Jennifer Rockwood Quotes

I lift my face to the night sky.
It's still dark.
But I can see the stars. ~ Jennifer Donnelly

His tone was odd, a mixture of restraint and subtle conviction. He did not make light of the question, nor did he attempt to couch his words in chivalrous courtesy. "He wants you, Marian."

She sighed. "So he says, when it is the lands he wants - "

"No." He cut her off. "DeLacey wants you."

She grimaced. "Because of what I have - "

"Because of what you are." She scowled at him.

"What am I, then? Sir Hugh FitzWalter's daughter, ward to King Richard - "

"Marian." His face was stripped free of the mask. What she saw now was blazing, naked emotion.

"What you are is a woman he wants very badly in bed. And I think he would do anything to make sure he gets you there." Her shocked denial was instantaneous. "Oh no - "

"Oh yes." She stared at him, undone by his conviction. This was nothing she had anticipated, this brutal, male truth. "I - don't understand ..." And she didn't, not really, not fully. She was only beginning to, and it frightened her very badly.

His smile was wintry. "I am not the one to explain in elaborate detail why a man, any man, might feel as deLacey does."

Why not?"

Robin sighed. "Helen of Troy."

It baffled her utterly. "What?"

"Helen of Troy. Have you no knowledge of the classics?"

"Of course I do; I was told all the stories. Helen was married to Menelaus of Sparta, until Paris of Troy cast his eyes ~ Jennifer Roberson

I think reading is sexy." Daemon smiled at himself.
My brows inched up my forehead. "Do you now?"
"Oh, yes, and you know what else I think is sexy?" he leaned forward so his entire face filled the picture and nodded his head toward me. "Bloggers like this. Hot." Rolling my eyes, I smacked his arm. ~ Jennifer L. Armentrout

Bernadette longs for this moment as if it had already passed, as if it could have been. Yet here it is. ~ Jennifer Egan

But no escape route." "Ah," he says. "So you're looking for an escape route." Hadley nods. "Always. ~ Jennifer E. Smith

Your life is so much more than what you can't do. What about all that you can do? ~ Jennifer L. Armentrout

Tell me about your project." "It's a surprise," I said loudly over the siren. "I don't like surprises." No surprise there. ~ Jennifer Echols

The Chinese use every spare bit of an animal: cow lungs, pig ears, chicken feet, duck blood. ~ Jennifer Lee

But Phoebe loved her mother best as she was now, wistful, out-of-step, her laugh tinged always with sadness, as if things were only funny in spite of themselves. ~ Jennifer Egan

Please tell me that I undressed myself last night."
A half-smile formed. "Is that what you want to hear? ~ Jennifer L. Armentrout

The romantic reunion and thank-you-for-saving-my-life sex would have to wait until later. ~ Jennifer Estep

Her grey eyes sparkled with passion as she spoke. Sid looked into them and for a second he glimpsed her soul. He saw what she was - fierce and brave. Upright. Impatient. And good. So good that she would sit covered in gore, shout at dangerous men, and keep a long, lonely vigil - all to save the likes of him. He realized she was a rare creature, as rare as a rose in winter. ~ Jennifer Donnelly

Quite suddenly, with blinding insight, the secret of their blissful marriage was revealed to me. She couldn't speak a word of English and he couldn't speak a word of Spanish. ~ Jennifer Worth

He doesn't really know, Alex. He thinks he's in control, but he's not. Don't ... don't believe everything you hear. There's still hope. ~ Jennifer L. Armentrout

I like the financial security because I know how hard it is for so many people who struggle to earn a living. I'm grateful I don't have to worry about money and I can live very freely and do something I love and get paid very well to do it. I tell my friends to slap me if they ever think I'm getting full of myself. ~ Jennifer Lawrence

My mind was blown by how much I felt I was like Peeta. We shot in the forest near Asheville, North Carolina-a lot of fight scenes, very physically demanding. Jennifer and I totally hit it off. We're both crazy people-we don't hold anything back. ~ Josh Hutcherson

Lena: I swore half the money I made waitressing at Joanna's went to buying books instead of filling my savings account, but I couldn't help myself. ~ Jennifer L. Armentrout

A piece of advice: if you want to remain in control of a doomsday cult, don't give a date for the end of the world unless you're really, really sure it's going to happen. Being wrong tends to undermine your authority. ~ Jennifer Bosworth

There are innumerable paths one may choose in this life- some that, at first, appear flawed. Yet, if lived with love and honesty, they will always render the greatest fruit. They will serve as a lesson to us all. - Abram ~ Jennifer DeLucy

I get really starstruck and tongue tied when I'm around other writers and the conversation tends not to go well. ~ Jennifer Weiner

Politics is a lot like sex - if you want something, you have to ask for it, if they're not doing it right you've got to speak up and show them and if you still don't get what you want, then there is nothing wrong with doing it yourself. ~ Jennifer Beals

You can speed up your life if you want to - that's easy. Winding down is what's hard. ~ Jennifer James

I can see why some people become "beach bunnies": you don't have to think about things or even talk when you're on the beach. You just sit here and feel good about being alive. ~ Jennifer Allison

Easy for you to say. You're the one who got plowed. I was doing the plowing. Cam's mouth opened. Oh my God, did I really just say that? I had. ~ Jennifer L. Armentrout

If I was designing a home for Libby Strout, it would be exceptional. It would be one of a kind. It would be bright red with a tin roof, at least two stories, possibly more, a state-of-the-art art weather station, and lots of turrets. Also a tower, but not one to lock her in. It would be a place where she could sit and look out over and beyond the town, as far as the horizon, maybe even past it. ~ Jennifer Niven

I'll meet you there, pumpkin," Grandma said. "And I'll bring my sword with me. ~ Jennifer Estep

My hands folded into fists. "As king, that is my order."
"Forgive me, but the king's order is the most reckless thing he's ever said, which we both know is quite an accomplishment. If you want to stop me from dragging you back to Drylliad, then you'll have to kill me here."
"I can't do that," I said. "Who'll make sure Tobias gets back safely? He can hardly cross a road without endangering himself."
"I can too," Tobias said. ~ Jennifer A. Nielsen

Kippenger suppressed a grin
I could've sworn he did. Without looking at anyone, he said, "Jargon wrote, 'You'll get nothing from me, ever, you dog-breath, rotted corpse of a king.'"
Vargas flowered at me. In return, I smiled and looked around the room, rather proud of myself for that. ~ Jennifer A. Nielsen

It's not ironic when it's your actual fucking life. ~ Jennifer Pashley

Okay, you're prone to moments of great dickdom, but you're not that bad. ~ Jennifer L. Armentrout