Diane L. Kowalyshyn > Quotes

“…You’re throwing us away because you’re afraid to let yourself fall in love. You’re searching for something that isn’t real. You’re not Eric Stone. He’s your protagonist. Eric Stone is make-believe and life isn’t an adventure novel.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“On any other day, being fired would rank pretty high on Karlee’s stress-o-meter. But today wasn’t any other day. Inhaled into Shade’s memory, Karlee watch her friend dropped from a cliff. She still hadn’t processed it. Shade likely died from her injuries. That meant Shad had been murdered.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“A selfish man would never visit a comatose woman every day for two months. He wouldn’t have done what was best for everyone involved, or given an employee a proper burial. These are the acts of a loving man––a man who cared too much.”
“What are you saying?”
“Sara’s my biological mother.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“Do you think she’s crossed over? I mean, I’ve always wanted her to figure things out, but I never expected her to cross over the very instant she remembered. What if she’s gone?”
“We’ll celebrate.”
Still, she kept quiet. “I know it’s difficult to believe, but something is going on. Sara is not like this. She would never do anything to hurt me. I didn’t even say good-bye.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“Talk about delusional. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree. His mother’s doctor reported she’d recently been plagued by wild imaginings, too. Make believe ran in his family. He was nuttier than a jar of peanut butter.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“Marriage isn’t a prison,” Karlee said. “It’s not supposed to hold two people captive.”
“It’s not a prison, it’s a fortress. Marry me. Because you love me. Because of the baby. Because you want to protect our love.”
“And all this time I thought you were afraid of commitment.”
“I am,” Cole said. “I’m terrified you won’t make one.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“I brought a few old photos of Villageport. I didn’t know you were blind. I hoped you could put some names to the pictures.”
“Eyes aren’t the only way to see, young lady.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“Whatever you did to make that sweet little cheerleader out on your deck ignore you so completely. Do me a favor and give her my number when you call it quits. She could use a little of the Jim-meister’s lovin’.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“I don’t want to leave. I’m not sure how to carry on without you. We’ve always been together.
“And that will never change. You’ll still be able to watch over me and keep me safe.”
I’m not going to say goodbye then. See you later?
“You bet,” Karlee said. “But not for another sixty years or so.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“He switched off the car and spun.
The woman disappeared.
He flipped forward and saw the reflection. The woman stuck out her tongue.
“What the hell?” Cole said. “I want answers and I want them now.”
“Answers about what?”
“I’ve been watching you watching her, all day long,” he said. “Don’t deny it.”
“What exactly are you saying?” Karlee jerked her head forward, and her mouth fell open.
He felt like a crazy fool. “You know what I’m talking about. The... uh...thing that is sitting in the back seat of this car?”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“His need had been so strong it frightened him because they almost sensed each other’s pain. They were kindred spirits.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossbones

“She watched the clip several times—enough times to know w certainty her father had nothing to do with the crash. He’d done everything in his power to stop the car and avoid the truck. Someone else had been driving.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“Alone,” Aiden said behind her.
She turned, puzzled. “I beg your pardon?”
He paused. His eyes settled on her lips. “You asked how I slept at night.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Double Cross

“The temperature in the office plummeted.
Frost crackled.
It spider-webbed across the glass of the window. His mind played tricks. It couldn’t be frost, not in the summer.
Death closed in around him.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Double Cross

“He’d wormed his way into Justin’s life like a grub—preying on his weaknesses and his sexual orientation.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossbones

“He put the lasagna on the ground, stripped down to his skivvies, tucked into the shadows at the rear of the house and let his dinner come to him.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossbones

“It seemed her biological father was a saint.
Except for the one mistake, the man who didn’t make mistakes, made.
Her.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“Reincarnation is the putrefaction of the soul.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossbones

“I already have the three things I require to be successful. The Holy Bible, Iris Livermore, and a mirror.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Double Cross

“A convicted felon has rights, too. Your company took advantage of my client at a low point in his life. Like a helpless child, he couldn’t fight for himself. It makes me wonder how you sleep at night.”
Aiden’s brow hiked. “The helpless child was the boy he orphaned when he killed his father.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Double Cross

“A robin’s breast is always red.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossbones

“I didn’t think that you’d ever stop prattling on about those damn contracts.”
“Oh,” Susan said. “I suppose the layman might consider my detailed examination a tad boring.”
“Boring doesn’t begin to describe it,” Leana said. “Everyone took a snooze.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Double Cross

“Stanton probably figured you were going to try to tell him who he could and couldn’t date. I’m sure he choked when you told him he didn’t date women, he fucked them.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossbones

“The Great Spirit had shown mercy and had given him access to the most powerful weapon of all—love.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossbones

“Is there a problem?”
“No. In fact, she’s quite impressed with your work. So much so, she wants you to be appointed head legal counsel.”
“Yes, she did mention something along those lines in this morning’s meeting. But I didn’t want to say anything in case she’d been blowing smoke. Switching isn’t a problem, is it? I mean, I’d be happy to try to smooth things over with the other lawyer.”
“That’s not necessary,” Saul said, dryly. “I’m the other attorney.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Double Cross

“I used to be a magnificent windigo—a cross between a vampire and a zombie—only smarter.”
“You only think you’re smarter. I won.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Double Cross

“Love is an intangible thing.”
“That’s where you’re wrong,” Arthur said. If I can prove I’m in love with your daughter, will you give us your blessing?”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossbones

“Normally, the author retains copyright of their work unless he is hired or employed by some other person to create the work, in which event the employer is the owner.”
“You mean to tell me Dresden held the copyright on the entire Trade Secrets series?” Iris asked.
Mathew grabbed a slice of pizza and bit it in half. “I never liked that man.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Double Cross

“Rubber burned.
Something sinister bore down on them.
Darkness encircled the light thrown by the streetlamp.
An engine roared.
Tires squealed.
Black metal jumped the curb.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Double Cross

“Fate had played a cruel trick and turned him into a monster.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossbones