" Then to her: “Don’t get me wrong. I admire your guts coming here tonight. That shows me something. But I’ve got a question for you.” “What?” “Who is going to protect these people now?” he asked. “You?” He said it with incredulity. She felt her face flush hot again, and she sipped the glass of wine for something to do. "

― C.J. Box , The Highway (Highway Quartet #2)