• Some things in life are out of your control. You can make it a party or a tragedy. ~Nora Roberts

• If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place. ~Nora Roberts

• I can fix a bad page. I can’t fix a blank page. ~Nora Roberts

• Life is like a moustache. It can be wonderful or terrible. But it always tickles. ~Nora Roberts

• Sometimes a wind comes up, blows you off course. You’re not ready for it, but if you’re lucky, you end up in a more interesting place than you’d planned. ~Nora Roberts

• Every time I hear writers talk about ‘the muse,’ I just want to bitch-slap them. It’s a job. Do your job. ~Nora Roberts

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