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1 " One of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity and learning to truly not give a shit. "
― J.A. Konrath
2 " We don't know the Devil's side of the story, because God wrote all the books. "
― J.A. Konrath , Origin (Konrath/Kilborn Collective #2)
3 " I think guns are just a symbolic substitute for male genitalia, and I’m okay in that respect.” “Fine. If they get in the house, you can whack them with your genitals. "
― J.A. Konrath , The List
4 " Fate is a future you didn't try hard enough ti change. If you want things to go your way, being smart and being strong are helpful, but you still have to work your ass off. "
― J.A. Konrath , Cherry Bomb (Jack Daniels Mystery, #6)
5 " There's a word for an author who doesn't give up... published. "
6 " Some people are born with a fire inside them. The will to succeed. It isn’t a learned behavior. It’s just some unknown biological factor that makes them try harder. "
7 " If you can quit, quit. If you can't quit, stop complaining - this is what you chose. "
8 " Sir, this lane is for ten items or less. I’m counting thirteen items in your cart, including that hemorrhoid cream. And while hemorrhoids might give you a reason to be nasty, they don’t give you a reason to be in this lane. "
9 " Barry Eisler. "
― J.A. Konrath , Bloody Mary (Jack Daniels Mystery, #2)
10 " Blake Crouch, Chicago’s deputy chief, and says, “I don’t know.” Crouch resembles a mole, with a long, sharp nose and tiny black eyes. "
― J.A. Konrath , Fuzzy Navel (Jack Daniels Mystery, #5)
11 " We all have evil in us,” Steve says. “Some more than others. I never knew I had this in me, and it scares me, because I wonder how much of it is still inside. Waiting to come out. "
― J.A. Konrath , Stirred (Jack Daniels Mystery, #8)
12 " In five minutes, this little thing had come into my life and stared into my eyes and turned me into a different woman. What had I feared? The loss of identity? My time? How stupid and selfish, because holding my child, watching her suckle, every doubt and fear I had about her vanished. I fell, instantly, irreversibly, in love. "
13 " Let my affection for my boys carry me on. "
14 " I’d hate to meet one of those thriller writers in person. "
15 " He figures she must contain a carbon core. A soul as hard as a diamond. So what happens when a diamond finally breaks? "
16 " Sorry to hear about your Dad."He shrugged. "He was seventy, and we always told him fast food would kill him.""Heart attack?""He was hit by a Pizza Express truck. "
― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)
17 " Back in August, I wrote a post about the supposed race to the bottom with ebooks, refuting some nonsense written by an establishment bonehead.This meme won't die. People are still convinced that new ebooks are going to be priced at ten cents, and writers will starve, and this will cause a second Great Depression where banks will close and people will be forced to buy Kindles with food stamps, and then the earth will enter another ice age where all the bunnies will freeze to death. "
18 " Chico was a small-time hustler and big-time loser who liked to bet the ponies and hit women. He was more successful at the latter. "
― J.A. Konrath , Shot of Tequila (Jack Daniels Mystery, #6.5)
19 " Then I tug the toaster from the wall and swing the appliance around my head like a lasso. I'm not aiming to knock her out. I'm aiming to knock off her fucking head. "
20 " There's a word for a writer who never gives up: published. "
