Holding the Dream Quotes

“You're not beautiful," he said in a quiet statement that made her brow knit. "Why do you look beautiful when you're not?”
― Nora Roberts, Holding the Dream

“Circumstances change. Bend or break...”
― Nora Roberts, Holding the Dream

“Men are pigs.”
― Nora Roberts, Holding the Dream

“Men like him were so used to getting their own way with a quick smile, a murmured
word, they didn't know how to act with a woman who stood firmly on her own feet.”
― Nora Roberts, Holding the Dream

“She hadn’t thought anything could squeeze past the pain in her head, the ache in her stomach, the sizzle of shame in her blood. But she hadn’t counted on despair. Somehow despair always made room for itself.”
― Nora Roberts, Holding the Dream

“You couldn’t be stabbed in the back if you faced your attackers.”
― Nora Roberts, Holding the Dream

“ "Oh, but I love them so. There." Margo stepped back, then nodded in satisfaction. "I didn't have much to work with, but…"  "Keep it up, Miss D Cup," Kate grumbled, then looked down and goggled. "Jesus, where did they come from?"  "Amazing, isn't it? In the right harness, those puppies just rise."  "I have breasts." Stunned, Kate patted the swell rising above black satin and lace. "And cleavage."  "It's all a matter of proper positioning and making the most of what we have. Even when it's next to nothing."  "Shut up." Grinning, Kate slicked her hands down her torso. "Look, Ma. I'm a girl."

....Her friend was sitting in an elegant Queen Anne chair wearing a black bustier with matching lacy garter belt and sheer black stockings. "Why, Kate, you look so… different."  "I have tits," she stated and rose. "Margo gave them to me."  ”
― Nora Roberts, Holding the Dream