Linda Howard Quotes.

1. "Is it time for your period, or something?" With unerring instinct, he'd found a great big red button, and pushed it. Wyatt fights to win, which means he fights dirty. I understand the concept because that's how I fight, too, but understanding it didn't stop me from reacting. I could practically feel my blood bubbling with steam. "What?" He turned around, all controlled aggression, and damned if he didn't push the button again. "What is it about having a period that makes women so bitchy?" ... It was an effort, but I said as sweetly as possible, "It isn't that we're bitchier, it's that having a period makes us feel all tired and achy, so we have less tolerance for all the bullshit we normally SUFFER IN SILENCE." By the time the sentence ended the sweetness was long gone, my jaw was clenched, and I think my eyes were bugging out. Wyatt took a step back, belatedly looking alarmed."
- Linda Howard, Drop Dead Gorgeous

2. "A village somewhere was missing it's idiot."
- Linda Howard, Drop Dead Gorgeous

3. "Just how many pairs of black shoes do you need? he finally asked, staring at them lined up on the floor. Okay, shoes aren’t a laughing matter. I gave him a cool stare. One pair more than I have. Then why didn’t you get them? Because I would still need one pair more than I have."
- Linda Howard, Drop Dead Gorgeous

4. "Love by itself isn't enough; it's never enough. There had to be other things, such as liking and respect, or love would get worn away by the realities of everyday life."
- Linda Howard, Drop Dead Gorgeous

5. "Jason is one of those people who is like a Slinky; you always smile when you think of watching him fall down the stairs."
- Linda Howard, Drop Dead Gorgeous

6. "When we’re married and he looks at me sitting beside him at the table, he should feel as if he’s fought a great battle and accomplished something—namely, winning me. He’ll treasure me more. I like being treasured."
- Linda Howard, Drop Dead Gorgeous

7. "What is it about having a period that makes women so bitchy? I paused for a moment, struggling against the urge to leap on him and tear him limb from limb. For one thing, I love him. Even when he’s being an asshole, I love him. For another, any attempt to leap and tear right now would hurt me way worse than I could possibly hurt him. It was an effort, but I said as sweetly as possible, It isn’t that we’re bitchier, it’s that having a period makes us feel all tired and achy, so we have less tolerance for all the bullshit we normally SUFFER IN SILENCE. By the time the sentence ended the sweetness was long gone, my jaw was clenched, and I think my eyes were bugging out."
- Linda Howard, Drop Dead Gorgeous

8. "—¿Sabes por qué se llama síndrome premenstrual? —No te atreverás —amenazó ella—. Sólo las mujeres pueden hacer chistes de eso. —Porque la expresión «enfermedad de las vacas locas» ya estaba cogida. Al diablo la sartén. Miró a su alrededor buscando un cuchillo. —Sal de esta casa."
- Quote by Linda Howard

9. "The door creaked as it began to open. Gray moved like lightning, slapping his left palm against the door and slamming it shut before it had opened more than a fraction of an inch. "Hey!" a woman squawked indignantly from the other side. "This one’s occupied," he said hoarsely, not missing a beat with his plunging hips. "Go somewhere else." Faith couldn’t say anything. Her eyes widened with alarm, but all she could do was look helplessly up at him. Gray’s lips drew back over his teeth and his head dropped forward as he began hammering faster. His face was flushed, satisfaction only a few moments away. Faith shuddered wildly as the coil of tension suddenly released and the fierce, pulsing flood of sensation swept through her. Shivering and pushing hard against him, she buried her face against his chest and bit his shirt to muffle her gasping cries. He kept his hand flat against the door, gripping her bottom with his right hand to anchor himself. He shoved hard into her, twice, three times, again, then bucked violently. His head fell back and a harsh, guttural cry rumbled up from his chest. There was an insistent banging on the door. "What are you doing in there?" the woman said in shrill, grating tones. "That’s the lady’s room! You aren’t supposed to be in there!" Slowly Gray’s head came up. The expression in his eyes was indescribable, as if he couldn’t believe what was happening. He took a deep breath, and exploded. "Goddamn it, woman!" he roared with furious indignation. "Can’t you tell I’m busy?"
- Quote by Linda Howard

10. "God, I love you," he said, and laid his head on her belly, his arms locked around her hips. Madelyn slid her fingers into his hair. "It took you long enough," she said gently. "What I lack in quickness, I make up in staying power." "Meaning?" "That I'll still be telling you that fifty years from now." He paused and turned his head to kiss her stomach."
- Quote by Linda Howard