Quotes from Bed of Roses

“Broken hearts healed. Maybe the cracks were always there, like thin scars, but they healed. People lived and worked, laughed and ate, walked and talked with those cracks

For many, even the scars healed and they loved again.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“ A woman with romance in her life lived as grandly as a queen, because her heart was treasured.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“squats are a form of torture designed by people who don’t need to do squats in the first place”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“-If you were a girl,Jack said to Dell, I'd marry you.
-No. You'd just have sex with me then never call me.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“-The little things,Emma. The gestures,the moments. And the big. I let him see my heart. I gave it to him,even when I believed he couldn't or wouldn't take it. I gave it anyway-a gift. Even if he broke it. I was very brave. Love is very brave.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“I don't think you tell someone you love them because you expect something. I think you tell them because you have something to give.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“Do you want to fix it?"
"I just said I was in love with her. Why wouldn't I want to fix it?"
"You want to know how?"
"Goddamn it, Del." He drank again. "Yes, since you're so fucking smart. How do I fix it?"
"Crawl."
Jack blew out a breath. "I can do that".”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“Love can really screw you up before you figure out how to live with it. And once you do? You wonder how the hell you ever lived without it”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“Nodding, Parker ate. “He’s an exceptional kisser.”
“He really is. He . . . How do you know?” When Parker just smiled, Emma’s jaw dropped. “You? You and Jack? When? How?”
“I think it’s disgusting,” Mac muttered. “Yet another best pal moving on my imaginary ex.”
“Two kisses, my first year at Yale, after we ran into each other at a party and he walked me back to the dorm. It was nice. Very nice. But as exceptional a kisser as he is, it was too much like kissing my brother. And as exceptional a kisser as I am, I believe he felt it was too much like kissing his sister. And that’s how we left it. I gather that wasn’t an issue for you and Jack.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“I'll give you everything I've got, and if you need more, I'll find it and give it to you.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“One morning early, I couldn't sleep, so I walked down to the beach. And I saw you. For a minute- I didn't realize it was you. You were wearing this long scarf thing tied around your waist, lots of wild colors, and it blew around your legs. You had on a red bathing suit under it."
"You..." She literally had to catch her breath. "You remember what I was wearing?"
"Yes I do. And I remember your hair was longer than it is now, halfway down your back. All those mad curls flying. Bare feet. All that golden skin, wild colors, mad curls. My heart just stopped. I thought: That's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. And I wanted that woman, in a way I'd never wanted one before."
He stopped, turned a little as she simply stared at him. "Then I saw it was you. You walked off, down the beach, the surf foaming up over your bare feet, your ankles, your calves. And I wanted you. I thought I'd lost my my mind.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“He wouldn't just be facing her, he thought with genuine, back-sweating fear, but all of them. The four of them, with Mrs. Grady for backup.
They'd roast his balls.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“I'd have given you everything I had. If you'd needed more, I'd have found it, and given you that. It's the way I love. It's the only way I know how.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“Romance made every woman beautiful, and every man a prince. A woman with romance in her life lived as grandly as a queen, because her heart was treasured.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“Why is it men think beating on each other fixes anything?'

'Why do women think eating chocolate does? It's the nature of the beast.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“Every professor worth his PhD should have a fireplace in his study.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“You'll feel better after you do a mile or two.'
'Why?' From her prone position, Emma threw up her hands. 'Who says? Who decided that people all of a sudden have to do miles every damn day, or that twisting themselves into unnatural shapes is good for them? I think it's the people who sell this hideous equipment, and the ones who design all the cute little outfits like the one you're wearing.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“În opinia lui Emmaline, dragostea făcea din ea o femeie specială. Dragostea făcea orice femeie să fie frumoasă şi transforma bărbatul într-un prinţ. O femeie care avea parte de dragoste în viaţă era la fel de bogată ca o regină, pentru că inima ei era preţuită.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“-Vai nu există veste mai fericită decât cea legată de un copil. Philip, o să mai avem un bebe.
-Ai grijă ce spui. Ultima dată când ai zis asta, a apărut Emmaline după nouă luni.
Râzând, Lucia se aşeză lângă el şi-l îmbrăţişă, apăsându-şi obrazul de al lui.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“- Şi-mi pare rău pentru faza aceea. De fapt nu chiar, pentru că a căzut din senin. Bine, nu în întregime, din moment ce am simţit ceva pentru el când mă aflam sub capotă.
- Capotă? Poftim...Aaa, maşina. Doamne numai cineva care te cunoaşte de-o viaţă ar putea înţelege jumătate din ceea ce spui.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“ - Parcă mai ieri alergai pe gazon cu prietenii tăi, încercând din greu să câştigi premii la aruncarea inelelor sau să spargi pinata. La fel ca mama ta, aduceai culoare şi viaţă.
- Papa!
- Cel care va primi acea culoare şi viaţă va fi un om norocos, spuse Philip, privindu-l în ochi pe Jack. Iar cel care le va aprecia va fi un înţelept.
- Papa, repetă ea, pe un ton de avertisment.
- Un om nu are parte de prea multe comori, spuse el bătând-o cu degetul pe nas.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“Dragostea te poate da peste cap, înainte să-ţi dai seama cum să trăieşti cu ea. Şi odată ce ai făcut-o? Te întrebi cum naiba ai putut trăi fără.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“ - Ştiu. Da, aşa este. Ea este lumina. Înainte, poţi să umbli prin întuneric sau să te descurci în lumina slabă. Nici măcar nu ştii că-i slabă, pentru că aşa a fost mereu. Dar apoi, ea e lumina. Totul se schimbă.
- Dacă lumina se stinge sau, mai rău, dacă eşti destul de prost încât să o stingi singur, este cu mult mai întuneric decât era înainte.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

“ Flori, lumânări, lungi plimbări sub clar de lună printr-o grădină tainică...Ofta numai gândindu-se la toate acestea. Să danseze în lumina lunii, într-o grădină retrasă, acesta era idealul ei când venea vorba despre romantism.
Îşi putea imagina totul - mirosul trandafirilor de vară, muzica răzbătând prin geamurile deschise ale unei săli de bal, felul în care lumina arunca reflexii argintii peste peisajul din jur, ca în filme.
Îşi dorea să danseze în lumina lunii, într-o grădină tainică.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

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― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

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― Nora Roberts, quote from Bed of Roses

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