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The Goodbye Look (Lew Archer #15) QUOTES

The Goodbye Look (Lew Archer #15) QUOTES

1 " I have a secret passion for mercy. But justice is what keeps happening to people. "

― Ross Macdonald , The Goodbye Look (Lew Archer #15)

2 " That isn’t your real motivation. I know your type. You have a secret passion for justice. Why don’t you admit it?” “I have a secret passion for mercy,” I said. “But justice is what keeps happening to people. "

― Ross Macdonald , The Goodbye Look (Lew Archer #15)

3 " We merged our lonelinesses once again, in something less than love but sweeter than self. I didn’t get home to West Los Angeles after all. "

― Ross Macdonald , The Goodbye Look (Lew Archer #15)

4 " I’ve spilled all my secrets. How do you make people do it?” “I don’t. People like to talk about what’s hurting them. It takes the edge off the pain sometimes. "

― Ross Macdonald , The Goodbye Look (Lew Archer #15)

5 " What did the old man want?” “Your husband’s money, just like everyone else.” “But not you, eh?” Her voice was sardonic. “Not me,” I said. “Money costs too much. "

― Ross Macdonald , The Goodbye Look (Lew Archer #15)

6 " daughter?’ ‘She was a beautiful child.’ Mrs Williams’s eyes grew misty with the quasi-maternal feelings of a procuress. "

― Ross Macdonald , The Goodbye Look (Lew Archer #15)

7 " I’m sick of always doing the professional thing for prudential reasons.’ I "

― Ross Macdonald , The Goodbye Look (Lew Archer #15)