Out of Time Quotes

“Whenever I'm with you it's as though someone has reached inside my chest, until the pain is almost more than I can bear. And when I'm not with you, I'd give anything to feel that way again." He heaved a deep sigh and continued. "But I...I couldn't go another day as I was."
"And who are you now?" she asked.
"A man hopelessly in love with you.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“This will take subterfuge. Do you think you’re up to it?” “I can fuge with the best of them.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“You two love each other?” “Yes,” she said without hesitation. “And you believe in that. You believe in your love for each other?” Elizabeth nodded. “That’s God,” he said. “He goes by many names, many faces, but God is simply that—love. I find God in this church, in the faces of my parishioners. One man may find it in nature, in the majesty of a tree or a river,” he said and then looked directly at Simon. “Or another man may find it in a woman’s smile. Wherever it’s to be found, it’s to be cherished. When you find it, you hold onto it and nothing, no force, no evil can take it from you. It’s yours forever. And that, my dear, is something very powerful.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“She knew it was dirty pool, using her feminine wiles, but what good were wiles unless you used them now and again?”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“A nearly full moon cast its silvery light through the open curtains giving the living room an unearthly glow. Vague shadows stretched”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“nightmare. He felt a surge of panic and escaped from the darkened bedroom. The moon was nearly full and cast its silvery light through the open”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“That’s God,” he said. “He goes by many names, many faces, but God is simply that—love. I find God in this church, in the faces of my parishioners. One man may find it in nature, in the majesty of a tree or a river,” he said and then looked directly at Simon. “Or another man may find it in a woman’s smile. Wherever it’s to be found, it’s to be cherished. When you find it, you hold onto it and nothing, no force, no evil can take it from you. It’s yours forever. And that, my dear, is something very powerful.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“She’d been to his home before and took each opportunity to find some new artifact or personal item. To put one more piece of the Simon Cross puzzle in its place. She set the papers down on the edge of a long, fruitwood trestle table and tried again to force her hair”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“First rule of time travel - always bring your own tea.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“back and gestured”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Elizabeth grabbed a handful of toilet paper and wiped her runny nose, sniffling back the tears that clogged her throat. There was no one here for her to talk to. No one to tell her it was going to be all right. And besides, it wasn’t going to be all right. What the hell had”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“satisfaction of either. They’d sat apart on the train. She’d left the stuffed animal behind, not able to look at a reminder of what had almost been. The walk home was silent. She wanted to run; she wanted to run and hide and disappear. Her father’s voice was the only thing that kept her from losing it completely. Never let ’em know you’re scared.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Elizabeth had to laugh at that. She did have a knack for stepping in it. She looked across the table and wanted to argue the point further, but the sincere concern on”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Elizabeth was still puzzled by his reaction, but that did make some sense.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“inability to deny her would surely be the death of him. “All right,” he said taking the stool next to hers. “But just one.” Charlie”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Elizabeth drifted in her”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Exhausted, Elizabeth took a quick bath and then fell asleep almost before her head hit the pillow. Simon watched the gentle rise and fall of her chest. The corners of her mouth were turned up in a quiet smile. She looked so peaceful, so beautiful. Only in the dim predawn light would he allow himself”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“but all thoughts of the gangster fled as Simon approached. Memories of how she’d felt when he came to”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“SIMON GLARED AT CHARLIE”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Simon took his place in the chair by the window while Elizabeth brushed her teeth and had a bath. He”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“furniture was plain, but practical. The bedside lampshade was crooked. She tried to straighten it, but like everything else in the apartment it did what it wanted and apparently it wanted to be crooked. She’d stayed in worse places, but those had been with her father. Being with Simon was an entirely different story. A”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Bloody piece of…” Simon grumbled”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Alone in a bedroom with Simon Cross. She”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“And we’ll need clothes,” Simon added. “I’m afraid we’re garnering a bit too much attention as we are.” Elizabeth’s”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“We’re in an unknown situation. I’d prefer to err on the side of caution.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Slowly, he took off his right glove and there, on his finger was the exact same ring, with the exact same crack down the stone. He slid it from his hand and put it down on the table with its twin. “A sign indeed.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Thick, corded veins bulged out on his forehead, slicing over his temples and popping out along his neck.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“If I’d meant you any harm, I wouldn’t have bothered saving your life. Don’t make me regret that decision. I suggest you drink the wine.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“as he poured a stiff Scotch and downed it in one swig. Without pause, he poured another. Gripping the crystal glass, he tried in vain to keep it from clattering”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Elizabeth could feel the energy of a city at the height of its power and purpose. People walked with a fast pace suited to the jazz rhythms of the nightclubs.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time