Fire And Ice Quotes
"Arrogance got him killed, though, and if William Emmett Harrington hadn’t been such a narcissist, he might still be alive."
"He didn’t care about satisfying his partner. What he wanted was all that mattered."
"His past conquests had come up with various nicknames for him. Pig was one. Quick Trip was another. But the one that was uttered most behind his back was The Minute Man."
"William treated sex like a race he had to win in order to prove that he was the best."
"He liked Chicago. He’d gone to Northwestern University, where he’d met Marissa."
"Since he believed crossing the finish line first was going to be a momentous event that everyone in Chicago would want to read about, he called the Chicago Tribune and suggested they do a feature article about him in the Sunday paper."
"Sophie Summerfield Rose tried to ignore Bitterman’s bellow as she put the finishing touches on an article she was about to e-mail him."
"His smile reminded Sophie of a cartoon fox with his teeth bared."
"Sophie didn’t respond. No matter how obnoxious Gary became, and he had cornered the market on obnoxious a long time ago, she refused to let him rile her."
"His only real complaint was the lack of noise. He missed falling asleep to the soothing sounds of cars screeching, horns blaring, and sirens shrieking."
"I wouldn’t either if my old man was a crook."
"The fluorescent lighting was nearly as old as the building."
"With so much quiet, even at the office, Herman found it difficult to get any work done."
"She gave the boys an appreciative smile, though their sweet gesture hadn’t really been necessary."
"She was quite capable of taking care of herself. The husband of her best friend was an FBI agent, and he’d taught Sophie all the moves she needed to protect herself."
"She wouldn’t have any trouble recognizing Harrington. There were dozens of photos of him on his website."
"After making a few notes about his other 5K wins, she called him."
"His question encouraged Harrington to ramble more, allowing Bitterman time to finish his sandwich."
"Sophie wished she still owned a car. She would have to run in high heels three blocks—three long blocks—to get to the El, and at this time of day the train was going to be packed with the surly going-home-from-work crowd."
"The loud pop of the starting gun sent the runners scurrying for position."
"You’re just doing this because you know I’m poor."
"We make a lot of noise laughing and carrying on."
"You don’t care about money because you have it."
"Let’s not talk about money anymore. I’m starving."
"The sight of her knocked the air out of him."
"You asked us to help you wean yourself off your father’s money."
"Your father took my money, and he’s not going to get away with it."
"I’m going to hurt you. Soon, Sophie. Real soon."
"Sophie’s own love life was a barren wasteland."
"You’re supposed to be innocent until proven guilty."
"Really. Huh. I figured you for an arrogant, judgmental jerk."
"I'm not going to discuss my father with you or anyone else."
"Granted, she usually caved and ate the ice cream anyway, but she was determined not to cave with Jack. That was one craving she could resist."
""Don’t you think it’s about time you started calling me Jack? And no, I don’t have any plans that can’t be changed. I’ll just make a quick call.""
""I asked you if you were going to eat again.""
""Everything was going to be all right, according to her father anyway, and ninety-nine percent of the time he was right."
""I suppose dying is just about the best reason there is not to run a race."
""I know what you’re going to say. Harrington had his phones disconnected because he didn’t know how long he would be in Europe—which is a stupid reason, but logical—and he simply changed his mind about Europe and chose instead to go camping miles from nowhere alone in the Arctic."
""You aren’t being a very gracious hostess. What are we having for dinner?"
""You don’t have the authority to stop me from going there or anywhere else, for that matter. I have to do this.""
"She hadn’t been home more than an hour when the phone calls started."
"You’ll want to see where Harrington was camped, won’t you?"
"I can keep a secret, so you can tell me. Why are you here?"
"There’s probably not a lot to do up here when you’re not working, and he thought it was a mystery, too."
"Don’t leave the hotel without me, all right?"
"I’m not jumping into the Arctic Ocean for a story."
"You're an FBI agent. You're trained to be suspicious. I'm a reporter. I'm trained to be curious."
"They're getting a fix on the location of the phone, so we'll know where this guy was calling you from."
"Eat, sleep, kill, eat, sleep, kill…repetitious."
"This isn't the time or the place, sweetheart…unless you want to make the six o'clock news."
"I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Dr. Marcus Lemming."
"You’ve caused me a considerable amount of distress."
"You never know how stupid people are until you live with them."
"Beautiful skin," he said. "Flawless. Good bone structure. Perfect nose..."
"You think you’ve got stress? How many bullets have you dodged today?"
"I’m marrying you, Sophie. That’s what I know."