Treasure State Quotes
"I didn’t like to think of myself as a pig. I wished I didn’t look so much like one."
"The sun ballooned as it did so and he’d reached up and lowered the visor so he wouldn’t have to stare right into it."
"The dead porcupine was still. Its quills glistened in the hard light of the late afternoon."
"I passed both Wisdom and Opportunity. I just whizzed on by. Is this some kind of a joke?"
"He sighed. Porcupines were his granddaughter’s favorite animal."
"As the interstate receded in his rearview mirror, Spengler realized how suddenly alone he was on the two-lane."
"If you’ve been smart and found the burn, look west to spy the treasure."
"I’d like to hire you in the hope that you don’t solve the case. In fact, I want you to fail."
"I’m not trying to argue with you. I’m just trying to get as many facts and pieces of evidence as I can so I can do my job."
"He worked the key into the lock and was able to turn it this time but the shackle didn’t release."
"So the air can escape, douche," Duplisea explained.
"Mining in those days was unspeakably cruel, Annan thought. Miners weren’t treated much better than the mules."
"She found herself feeling very grateful for these men."
"It was as he remembered it. There was a solid rock shelf fifteen feet into the hole that led to an opening that went straight down."
"Cassie had learned as a cop that there was no better way to obtain good information than to hit the streets and talk to people."
"Undersheriff Doug Duplisea’s civilian GMC pickup was parked on Ash Street on the side of the club and Matthew Annan’s BMW was in the alley behind it."
"Cassie couldn’t help but notice that he was tall and fit and very well-built."
"As she drove by the fenced-off remains of the industrial area in town: massive soot-covered brick buildings that now housed ancient machinery or nothing at all."
"It’s a national tragedy. Our country doesn’t value hard work anymore."
"I grew up taking every dirty job I could get so I could go to community college."
"Kids these days. I never thought I’d say that."
"It's been really tough. Tougher than I thought it would be."
"I can’t believe they make them like that anymore."
"I didn’t love it, but I didn’t turn my nose up at hard work."
"We couldn’t dare risk breaking any of the crystals."
"I guess that’s why they call them transients."
"I've been fortunate enough to understand that we're all just walking each other home."
"The truth is, I'm scared because I'm not sure if I'm ready to let someone see the real me."
"We spend so much time being afraid of failure, afraid of rejection, but regret is the one thing we should fear most."
"Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage."
"The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive."
"Life is about making an impact, not making an income."
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
"I never conned any of them out of money," he said.
"Matthew, you took nearly twenty million dollars from them."
"They begged to give it to me despite my strong objections."
"Eventually, yes. That's true. But not before warning each of them off repeatedly."
"You're saying that all four of these women are just crazy ex-girlfriends?"
"Great-grandchildren shouldn't have to pay for the sins of their long-gone relations."
"I’ve shot better men than you before," she said.
"So Kyle is completely cleared?" Cassie asked.
"Self-defense is a controversial topic these days."
"I think they were in it together from the jump."
"I'm single but I'm not rich. So it never really started."
"I don’t want anyone to think you’re an active shooter."