Adventure Quotes

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Karen Blixen
“You know you are truly alive when you’re living among lions.”
Isak Dinesen, Out of Africa

Colleen Houck
“What is real and what is not is for your heart to decide and for your heart to know.”
Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

A.R. Merrydew
“With one hand disturbing a colony of parasitic life forms in his uncombed hair, he yawned loudly.
     ‘Morning Steve,’ Thomas said scratching his grubby face. His breath drifted across the space between them making Steve’s nose twitch involuntarily.”
A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange

Mercedes Lackey
“Adventure, yeah. I guess that's what you call it when everybody comes back alive.”
Mercedes Lackey, Spirits White as Lightning

Craig Ferguson
“I didn't say no because between safety and adventure I choose adventure.”
Craig Ferguson, American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot

Barry Kirwan
“She stared at her console, wanting to punch it. Her dream, running to save her life, to save everything, was all going to come true down on the planet’s surface. And when it did, she knew this time she wasn’t going to wake up.”
Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox

Aaron Lauritsen
“Life's trials will test you, and shape you, but don’t let them change who you are.”
~ Aaron Lauritsen, ‘100 Days Drive”
Aaron Lauritsen, 100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip

Steven Decker
“She’d always loved the mountains, but as she turned back to face the spectacular seascape in the distance, she nearly lost her breath at the diversity of beauty to be found on this ancient, tiny island. She remembered a thought she’d had, just briefly, during her first day ever walking in Ireland, when they were going down through the forest on the way from Glenmalure to Glendalough. I could live my life doing this, she’d thought. And she’d done that, for a while.”
Steven Decker, Projector for Sale

Chad Boudreaux
“He sat in disbelief as the Mission Possible continued its rocking motion farther out to nowhere. He could hear the metronomic slap, slap, slap of water against the boat’s hull. He checked his watch, turned his Yankees cap around, and started the engines. Taking one last look around, he turned the bow of the Bertram back toward shore. Ready or not, it was time for Jake Reid to go home.”
Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

J.K. Franko
“It’s a divorce, not cancer.”
J.K. Franko, Killing Johnny Miracle

Behcet Kaya
“The reality of what was happening sank in. How and why had he ended up here? Why had Bevin and Charles been murdered?”
Behcet Kaya, Murder on the Naval Base

Steven Decker
“I’m sorry to tell you that another Dani was found wandering around the time station in our building, confused and disoriented.”
Steven Decker, The Balance of Time

Tricia Copeland
“My crystals call to me. You cannot leave without counting your crystals, the internal voice beckons. No. I retaliate against the thought. Garrison, Bryce, Thornton, and Rigel are gone, counting the crystals will not bring them back.”
Tricia Copeland, To Be a Fae Queen

Tricia Copeland
“I will hold your secret and say prayers to the goddesses for your success. Go forth, and do great things, young guardian.”
Tricia Copeland, To be a Fae Guardian

Robert         Reid
“Raimund was terrified. He might be a thief, but he was not a murderer. Blindly he ran from the house, and he kept on running until the sounds behind him died away.”
Robert Reid, The Emperor

Tricia Copeland
“A thin smile spreads, and the image morphs into that of Lucifer. “You will not succeed. Darkness always prevails.”
Tricia Copeland, To be a Fae Guardian

Tricia Copeland
“You are the Queen. You get to decide what is best for you and this kingdom.” 
”
Tricia Copeland, To Be a Fae Queen

Brooke Hampton
“I like old bookstores, the smell of coffee brewing, rainy day naps, farmhouse porches, and sunsets. I like the sweet, simple things that remind me that life doesn’t have to be complicated to be beautiful.”
Brooke Hampton

Robert         Reid
“David, you have been so kind to me and this gift will always be treasured. I have one last request. Could you show me some of the secret ways in and out of the castle?”
As he spoke the words, the image of the spark of red light appearing from the depths of the castle sprang to his mind again, together with the whispered words, “I am here, Audun.” He knew that one day he would have to return to Aldene and learn the secret of what lay in the deep dungeon below the castle”
Robert Reid, The Emperor

Priya Ardis
“I noticed him right away. No, it wasn’t his lean, rugged face. Or the dark waves of shiny hair that hung just a little too long on his forehead. It wasn’t the slim, collarless biker jacket he wore, hugging his lean shoulders. It was the way he stood. The confident way he waited in the cafeteria line to get a slice of pizza. He didn’t saunter. He didn’t amble. He stood at the center, and let the other people buzz around him. His stance was straight and sure.”
Priya Ardis, Ever My Merlin

Robert         Reid
“Rafe smiled again. “I think Aleana can teach you how to work in a team and maybe you can teach her to be less reckless.”
So it was that Raimund found a new home in the Den of Thieves, and he and Aleana became partners and best friends.”
Robert Reid, The Emperor

Miriam Verbeek
“Another mound of boulders reared up before her. She scrabbled along the base of the mound, slipping and sliding, barely catching herself from tumbling down the slope. She caught sight of the person coming after her. It was a man, brown hair in a halo around his white face. He glared up at her, lips drawn back over stained teeth in a snarl, long, bare arms eating the ground in leaps against her ineffectual progress.”
Miriam Verbeek, The Forest: A thrilling international crime novel

Theasa Tuohy
“The woman patted Sarah's hand. "Of course, my dove," her thick, almost black lipstick bunched into a dark oval, punctuating her face. Sarah snatched her hand back, startled. The volunteer label didn't quite fit with the black lipstick.
 ”
Theasa Tuohy, Mademoiselle le Sleuth

Behcet Kaya
“In the quiet of his cell, Anderson began to relive moments from his past, hoping in vain to find answers. He remembered many of the events in detail.”
Behcet Kaya, Murder on the Naval Base

Behcet Kaya
“Counselor Bingham and I looked inside, then looked at each other. He counted. Then I counted. There were thirteen mobile phones in the box, two of them were Android. The rest were all iPhones.”
Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance

Tom  Baldwin
“I’ve got my Sig and I’m in a car I swiped,” Bert raged on.” I thought of that much ahead. I don’t miss! It’s like candy, Sammy. His car is candy red. Like Valentine’s Day for me!” I ain’t gonna let a perfect moment pass, Sammy. I’m my own man now in this stuff. I done enough already to earn the respect I don’t get. I’m not stupid, so go to bed.”
Tom Baldwin, Macom Farm

Behcet Kaya
“Swamp.”
“Yeah, Hiker?”
“What’s bothering you besides this new case?”
I looked at him. How did he know? My recollections of my days at the naval academy came flooding back.
“Bothering me?”
“Yeah. Don’t make me repeat myself.”
Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance

Tom  Baldwin
“I’ve watched hundreds of deed transfers take place right here on the steps of the Registry,” Michele mused. “At those moments of transfer, I’ve seen in the eyes of desperate sellers an emotional reconciliation of irrevocably relinquishing a homestead, a treasured dominion, willingly or otherwise. Perhaps all these deeds, Mr. Geoffrey…perhaps they, too, have their own soul, a predilection that would tell me more than what they say if only I had the capacity to ask.”
Tom Baldwin, Macom Farm

Marilyn Dalla Valle
“Emotions clouded his judgment and made the tightrope of deception more dangerous.”
Marilyn Dalla Valle, Westwind Secrets