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An American best-selling author known for her romance novels. Since publishing her first novel in 1981, Nora Roberts has written over 200 books, which have been beloved by readers worldwide.

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Famous Nora Roberts Quotes

“There were too many idiot men in the world, to her way of thinking. And most of them ended up bumping up against stubborn women.”

Thinking Men World Way Idiot Stubborn Way Of Thinking

Book:Dance Upon the Air

Source: Dance Upon the Air

“[As a writer] you have to have the three D's: drive, discipline and desire. If you're missing any one of those three, you can have all the talent in the world, but it's going to be really hard to get anything done.”

Ifs World Hard Done Desire Three Talent Missing Discipline

Author:Nora Roberts

“Lots of people think things would be better some other way. That's why the world's lousy with theme parks.”

People Thinking World Way Would Be Parks Theme Theme Parks

Book:J. D. Robb In Death Collection

Source: J. D. Robb In Death Collection

“A writer never finds the time to write. A writer makes it. If you don't have the drive, the discipline, and the desire, then you can have all the talent in the world, and you aren't going to finish a book.”

Ifs World Writing Book Desire Talent Discipline

Author:Nora Roberts

“Then I saw it, and it just grabbed me. That moment, that breath just before destiny, between innocence and power. He'll pull the sword free. You know it. And in that moment, the world changes. Camelot's born, Arthur's fate is sealed. He'll unite a people, be betrayed by a woman and a friend, and sire the man who'll kill him. In this moment, he's a boy. In the next he'll be a king.”

People Knows Men World Moments Next Born Boys Destiny Saws Fate Kings Breaths Innocence That Moment Betrayed Arthur Camelot

Book:Nora Roberts' Key Trilogy

Source: Nora Roberts' Key Trilogy

“I do not feel obliged in my reading. I read to be entertained and to relax, and to go into another world, not because it's good for me.”

World Feels Reading Relax Obliged Another World

Author:Nora Roberts

“"Do little pink fairies sing and dance in your world, Peabody?" "Sometimes, when it's very quiet and no one else can see."”

World Littles Sometimes Quiet Fairy

Author:Nora Roberts

“Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard or too sad when you've got a Christmas tree in the living room. All those presents under it, all that anticipation. Just a way of saying there's always light and hope in the world.”

World Way Hard Light Seems Rooms Tree Anticipation Living Room Christmas Tree

Author:Nora Roberts

“It's called male bonding. You'll never get it. I believe women are as capable as men, deserve equal pay—and that one day, should be sooner than later, in my opinion, the right woman can and should be leader of the free world. But you can't understand the male bonding rituals any more than men can understand why the vast majority of women are obsessed with shoes and other footwear.”

Men World Should Believe I Believe Pay Leader Opinion One Day Equal Capable Deserve Majority Males Shoes Obsessed Ritual Bonding Free World Equal Pay Footwear

Book:Chasing Fire

Source: Chasing Fire

“Anyone that has character leaves a mark on another. Would you like to leave the world without making a ripple?”

World Character Mark Ripple

Book:Lessons Learned

Source: Lessons Learned

“The security officer smiled and said, ‘Good afternoon, ma’am,’ to me before I gave him ID.” “It’s a sick world, Eve.” He resisted taking her hand for another squeeze. “A sick, sad world.”

World Said Hands Security Sick Officers Afternoon Sad World Sick World Good Afternoon

Author:Nora Roberts

“Change was as much about loss as gain, about giving something up even as you reached for something new or different. The world was opening up, not closing in.”

World Giving Different Loss Gains Opening Something New Closing Opening Up

Book:Nora Roberts' Bride Quartet

Source: Nora Roberts' Bride Quartet

“Potholes and bumps? Welcome to the world. Every road gas them. They're there to be navigated, avoided, driven over, or through to the other side. Don't keep driving into the pothole.”

World Sides Driven Driving Welcome Gas Avoided Bumps Potholes

Author:Nora Roberts

“- "Women should all move to Amazonia, or at least vacation there four times a year." - "Amazonia?" - "It's the girl world in my head, where I go when I'm annoyed with Carter, or just men in general. There are five shoe stores per capita, nothing has any calories, and all the books and movies end happy ever after." - "I like Amazonia. When do we leave?”

Men World Should Years Book Ends Moving Girl Five Four Shoes Stores Vacation Annoyed Carter Ever After Calories Books And Movies Happy Ever After

Book:Happy Ever After

Source: Happy Ever After

“People tell their children there are no monsters in the world. They tell them that because they believe it, or they want the child to feel safe. But there are monsters, Luke, all the more frightening because they look like people.”

People World Want Feels Believe Looks Children Safe Monsters Frightening Luke

Book:Honest Illusions

Source: Honest Illusions

“It's not an exaggeration to say that they saved my life. Ray Quinn, then Cam and Ethan and Phil. They turned their world around for me, and because of it, turned mine around with it. Anna and Grace and Sybill, Aubrey too. They made a home for me, and nothing that happened before matters nearly as much as everything that came after.”

World Made Matter Home Grace Happened Mines Saved Rays Exaggeration Anna Quinn

Book:Chesapeake Blue: Number 4 in series

Source: Chesapeake Blue: Number 4 in series

“Wouldn't it be nice if everything balanced in the world? If right came out on top and wrong was punished. It sure would be simple.”

Ifs World Life Would Be Simple Nice Balanced Being Nice Simple Life

Book:Nora Roberts' In the Garden Trilogy

Source: Nora Roberts' In the Garden Trilogy

About the Author

Born: October 10, 1950
Known for: Author
Quotes: 556

Books & Sources

Nora Roberts' Bride QuartetRelated source material

J. D. Robb In Death CollectionRelated source material

J.D. Robb The IN DEATH CollectionRelated source material

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