Glory In Death Quotes
"Murder no longer shocked, but it continued to repel."
"Even in 2058 with the gun ban, even though genetic testing often weeded out the more violent hereditary traits before they could bloom, murder happened."
"The sights and scents were familiar, but each time, every time, there was something new."
"Street traffic, such as it was in this area, had been diverted."
"She didn't take time to smile over the memory, as she would have under other circumstances."
"Her eyes were clear and alert as they latched onto his amused blue."
"She didn't care to hear about the convenience of the people glides."
"Their vehicles jammed flank to flank, a couple of cabbies shouted inventive insults at each other."
"The cat, thinking his luck might change, thudded onto her lap with enough weight to make her grunt."
"Her lips were curved before her eyes opened."
"The house itself towered up into the deepening sky, glass sparkling in the late sun, the stone grand and gray."
"She left her car at the base of the granite steps and climbed them."
"She ordered the water at 102 degrees Fahrenheit, and as an afterthought tossed in some of the salts Roarke had brought her back from Silas Three."
"But tonight her mind was quiet. Trusting it would remain so, he slipped out of bed to begin."
"The lobby was full of flowers: long banks and flows of fragrant, colorful blooms that made her think of spring in some exotic place."
"The case had been murder. And violent death, however exciting, soon passed out of the public interest."
"I don't begrudge her the need for personal space; I understand well the need for privacy."
"He wasn't used to this struggle, this war to balance his needs with someone else's."
"The habit was difficult to break -- or had been, until Eve."
"It was humiliating to admit, even to himself, that every time he went away, a seed of fear rooted in his heart."
"The simple fact was, he needed the one thing she had refused him. A commitment."
"Her smile was quick and bright, as much from the pleasure of seeing him as from the fact that her trip to Armageddon didn't have the consequences she'd feared."
"You're not going to do this to me. You can't expect me to take something like this."
"I bought it because I love you. Christ Jesus, when are you going to swallow that?"
"No one would help him. His parents refused. They'd agreed to refuse this time. I spoke with Cicely about it months ago."
"She was upset. Naturally they argued. Families argue. They don't hurt each other."
"He was in trouble. I know what you said, but I couldn't help it."
"I'm sorry. I couldn't help it. He was in trouble."
"His mother's murder. You might as well accuse me of killing her as David."
"If I had been with her, I'd have been with her."
"It didn't take as much time as we'd scheduled to finish. Louise was good, really good."
"Louise was a happy person, easy to get along with, bright."
"People never know each other as well as they believe. Not even the people they care about."
"It's easier to take the blame than it is to admit there was nothing you could do to stop what happened."
"I dreamed about surviving, getting out. Having control."
"You expect me to buy this? You think you're helping him by clouding the case, by coming forward with this lame confession."
"It's arrogant to assume responsibility for events beyond our control."
"You're an arrogant woman, Eve. Just one more aspect of you that I find attractive."
"I had to see." With eyes still swimming, she looked back at Eve. "That was personal, Dallas. I had to see."
"If you can't be the best, you'll be nothing."
"All you know is how to count the minutes you're on air, front and center."
"I'd say you're well past the double digits, on both sides."
"Luck counts. So does tenacity -- and attention to detail."
"If I thought you were carrying around too much baggage about Kirski."
"Sometimes you wonder what would have happened if you'd gotten there five minutes sooner."
"I want to know what asshole fed that idiot Morse data."
"I live here, I live there. Got me a crash flop upstairs."
"It's always an education to watch you struggle with them."
"I'm going to eat little weenies like him for breakfast."
"It's your fault Louise died, yours and Nadine's fault."