Thankless in Death Quotes

“I'm so proud of you, and so amused at your discomfort in being recognized for you dedication and skill."

"Amused? Here's another funny for you. You're getting a medal, too."

He dropped her hand. "What? I'm a civilian, as you continually remind me."

"The Civilian Medal of Merit, and they don't given them out like candy, pal, especially to shady characters."

"I don't think it's appropriate."

She loved it, just loved when he turned all dignified.

"Oh, it is, and how I get to be amused. You're the one who started sticking his nose in, then his whole body. Now you're going to have to stand up there on Wednesday afternoon - fourteen hundred, so put that in your book - and take what you get. And I'm pretty damn proud of you, too, so suck it up.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“The person I'm most thankful for this Thanksgiving is Lieutenant Eve Dallas. She kept me safe when I was scared and I was sad. She took me to her house with Roarke and Summerset and Galahad so nobody could hurt me, not even the bad people who killed my family and my friend.
She told me the truth. She promised me she would find the bad people and make sure they were punished. And Roarke said she would never stop until she did that. He told me the truth too.
She helped me find Richard and Elizabeth and Kevin. They're not my mother, my father, and my brother. But they're my family now, and I know it's okay to love them. It doesn't mean I don't love my mom and dad and my brother.
Dallas didn't treat me like a baby. She told me I was a survivor, and that's important. She worked hard, and she even got hurt, but she found the bad people, and she made sure they got punished.

She told me the truth. She kept her promise. So she is the person I'm most thankful for this Thanksgiving. Nixie Swisher.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“And then Roarke came to my door, and that gave me what I needed after all those years. I thank God for that, and him. But I’m telling you, and hope you already know, what you do, beyond the law of it, is needed.” “Sinead.” Roarke stepped up, pressed a handkerchief in her hand. “Ah well.” Sighing now, she dabbed at tears. “The world can be so dark. It’s foolish to deny it, and the Irish know the dark better than some in any case. It reminds us to hold on to the light, every minute we can, and to prize it. You’re a light to me.” She kissed Roarke’s cheeks. “Don’t ever forget it.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“Well...yeah. It just goes to show. (Peabody)
Show what (Dallas)
You should get dressed up, go dancing, drink grown-up cocktails, and have sex as much as you can before you're dead. (Peabody)”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“He just took her mouth again, spun her again--twice and toward the bed. She considered putting up a fight, for form's sake, but just wriggled back enough to scowl at him. "I'm working."

"Not yet, and you're mostly naked. Such a fine look on you, one of my favorites."

"Then why is that closet full of clothes?"

"Because being an understanding sort, I appreciate your insistence on being fully dressed in public.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“Don't ask. We're all but done for in any case, taking that Fiona couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo, and Paddy and Maureen both cheat like tinkers at a fair."

"What are you talking about? Why would anybody hit a cow with a banjo?

He only smiled. "The point is, Fiona couldn't so we'll be done soon enough.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“Why aren't you tired? Why don't you have to have a protein shake?"

"Because I had a decent lunch and a little tea with biscuits a couple hours ago."

"I was chasing a killer a couple hours ago."

"Maybe if you'd eaten something you'd have caught him.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“I want to give someone a job."
"Doing what?"
"That's the thing. I don't know. And actually, I want YOU to give someone a job."
His eyebrows rose. "You want me to give someone a job doing... you don't know what?"
"What's the point of having somebody who employs half the planet anyway if you can't say, 'Give this girl a job'?”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“You know better than to blame yourself.” “Knowing better doesn’t always stop it.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“You should get dressed up, go dancing, drink grown-up cocktails, and have sex as much as you can before you’re dead.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“loop,”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“The world can be so dark. It’s foolish to deny it, and the Irish know the dark better than some in any case. It reminds us to hold on to the light, every minute we can, and to prize it.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“Do you wonder, ever, what makes a person capable of taking a life when there’s no threat to his own or another? What makes them end life, and so often, so very often, with real cruelty, even with pleasure.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child. —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“From my seat, stupid's not listening to your gut.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“She's saying she doesn't know how to play football!" Absolute shock vibrated in his voice. "And she's heart-stopping serious!”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“there was even a whole section dedicated to throats and boobs, though they called it décolletage.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death

“She used her master to gain access to the dumpy three-story walk-up, ignored the rickety elevator, and took the stairs to the top floor.”
― J.D. Robb, Thankless in Death