Sacred Sins Quotes

“No one could truly understand the measure of joy a mother received from giving birth to a child. No one could truly understand the devastation a mother experienced upon losing one.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“It takes a lot of shit to grow flowers,”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“Give me one of those chicken tits.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“Certain people have difficulty admitting to emotional commitment because they fear falling in the long haul. The word love becomes a stumbling block that once uttered is like a lock, blocking off their privacy, their singleness, and obliging them to perceive themselves as one half of a couple.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“because when you lose someone, when you aren't able to save them, it hurts too much.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“He just didn't believe he deserved to have anyone really care about him.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“Our life is a gift, not always easy, certainly not always perfect.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“Trust takes time if it's going to be solid.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“I loved her. How come I didn't know it until now?”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“There's never been anyone like you. I keep worrying that I'll make the wrong move.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“Now it would be foolish to deny that she wanted to understand him.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“She'd made a policy not to analyze men she dated. Too often you learned more than you wanted to know.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“When you wanted to much, too quickly, he thought, it was best to take things slow.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“Compassion - she was allowed to feel compassion, but not anger.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“She liked her life simple and private.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“Heal the mind, ease the heart.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“A case was a jigsaw puzzle to him, and he never tired of shifting through the pieces.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“thought of Dr. Court and was sorry that she was going to be disappointed. Joey knew his mother would be upset, but she had Donald and the new baby. It wouldn’t take her long to see that it was all for the best. And his father. His father would just get drunk again. Joey kept his eyes open. He wanted to see the trees rush up at him. He took a long breath, held it, and dove.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“Seventy-five? Seventy-five thousand? Dollars?” “Real estate’s at a premium in Georgetown.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“She glanced at the papers he’d been working on. Black and white. He wouldn’t see the shades of gray she saw there. The man they sought was a killer. The state of his mind, his emotions, perhaps even his soul, didn’t matter to Ben. Maybe they couldn’t.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“Get in the way?” He laughed and studied her face. “No, you’re a real pro, lady.” “That’s it, isn’t it?” she murmured. She wanted to shout, to sit down, to just walk away. It took the rest of her control not to do any of those things. Whatever you begin, you finish. That, too, was part of her training. “I walked into that alley with you and stayed on the same level. I didn’t fall apart, get sick, run away. I didn’t get hysterical at the sight of a body, and that really bothers you.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“Ben, schizophrenia alone disables more people for a longer time than cancer. Hundreds of thousands of people are confined to hospitals. We can’t turn our backs on them or burn them as witches because of a chemical imbalance in the brain.” He”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“years before.”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“Exactly.” Logan folded his hands again. “I wish I could be more helpful. I would like to discuss this with you again, Dr. Court.” “In the meantime, we have a pattern.” Ben crushed out his cigarette as he rose. “We”
― Nora Roberts, Sacred Sins

“—Un cerrojo. Por Dios, Ben, tú sí que sabes cómo volver loca a una mujer.
—Sí, la verdad es que tengo un don.
Tess sonrió mientras lo besaba.
—Lo guardaré mientras viva. Si no abultara tanto, lo llevaría siempre junto al corazón.”
― Nora Roberts, Polos opuestos