Sanctuary Quotes

“Can the apple fall far from the tree? I'd say that it depended entirely on the apple. A firm, healthy one might take a few good bounces and roll. You had one go rottin it's just plop straight down at the trunk. pg.336”
― Nora Roberts, Sanctuary

“Am I to make you pay what can't be paid, punish you for something that was done to both of us when we were children. pg.319”
― Nora Roberts, Sanctuary

“A soft light's got its own appeal.”
― Nora Roberts, Sanctuary

“It pulled at her, as such scenes often did, and she found herself leaving the scent of coffee, grabbing her Nikon, and rushing out barefoot into the chilly night to photograph the deserted street. It soothed her as nothing else could. With a camera in her hand and an image in her mind, she could forget everything else.”
― Nora Roberts, Sanctuary

“stayed for myself. And Sam, I don’t think Belle would have wanted you to grieve all over again. I never knew her to nurse a hurt or cling to a grudge. She wouldn’t have blamed a ten-year-old boy for what his father was.” “I’m cut in two on this, Kate. I’m remembering that when Belle went missing, David Delaney joined in the search for her.” He had to close his eyes as the rage rose up black again. “The son of a bitch walked this island with me. And all the while he’d done that to her. His wife came and got the children, took them back with her to mind all that day. I was grateful to him, God forgive me for that. I was grateful to him.” “He deceived you,” she said quietly. “He deceived his own family.” “He never missed a step. I can’t go back to that day, knowing what I know now, and make him pay for it.”
― Nora Roberts, Sanctuary

“She hadn’t felt the click often enough in her life to take it for granted. And when it was so obviously echoed in the man who caused it . . . that was something to think about.”
― Nora Roberts, Sanctuary