Jayne Quotes & Sayings

It has been suggested that hanging out with a dust bunny who carries a purse might have a negative impact on my image as a hard-core crime fighter."
"Don't be ridiculous. It's a very nice clutch. — Jayne Castle

If you want the best things in life you have to earn them for yourself. — Jayne Mansfield

When my life does get frantic and busy, there's always time to fit something in, even if it means getting up 15 minutes earlier. I get out of bed, do a few Asanas and then do a little bit of mediation. I just structure it into the day. It's really, really simple. — Jayne Middlemiss

Ah its fine. I don't mind."
Hadrain sucked his breath in sharply. "Ooo, T. Have a care with that word. It always gives me chills."
Talyn frowned. "What word?"
"Fine. I hate it."
"Seriously?"
"Uh yeah. Are you out of your mind? I live with Jayne and two daughters. The most terrifying four-lettered-f-word a woman says in my house is 'fine.' I swear, every time I hear it, I cringe."
Nero laughed. "Jayne? What have you done to my brother?"
Kissing her cheek, Hadrain flashed a teasing grin. "Let me put it to you this way ... God forbid anything should ever happen to her, but if it does I'm under orders to chain and lock her coffin shut during the middle of the funeral just to freak everyone out — Sherrilyn Kenyon

why are you ending our engagement then?"
"Because of the reason you fought it" (The duel)
"I don't understand."
"I know — Jayne Castle

I never look at a note. I just roam the stage. The people do not want to leave. — Jayne Meadows

If I wish to kiss you, I will. No priest, no father, and no god will stop me. — Jayne Castel

boathouse. "Good night, Harley." "Don't give — Jayne Ann Krentz

The negative attitudes toward the genres - romance, science-fiction, westerns, suspense, etc. - are fallout from the academic world's long-standing fascination with existential philosophy and modern theories of psychology and sociology. — Jayne Ann Krentz

A phrase that would have sent Michael into ecstasies of loathing. Sort of Einstein meets Jayne Mansfield ... Hitler meets Roy Rogers. — Janet Fitch

I love sex ... It should be animalistic, it should be sadistic, it should at times be masochistic ... There are few rules and moral conventions. — Jayne Mansfield

Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and I were so different from each other. I was doing very young movies, and Marilyn, who was ahead of me, was doing a lot of homogenized movies that weren't quite as wild as the ones I was doing. Jayne was more of a character of herself. — Mamie Van Doren

Guys don't get romantically involved."
"What do they get?"
"Involved, period. — Jayne Ann Krentz

My father was a good preacher and had a little bit of drama. — Jayne Meadows

That whole business of having two homes, and that divided loyalty bind that kids get into. I mean, my parents were divorced - though I was adult - but I still grappled with being responsible to both of them. — Jayne Anne Phillips

Mat - Red and Jayne's Matt, Frankie's Matt, my Matt - died of a broken heart. — Sarah Ockler

Towns change; they grow or diminish, but hometowns remain as we left them. — Jayne Anne Phillips

I love threats. They make great quotes. Is that recorder working, Irene? — Jayne Ann Krentz

A lot of happiness can be brought to the mentally distraught by a little understanding. — Jayne Mansfield

I see my work as a continuum, moving from book to book. — Jayne Anne Phillips

I like being a pin-up girl. There's nothing wrong with it. — Jayne Mansfield

Every star knows you step on some toes to get where you're going - and some more after you get there. Nobody means to hurt anybody else, it just happens. You always keep saying in the back of your mind that one day you will be able to right all the wrongs. That someday almost never comes. — Jayne Mansfield

Hauk said under his breath. "Since I've obviously been doing something wrong - " "Yeah," Jayne raked him with a sneer, "lay off the cheap 'hos, and try finding a decent woman for once." Hauk — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Darius squared his shoulders, wishing he had something other than his handkerchief to keep his hands occupied while she stood this close, looking so angry and at the same time as wildly beautiful, dangerous, and breathtaking as a thunderstorm at sea. A face to sink a thousand ships... — Jayne Fresina

My mother was the dearest, sweetest angel. She didn't talk; she sang. She was a tower of strength. — Jayne Meadows

I don't have hardly any caffeine, I don't drink alcohol and I watch my red meat intake. My diet at the minute seems to be verging towards the vegetarian, which is surprising me because I tend to just listen to what my body is fancying. — Jayne Middlemiss

I have always considered my career self and my personal self as two different and separate people. There's a Jayne Mansfield at home, a wife and devoted mother, and there's Jayne the sex symbol, which is my career. I have always kept them completely apart and separate. — Jayne Mansfield

Bright Blessings for this Winter Solstice, — Angelica Jayne Taggart

Letty, it's just a business. Don't get emotional about it."
She grinned. "You're a fine one to talk. You're the most emotional man I know."
"The hell I am," he muttered. "I have a lot more self-control than you do, Madam President."
"Let's not argue about that," Letty said — Jayne Ann Krentz

Steve is very quiet, even shy. I am very gregarious. So, opposites. — Jayne Meadows

I don't particularly enjoy publicity, it seems to just follow me around. — Jayne Mansfield

For heaven's sake, dear, he's a man. Men aren't very good at analyzing themselves, you know. — Jayne Ann Krentz

All hearts are capable of hate, Forest. That doesn't make them worthless. — Tenaya Jayne

I think I'm going to cry, this is crazy."
"No, you're just processing. Go ahead and cry."
"I thought men got nervous around crying females."
"I'm a Marine, remember? We're trained to handle anything. — Jayne Ann Krentz

Show them that hope exists. Show them that there is daylight on the other side of darkness. — Jayne Castel

The wind drops us where it will and there we have the choice to either fight our fate or grow roots and bloom. — Jayne Castel

There will never again be a moment where I look at you and don't remember how amazing it feels to be inside you. Do you understand that my body is going to crave you every time I see you?" Gracelyn merely nodded. Her voice failed her. — Jessica Jayne

I'll have to have a palace, of course. I may not be a princess, but I am a movie queen, and every queen should have a palace. — Jayne Mansfield

Remember Aesop's Tale of the Traveler Please note: The wind failed To make him Shed his coat It was the sun That won. (88) — Jayne P. Bowers

I feel very sorry for women who continue to purchase real fur coats. They are lacking in a woman's most important requisites, heart and sensitivity. — Jayne Meadows

I cannot write music. I cannot play the piano. — Jayne Meadows

To establish yourself as an actress, you have to become well known. A girl just starting out, I would tell her to concentrate on acting, but she doesn't have to go around wearing blankets. — Jayne Mansfield

As a child, that had meant looking forward to holidays and birthdays and, most of all, becoming a grown-up. Upon achieving adulthood she had discovered that being a grown-up wasn't nearly as satisfying as she had anticipated. What was more, the future was uncomfortably unpredictable. At — Jayne Ann Krentz

His forehead rested against hers. "I've put out every kind of fire in my job, but I cannot put out this fire that is burning inside of me for you. What am I going to do with you? — Jessica Jayne

People are rarely what they first appear - good, bad, or otherwise. — Jayne Castel

Later we can go to dinner."
"I suppose that might work," she said.
She sounded so damn casual, he thought. As if the decision she had just made weren't staggering in its implications. As if it weren't going to alter destinies and change the fate of nations. — Jayne Ann Krentz

Only a fool goes to war in winter. — Jayne Castel

Jayne, do NOT wiz on the werewolves. — Elle Casey

Friends may come and go
but enemies accumulate. — Jayne Ann Krentz

Yoga is for everyone. Personally I believe yoga would benefit anyone's life. It is such an amazing form of exercise and if you practice regularly it really slows your mind down and it helps you to get perspective. It keeps you incredibly fit and really flexible. It helps prevent ailments because you're working all the body. — Jayne Middlemiss

War is a foolish, childish, animalistic, unthinking, unintelligent way of trying to accomplish a purpose. — Jayne Mansfield

There will be no change in this firm's concern for client confidentiality.'
'Good.' She relaxed a little.
'But I like to know as much as possible about what I'm getting into before I start an investigation.'
It was her turn to raise her brows. 'I'm here because I was under the impression that one consults a private investigator when one does not wish to explain all the reasons why one needs that particular type of professional assistance. — Jayne Ann Krentz

It is the most wonderful feeling in the world, knowing you are loved and wanted. — Jayne Mansfield

They were having sex on Gifford's desk, if you must know."
Lucas's eyes glinted. "His desk, huh?"
"Yes." Amaryllis raised her chin, the better to look down her nose at him. "I would have thought it would have been extremely uncomfo rtable, but they appeared to enjoy it. — Jayne Castle

forces of nature. A man either ran for — Jayne Ann Krentz

Divinity. That's what I'm trying to get at, in everything I write. — Jayne Anne Phillips

Probably a good idea, let me know how it ends"
"I already know how it ends"
"You read the ending first?"
"I always read the ending before I commit to the whole book."
"If you know how it ends, why read the book?"
"I don't read for the ending. I read for the story". — Jayne Ann Krentz

We eat a lot of lean meat and fresh vegetables. — Jayne Mansfield

Once you get into fitness you do notice your diet and notice that certain foods don't quite agree with you. I don't think it was a conscious decision, I think it organically happened over time, but I do watch what I eat and try to eat healthy. — Jayne Middlemiss

If they shoot at you, shoot back. If it's one of my people, don't worry about blasting one by accident. Jayne would kill them anyway for endangering you. — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Could she really do it? Could she really go all that way by herself? Yes, she whispered, of course you can do it: you're thirty-eight years old and you're not going to the moon, just to Baghdad. The word sounded the way a shiver felt. At the dinner party in London it had been a shiver of excitement, but now it held a frisson of dread. She — Lindsay Jayne Ashford

A professional sex therapist." Gabe moved out into the hall. "Guess I should show some respect. They do say it's the oldest profession. No, wait, maybe I've got that mixed up with another line of work. — Jayne Ann Krentz

Yoga is about working with what you've got on that day. Some days you may find certain positions easier to get into than others. It's not about comparing yourself or judging yourself, it's about being in that moment and doing your best. — Jayne Middlemiss

Yoga is not about having the perfect positions, it's not about who's the best and who's the most flexible. A lot of people are saying to me 'I can't do yoga because I'm not flexible,' but that's exactly why you should do it. It's not about being flexible. It's not about who's the best. It's about doing your best on that particular day. — Jayne Middlemiss

The woman always wins. With courage, intelligence, and gentleness she brings the most dangerous creature on earth, the human male, to his knees. — Jayne Ann Krentz

I wanted to be afraid, especially when I saw the long,thin sword he carried in his hand, but I couldn't.

The man was wearing a Snuggie. — Hannah Jayne

If you give me the five hundred dollars right now, I'll let you do
whatever you want to me," she whimpered.
"Why are you being such a hard ass, Jeni?" he said with a wry
smile. He took her hand and slid it down the front of his bare torso. His
abdominal muscles rippled under her hand. Then he slid her hand over
his erection. His cock twitched at the feel of her hand. "You know you
want me to fuck you."
"Then cough up the money, Hamilton!" Though her voice regained
its edge, her body was seconds away from crumbling. She wanted nothing
more than him buried deep inside her. She ached for him. — Jessica Jayne

hoped she did not bear a striking resemblance to a wad of dryer lint that had been struck by lightning. The look was adorable on a dust bunny, but her own hair standing on end would not make a good impression on clients. — Jayne Castle

Just remember, no matter how much they love you, they'll never love you as much as I do." I had to catch the tears before they could fall, refusing to make him feel bad about the choice he had to make but also wanted to make.
"I know. And same for you. No matter how many angels you fall for or how many deals you make with the devil, I'll always be the one who loves you most. — Elle Casey

We need to get you laid."
Despite the fact she couldn't see my face, my brow furrowed. "How is that going to help?"
"Rebound sex is exactly what you need right now, sweaty, dirty, work-your-frustration-out sex. In fact, I have the perfect guy in mind - "
I jolted up quickly at the sound of a firm tapping. I looked over at the window to see Kacey's sun kissed face, his shades resting at the edge of his long nose, baby blue eyes fixed on me.
I placed my hand over my thumping heart. "You ass."
"Bitch?"
"Not you, Jayne." I climbed off my bed. "Kay and Ty are here."
"Speak of the devil, and his sexy ass will most definitely appear. — Elizabeth Morgan

I have this tremendous energy. I just loved and love life. I love it today. I never want to die. — Jayne Meadows

Ours is a world controlled by the warrior and the sword. — Jayne Castel

When the year turns, there are bells on the wind. All the old years fall on the ground in lights. — Jayne Anne Phillips

My alma mater implored me
to send them a donation.
If anything, I should write them
an equal invitation. — Samantha Jayne

Readers understand that the books celebrate female power. In the romance novel, the woman always wins. With courage, intelligence and gentleness she brings the most dangerous creature on the earth, the human male, to his knees. — Jayne Ann Krentz

It's a far greater friend, one who speaks the truth despite risk of retribution. — Dawn Jayne

Girls like Tess don't do anything by accident. You watch her, Ellie. Don't turn your back on her for a minute. — Jayne Pupek

spirit deal only in truth, and they come through to tell the greatest truth of all: that love goes on after their passing. — Jayne Wallace

I hope that I have given happiness to others. I hope I have given children to the world, and that I have made some kind of a mark for myself here. — Jayne Mansfield

Simon: You're in a dangerous line of work, Jayne. Odds are you'll be under my knife again, often. So I want you to understand one thing very clearly: No matter what you do or say or plot, no matter how you come down on us, I will never, ever harm you. You're on this table, you're safe ... 'cause I'm your medic. And however little we may like or trust each other, we're on the same crew. Got the same troubles, same enemies, and more than enough of both. Now, we could circle each other and growl, sleep with one eye open, but that thought wearies me. I don't care what you've done, I don't know what you're planning on doing, but I'm trusting you. I think you should do the same. 'Cause I don't see this working any other way.
River: Also, I can kill you with my brain. — Ben Edlund

Literature can teach us how to live before we live, and how to die before we die. I believe that writing is practice for death, and for every (other) transformation human beings encounter. — Jayne Anne Phillips

Women, by nature, want to be dominated. — Jayne Mansfield

Funny thing about the past. The older you get, the less it matters. — Jayne Ann Krentz

I don't do much rewriting, because each paragraph is very carefully put together. — Jayne Anne Phillips

Piece of cake." Brandon's grin had a certain very familiar male cockiness about it. "Dad says this time around I
was his sucker punch." His grin faded slightly and his expression grew more serious as he continued. "But when we
realized you were in danger, Dad went wild. I doubt if any car, even that old 'vette Dad used to drive, ever made the
kind of time on River Road your Buick made last night. Dad really is a hell of a driver, isn't he? — Jayne Ann Krentz

I am essence of Rose Solitude
my cheeks are laced with cognac
my hips sealed with five satin nails
I carry dreams and romance of new fools and old
flames
between the musk of fat
and the side pocket of my mink tongue. — Jayne Cortez

resist. Six months from now she would have enough saved — Jayne Ann Krentz

I'd tell you to shove your condescending tone up your ass, but a big stick got there first. — Dawn Jayne

Dad says Specter gets steak every Saturday night for the rest of his life.""Specter will hold him to that, I'm sure." Diana leaned back against the pillows. "Hurry up and tell me the rest. Once Colby gets back, he probably won't tell me a thing. All he'll want to discuss is breast-feeding techniques and how tochange diapers. — Jayne Ann Krentz

Trust me, I did not set out to establish three pen names and, for the record, I do not recommend it as a career strategy. The idea back at the start was that I would stick with the name that proved most successful. — Jayne Ann Krentz

If all stories are fiction, fiction can be true
not in detail or fact, but in some transformed version of feeling. If there is a memory of paradise, paradise can exist, in some other place or country dimensionally reminiscent of our own. The sad stories live there too, but in that country, we know what they mean and why they happened. We make our way back from them, finding the way through a bountiful wilderness we begin to understand. Years are nothing: Story conquers all distance. — Jayne Anne Phillips

[They] talked mostly of their memories, for the past was all they had - the present being such a changable, odd thing, and the future too far away. — Jayne Fresina

I respect his talents, even as he does mine. — Jayne Meadows

You gotta have a body. — Jayne Mansfield

When the rosebud is still forming a little green ball, do you berate it for not being in full bloom? Hell, no! — Jayne Williams

A secret is only a secret as long as only one person knows it — Jayne Ann Krentz

But when he heard news of her engagement to another man, Nathaniel was cast utterly adrift. Sinking deeper and deeper into a violent depression, he'd come up with a list of three possible plans over several jugs of ale at the local tavern.

One. Kill W. Shaw.
Two. Kidnap D. Makepiece (until she concedes her mistake).
Three. Kill W. Shaw.

He was never a very great schemer. — Jayne Fresina

I think we really forget how connected we are to the past. — Jayne Anne Phillips

I want to earn my own way, I like having nice things but I've never accepted anything I haven't earned. — Jayne Mansfield

Love is the outlaw's duty. — Jayne Anne Phillips