68 quotes found
“When it came to watching television, Ted was ambidextrous.”
“There are times when you have to commit a crime to prevent an even bigger one. At least, thats what I tell myself when I cant sleep at night.”
“On a Wednesday morning in mid-June, Eli Sharpe was sitting at his desk treating jetlag with strong coffee when he heard a knock on his apartment door. After a second, more insistent knock, he added...”
“At that exact moment, 6-0-0, the sun climbed over the skyline of oaks, revealing its full summer angry-god self. Its reection ared across the river toward our house, a long, blaring nger aimed at m...”
“Emilia typed in her password and checked her inbox. A review by the Secretariat de Gobernacin of drug cartel activities across Mexico. A report of a robbery in Acapulcos poorest barrio neighborhood...”
“My inner goddess confirms that staring at a beautiful/rich/powerful face is the basis of True Love.”
“I go where I want to go, I do what I want to do, and I am beholden to no one.”
“I don't want you to say anything. I want you to listen. You know, being confident isn't the same as being right.”
“She knew with chilling and absolute certainty she was next.”
“Angel you may have lucked out this time, but just remember Im going to be on your ass until I get my revenge. I promise you this will not be the last time you will see me! Youre a dead man Medina, ...”
“That's the thing about digging holes, Quinn said. There are no assurances you'll find what you wantor want what you find.”
“Ive sometimes regretted the women Ive been.There have been so many: daughter, sister, cop, tough broad, several kinds of whore, jilted lover, ideal wife, heroine, killer.Ill provide the truth of th...”
“Sometimes death is even better than to confess a secret.”
“Reaching for the basket of sex accoutrements, she took a thin, red tube, squeezed some clear gel onto her fingertips and returned to fondle his balls. Whats that? he asked, feeling a warm, tingling...”
“Her aunt and uncle worked fifteen hours a day in their desperate attempt to keep the corner shop in profit, and their Sundays were marked by exhaustion. The moral code by which they lived was that ...”
“Kara knew je only recognised t and a on a string and he was nothing more than a sleazy pupeeter”
“We pay people and reward them for greed and sleaze . When a sex tape gets made a star is born with a publicity agent on speed dial a six figure pay cheque and a tacky lingerie line....selling filth...”
“This wasn't the last of it. Now that Finia was carrying his baby, they would be together forever, whether she liked it or not.”
“How dare she not give in to his "vulnerability." There was only so much rejection he could take.”
“Finia glanced towards her bedroom, wishing the darkness would swallow her whole.”
