01c. 1943 ADWondering where Ranger was now, when I needed him. Why wasn’t he here, insisting on locking me up in a safe house? Now that my hamster’s cage was clean, I’d be happy to oblige.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
02c. 1943 ADIn spite of all the sparring that went on between us, I sort of liked Morelli. Good judgment told me to stand clear of him, but then I've never been a slave to good judgment.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
03c. 1943 ADNow that we know you're not a hundred percent vampire you should stop trying to suck necks," I said to Ziggy."I'll try," Ziggy said, "but it's a hard habit to break.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
05c. 1943 ADI don't need shoes. I need a night scope. You think they sell night scopes someplace here?Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
06c. 1943 ADI like the way you've let your hair go curly," he finally said. "Suits your personality. Lots of energy, not much control, sexy as hell,"Joe Morelli to Stephanie PlumJanet Evanovich / quote ↗
07c. 1943 ADHere's a basic difference between Morelli and me. My first thought was always of cake. His first thought was always of sex. Don't get me wrong. I like sex . . . a lot. But it's never going to replace cake.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
08c. 1943 ADJesus, Morelli, you sound like you have PMS. You have to learn to lighten up a little. It's just a car alarm. You should be thanking me. I had it installed with my own money.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
09c. 1943 ADLook at you! You look like Rangeman Barbie. You got a gun and everything.-LulaJanet Evanovich / quote ↗
10c. 1943 ADOkay, take a deep breath, I told myself. Don't go all hormonal. Get the facts straight. Have a mental doughnut.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
11c. 1943 ADMoney isn’t everything.’‘The only people who say that are people who have enough money to pay the rent.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
13c. 1943 ADYou never want to look in a mirror," Lula said. "Men love mirrors. They look at themselves doing the deed and they see Rex the Wonder Horse. Women look at themselves and think they need to renew their membership at the gym.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
14c. 1943 ADMaybe it's just not the right time for us to be married. I don't want to be a bounty hunter for the rest of my life, but I certainly don't want to be a housewife right now. And I really don't want to be married to someone who gives me ultimatums.And maybe Joe needs to examine what he wants from a wife. He was raised in a traditional Italian household with a stay-at-home mother and domineering father. If he wants a wife who will fit into that mold, I'm not for him. I might be a stay-at-home mother someday, but I'll always be trying to fly off the garage roof. That's just who I am.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
15c. 1943 ADHe's going to jail. He can't see. He can't hear. He can't take a leak that lasts under fifteen minutes. But he has an erection and all the other problems are small change. Next time around I'm coming back as a man. Priorities are clearly defined. Life is simple.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
16c. 1943 ADThey were actually sitting at a table, like two old friends, not like the hunterand the hunted. And it wasn't especially awkward. They were comfortable together,despite the fact that she'd hit him with a bus. Maybe his scheme would work.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
17c. 1943 ADPersonally, I'm a lazy kind of guy, and leaving the door open on the mystical saves me work. I don't have to stress my brain trying to explain the unexplainable. It's magic. End of discussion.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
18c. 1943 ADI always wanted to eat with a Negro,” Grandma said.Yeah, well I always wanted to eat with a boney-assed old white woman,” Lula said. “So I guess this works out good.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
19c. 1943 ADYou gonna take the case?"It's not a case. It's a missing person. Sort of."You're gonna have a devil of a time finding him if it was aliens," Grandma said.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
20c. 1943 ADI don't believe this," Diesel said. "It just gets worse and worse. Bad I enough I have to play cupid to a butcher, button maker and veterinarian...now have to be sex therapist for a guy who gives people a rash.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
21c. 1943 ADAs Stephanie and Lula were going after the bad guys, Lula was making preparations from the trunk of her Firebird. Stephanie looked inside and stopped breathing for a beat. "That's a rocket launcher!" "Yep," Lula said. "It's a big boy. I got it at a yard sale in the projects.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
22c. 1943 ADWhen Grandma Mazur is talking about the reason for the improved play of her 91-year-old bowling teammate, she said: "She's doing better now that we got her the longer tubing to her oxygen tank.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
23c. 1943 ADConnie, giving her thoughts on why Vinnie's hot temper is less than normal, says: "Lucille must have fed him a Vallium smoothie this morning.Janet Evanovich / quote ↗
