Julie Ann Quotes

He is dead, right?"
"Graveyard dead," Bran admitted without a hint of remorse.
"Oh, forgive us," Rick murmured, crossing himself.
"Forgiveness is between him and God," Bran insisted. "It was my job to arrange the meeting."
"Man on Fire," Maddy blurted. ~ Julie Ann Walker

You underestimated me again. We'll have to work on that. ~ Julie Ann Walker

I am beyond critical of my own work. I always tell actors they have to watch themselves 4-7 times in a given scene before they can be remotely objective. ~ Julie Ann Emery

The do-not-call list puts the responsibility where it should be: on the telemarketers. If they want to make the calls, they should be the ones doing the work to ensure fairness. ~ Julie Ann Dawson

I love you. And I don't care if you don't love me, because you will. Besides, you need me, whether you know it or not. ~ Julie Ann Walker

But something about having Ali there made him feel...lighter. Dare he admit it? Maybe even a teensy bit happy?

"Nate?"

Scratch that. He didn't just want to take on the world when she said his name like that, he wanted to take on the whole friggin' galaxy. ""Yeah?"

"I'm toughing you."

No doubt about that. The baseball bat he was trying to conceal behind his zipper was testimony enough. "I noticed. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Then you have this other phenomena of the paranormal romance. It's all the benefits of being a vampire without the sacrifices. By the gods, Meyer's vampires walk around sparkling in the daylight and some are vegetarians. But this phenomenon is also tied to a lot of our communal fears. Fear of aging. Fear of fading youth. Fear of loneliness. But whereas the classic motifs are more concerned with confronting and overcoming our fears, the fears of the paranormal romance genre become twisted fantasies of denial. The idea of staying young, attractive and powerful for eternity feeds into the modern self-absorbed ethos. ~ Julie Ann Dawson

Being an asshole? Or quoting classic literature? ~ Julie Ann Walker

And I do love you, Delilah. I swear to God I do! ~ Julie Ann Walker

She never knew it about herself, but she liked it when he went all bossy and demanding. She ~ Julie Ann Walker

Mason McCarthy cut a hard, forbidding figure. It was like he'd been built for destruction. Or something far more pleasurable. ~ Julie Ann Walker

But, honey, the worst mistake beats the hell out of never tryin ~ Julie Ann Walker

You were never a Boy Scout. ~ Julie Ann Walker

What? Why? "What? Why?" Zoelner asked. Mac glared at the mind-reading man. "Who are you?" he demanded. "Carnac the Magnificent or somethin'? ~ Julie Ann Walker

He grinned and, like always, the sight left her breathless. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Whenever she was in his arms, she forgot she even had a name. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Call me Ozzie, doll," he called back. He hunched over the keyboard like a starving man hunches over a plate of food. "And there's no need to conceal my weapons. I figure everyone should see what's in store for them should they attempt to fuck with me.""
Oh man." Dan groaned and rolled his eyes. "Next thing you know he'll be coming to work shirtless with bandoliers strapped across his chest and a red bandana tied around his head."
"Ah, so you have seen a movie or two." Ozzie swiveled in his chair, his eyes sparkling with devilish glee. "Rambo, huh? I can give you Rambo." He lowered his voice. "'They drew first blood. Not me…'"
"What a crock of bullsh - uh, crap." Dan scoffed.
"Are you sitting there dissing Stallone?" Ozzie demanded, making like he was about to stand in defense of the Italian Stallion.
"No. I'm sitting here dissing you, you stu - ~ Julie Ann Walker

Every day I'm going to wake up and tell you I love you. And every day I'm going to wake up and tell you that I'm not leaving you. ~ Julie Ann Walker

I'm not so sure I 'like' to watch myself on film, but I do find it necessary in order to continually be a better artist. ~ Julie Ann Emery

In the span of a few minuted, he'd gone from his usual Mr. Cranky-Pants to Sir Kissy Smiles-A-Lot. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Delilah." When he said her name like that, all low and Sam Elliott throaty, she had to suppress a shiver. ~ Julie Ann Walker

- Teach me something new, she said, and he bent her back onto the bed and she shivered as his body slid against hers.
- Okay, Phin said. But pay attention, Julie Ann, there'll be a quiz. ~ Jennifer Crusie

And as if the wink was't crazy enough, now he had the gall to flash that smile of his. It deepened the dimple in his left cheek, the one she'd always thought was sweet enough to launch a thousand lady boners - it'd certainly launched a thousand of her. ~ Julie Ann Walker

I've been told by a few people at conferences I have a rather academic approach to the subject matter that makes it easy for people to ask questions. I think some genre writers feel the need to "sell" or defend what they do, and so when a door opens to discuss their genre, regardless of what that genre is, they tend to get almost pushy. I'm comfortable with what I write. It is part of who I am. I don't really need to sell it. But if I'm asked, I'll explain it. ~ Julie Ann Dawson

I once read that if the folds in the cerebral cortex were smoothed out it would cover a card table. That seemed quite unbelievable but it did make me wonder just how big the cortex would be if you ironed it out. I thought it might just about cover a family-sized pizza: not bad, but no card-table. I was astonished to realize that nobody seems to know the answer. A quick search yielded the following estimates for the smoothed out dimensions of the cerebral cortex of the human brain.

An article in Bioscience in November 1987 by Julie Ann Miller claimed the cortex was a "quarter-metre square." That is napkin-sized, about ten inches by ten inches. Scientific American magazine in September 1992 upped the ante considerably with an estimated of 1 1/2 square metres; thats a square of brain forty inches on each side, getting close to the card-table estimate. A psychologist at the University of Toronto figured it would cover the floor of his living room (I haven't seen his living room), but the prize winning estimate so far is from the British magazine New Scientist's poster of the brain published in 1993 which claimed that the cerebral cortex, if flattened out, would cover a tennis court. How can there be such disagreement? How can so many experts not know how big the cortex is? I don't know, but I'm on the hunt for an expert who will say the cortex, when fully spread out, will cover a football field. A Canadian football field. ~ Jay Ingram

I am zee peanut butter; you are zee jelly. Come, cherie, let us make a sandwich of luuuv." That ~ Julie Ann Walker

Hijo de puta," Steady cursed, whipping off his shirt to press it to the wound in Fido's chest. "I don't know dick about canine physiology, Mac. ~ Julie Ann Walker

H-h-holy mackeral, he was hotter than a two-dollar pistol. Literally and figuratively. He radiated heat like a blast furnace. And he was straight-up, pantiesonthefloor, legsintheair, haveatmebigboy sssssmokin' sexy. ~ Julie Ann Walker

You sure you can do this?" he asked.
"Does the Tin Man have a sheet-metal dick? ~ Julie Ann Walker

But right now, he couldn't help but wish the guy looked a little less like he belonged in underwear commercials and a little more like he belonged under a bridge. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Virtually every community in the country has legislation regulating door-to-door trade, yet telemarketers have run unchecked for years. The industry in general uses all sorts of slimy tricks to make sure you never make it to the do-not-call list. ~ Julie Ann Dawson

Yes, damn you! Yes, that's why I always keep you at arms length. ~ Julie Ann Walker

How could she do it? How could she do this to me? ~ Julie Ann Walker

He spared a glance at her distressed face and knew it to be a mistake instantly.

He was momentarily arrested because...man, six feet away she was pretty.

Up close like this? Total gut-shot.

Of course, having just seen all of her unmentionables didn't help matters. Unmentionables?

Whoever came up with that ridiculous term? Underwear that fantastic deserved to be mentioned on a regular basis.

Shit, he wasn't going to think about her underwear. which, of course, only made him wonder what color she had on under those tight, distressed jeans and that thin T-shirt. Pink? Her outfit was pink. Women often matched their underwear to their outfits. At least that's been his experience. So...probably pink.

Holy shit! He was not going to think about her underwear! ~ Julie Ann Walker

...except for one last thing...Ghost, Nate, brother of my heart, I'm gonna need you to watch over Ali. Just...make sure she's all right, okay? ~ Julie Ann Walker

Good God! You two have got to quit that. You're making my boy parts get bigger! ~ Julie Ann Walker

I swear, sometimes talking to you is like trying to converse with a tree. A very big, very solid, very male tree. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Tell me you love me woman. ~ Julie Ann Walker

I might be bluffing, you miserable, vomitous mass!" Bran yelled. Oh, for heaven's sake. Really? He's quotin' The Princess Bride? ~ Julie Ann Walker

(scene: Rock and Vanessa are in a tree house in the Costa Rican jungle) "Placing 9mms inside a pot and securing the lid–capuchin monkeys sometimes snuck in and messed with his stuff, and the last thing he wanted was to accidentally plugged by some light-fingered primate–he turned back around to find Vanessa's head cocked, her lips pursed. ~ Julie Ann Walker

I love great writing. I like interesting characters. I like to work with people who push me to be better, to elevate my game. ~ Julie Ann Emery

Where's the fun in that? ~ Julie Ann Walker

I'd rather put on a lifejacket lined with razor blades and jump into a pool of rubbing alcohol," she said.
"But--"
"I'd rather jab sharpened pencils into my eyes."
"But --"
"Id' rather eat three-day-old road kill."
"I get it," Mason grumbled.. "You're not trading places."
Bran grinned. "What was your first clue? ~ Julie Ann Walker

Silence about a thing just magnifies it. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Nate grinned and Ali's heart stopped.

God, the man was beautiful. His smile transformed his face the way dawn transforms the night. ~ Julie Ann Walker

I guess if I'd wanted a nice, biddable wife, I should've looked somewhere other than a tattooed, sharp-tongued, Harley-riding, motorcycle designer. ~ Julie Ann Walker

It's enough. If I can have his friendship, it'll be enough. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Now normally," the man said, cradling his weapon in one arm while scratching the blond beard covering the lower half of his face with his free hand, "me and Mad Dog" - he dipped his chin toward the soldier holding Umar hostage - "and the rest of the boys wouldn't hesitate to just go ahead and let you eat a bullet." And, as if on cue, four more soldiers emerged from the undergrowth, quiet as ghosts. "But as it happens, there are some folks back in the States who are just itchin' to ask you a few questions. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Funny. The woman was funny. Add that up with cute as a button, smart as a tack, and surprisingly tough underneath that cupcake exterior, and Frank understood why Ghost went all Cro-Magnon around her. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Holy hell! Bryan "Mac" McMillan kissed her. Then grinned. And then winked. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Stop holding onto what hurts and start making room for what feels good ~ Julie Ann Walker

I thought you were adorable. So full of love for books, head bursting with knowledge. It was quite endearing, really. ~ Julie Ann Walker

I read a zombie story, and I have nightmares for days. But my youngest sister loves zombie stories. So when she insisted it was time for Bards and Sages to put together a zombie book, I couldn't tell her 'no.' ~ Julie Ann Dawson

So you got me," Ozzy admitted. "I like her. The woman burns words the way a magician burns flash paper - quickly and with a lot of show. It stimulates my brain. ~ Julie Ann Walker

I'm s-scared to death. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Maybe it had something to do with that extra X chromosome. Something about having a uterus and a set of ovaries just made a person intrinsically more curious and infinitely more nosy. ~ Julie Ann Walker

She shook her head. "I guess... that begs the question: just how many people have you slept with?"...
"All I can say for sure is the number is more than you can count on your fingers and toes. But less than the population of Miami. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Alex was a historian by education, a translator of centuries-old scripts by training, and a savant when it came to inane trivia, which she tended to offer up without encouragement and much to the annoyance of everyone around her. Three months ago, Bran, LT, Mason, and the other three guys from their SEAL Team - now the owners of the Deep Six Salvage Company - had hired her to translate the historical documents housed in the Spanish Archives that pertained to the hurricane of 1624. They'd hoped she could give them a leg up on their hunt for the Santa Cristina. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Stop thinking "Outside the box" and look what is actually in the box first. You jump around from marketing gimmick to marketing gimmick without a clear plan or goal, hoping to reproduce someone else's success without understanding all of the nuances and factors that went into that success. Further, people are so busy recreating the wheel that they have forgotten what the wheel looks like. ~ Julie Ann Dawson

She shot him a look.

"What?" he asked.

"Where's my journal? I want to jot this down for posterity."

Huh?

He lifted a confused brow and she smirked, ornery light glinting in her amber brow.

"You just spoke, like what? A whole four sentences? Not to mention there were a few adjectives thrown in there. That must be some sort of record. It should be memorialized accordingly, don't you think? She batted her lashed.

Jesus, the woman was too much. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Do you think it's possible for us to maybe...to maybe be friends someday? ~ Julie Ann Walker

Mac noticed her body's reaction. Even in the dimly lit room, she saw his pupils dilate. And when he licked his lips, those deceivingly sift lips? Well it took everything she had to shimmy up his body like an electric worker shimmies up a pole. ~ Julie Ann Walker

We are all dying, aren't we, Willow, from the very moment we are born? ~ Julie Ann Knudsen

Sick kids almost never go to their father's side of the bed to announce they're going to barf. ~ Julie Ann Barnhill

And, as always, thank you to our fighting men and women, those in uniform and those out of uniform. You protect our freedom and way of life so we all have the chance to live the American Dream. ~ Julie Ann Walker

You don't create a diamond by rubbing it with fluffy bunny slippers. You need to apply pressure and heat. There are enough air-headed cheerleaders out there. We need more drill sergeants. ~ Julie Ann Dawson

Because she knew from experience that what came next was something straight out of a Pitbull featuring Ke$ha song. She was going down. Although, as far as she could figure, no one was yelling, "Timber! ~ Julie Ann Walker

He said love isn't something you find, it's something that finds you ~ Julie Ann Walker

It doesn't matter, Nate. The answer will always be the same...yes. ~ Julie Ann Walker

I can't stand his rejection again? Not when I need him so much. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Sometimes God giveth and then he just keeps on giveth-ing. ~ Julie Ann Walker

That was a long time ago Billy. And I'm not the same person you used to know. ~ Julie Ann Walker

When it comes to women, I've found it's best to lead with confidence, follow with comedy, and close with red-hot sex. I could give you some pointers. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Get off me, Bran!" she howled, her sweet breath brushing his lips when she turned her head to look at him. "If you get yourself killed bein' all heroic and brave, I swear on my granddaddy's grave, I'll murder you! ~ Julie Ann Walker

I would prefer to direct without also starring in the same project. ~ Julie Ann Emery

Tug the pug? Wax his ax? Wobble his knob? "Did you guys hold a Who Can Come Up with the Worst Euphemism contest at some point and not invite me?" he called up ~ Julie Ann Walker

I get now that your boy parts like my girl parts.... ~ Julie Ann Walker

Tell me, what size must a guy's balls be in order to walk up to his former comandin' officer and declare his intent to plant his flag, so to speak, in the man's baby sister? Texas-sizes, maybe? Alaska-sized? ~ Julie Ann Walker

Why does everyone look like they've just seen a ghost?" "Our ~ Julie Ann Walker

Uh-huh. Now Ali was beginning to get the picture. Riding backseat on a bike like Phantom was better than Mr. Blue any day. Not to mention the highly erotic act of wrapping one's legs around the man you loved. ~ Julie Ann Walker

There can be a lot of waiting around on any film set. ~ Julie Ann Emery

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. - Jose Narosky ~ Julie Ann Walker

he struck her as beautiful in the way warriors were beautiful. ~ Julie Ann Walker

So do you really expect me to continue to believe that incredibly sucktastic we're-just-a-bunch-of-grease-monkeys line? Seriously, dude, I could eat a bowl of Alpha-Bits cereal and crap out a better story than that. ~ Julie Ann-Walker

But he's not you, Frank. ~ Julie Ann Walker

The story of a woman who was scared of the dark and a man who was scared of love, who'd come together to overcome all their fears… ~ Julie Ann Walker

Oh, Abby, he briefly squeezed his eyelids shut, desperation and despair warring for supremacy inside him. Why didn't you leave when you had the chance, mi vida? ~ Julie Ann Walker

Quotin' bad movies at a time like this! ~ Julie Ann Walker

Sweetheart. Come. Here. ~ Julie Ann Walker

grinned again when he got a load of Agent Duvall's rack. Talk ~ Julie Ann Walker

I love you, Mac. And I'm never going to leave you like your mother left your father. I'm never going to break your heart like your mother broke your father's I'm in this thing until the end. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Was it against the law to vomit in the Oval Office? ~ Julie Ann Walker

There is a universal fascination with the living dead. There is more to a zombie story that a bunch of corpses attacking the living. The real power of such a story lies with the undercurrent of hopelessness compounded by a very real instinct to survive. ~ Julie Ann Dawson

Dead woman are not romantic,' Sophie said flatly.
'Okay, she's not dead,' Phin said. 'The bear ate her, and she came her brains out. ~ Jennifer Crusie

Woman, I've loved you since the first moment I laid eyes on you. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Love is about choosing a partner and then having their back. Always. Through everything. Even when you don't agree with them. Even when you can't find your love for them, no matter how hard you search. Love is about saying the words, making a pledge, and then sticking to it. ~ Julie Ann Walker

I even yelled at you last night." Phin eased up. "For which I apologize."
"It was kind of nice," Sophie said. "At least you know I was there."
"Oh hell, Spohie, I always know you're there." Phin rolled twords her on one hip, and Sophie felt felt a flare of hope, but he was just digging something out of his back pocket. "Here." He weld out an emerald-cut diamond ring the size of her head. "Marry me, Julie Ann. Ruin the rest of my life."
"Hello." Sophie gasped at the ring. "Jeez, that thing is huge. Where did you get it?"
"My mother gave it to me," Phin said sounding bemused.
Then the other shoe dropped. "Marry you?" Sophie said, and the sun came out and the birds to sing and the river sent up a cheer. Marriage was probably out- Liz as a mother-in-law was too terrifying to complete , and Phin would never get elected agian if he was married to a pornographer- but suddenly everything else was looking pretty good. ~ Jennifer Crusie

And you can drop the uninterested shtick right now, Mr. McMillan." That sounded a little like Marilyn Monroe saying Mr. President, didn't it? Yes, it did. And, booyah! "I know you want to. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Because that's what love is, a leap into the void with the hope that someone is there to catch you. ~ Julie Ann Walker

Are you going to argue with me? ~ Julie Ann Walker