going to be there. All you have to do is reach out, and he's going to be there.""
— J.D. Robb (Holiday in Death)

"A pity it was so early in the day and I couldn't treat myself to the roller coaster. we'll have to come back, you and I, and make up for it."
"Sure, when I've lost my mind and want to rush screaming through the air in a little car."
— J.D. Robb (Promises in Death)

""Do little pink fairies sing and dance in your world, Peabody?"
"Sometimes, when it's very quiet and no one else can see."
"
— J.D. Robb (Promises in Death)